Archive for August, 2008

Sky at Night: August 2008 – Double Vision

Sunday, August 31st, 2008 at 1:15 pm  
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August 2008 – Double Vision: The Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona promises a revolutionary way to look at the night sky. The light from its two eight-and-a-half metre mirrors will produce images of unprecedented clarity and power, offering a glimpse beyond our solar system to the very beginning of …

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“In the Shadow of the Moon” DVD Review

Thursday, August 14th, 2008 at 6:37 pm  
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In the Shadow of the Moon (DVD/HD-DVD)

Starring: Colonel Buzz Aldrin, USAF, R, Captain Alan Bean, USN, R, Captain Eugene Cernan, USN, R, Brig. Gen. Michael Collins, USAF, R, Brig. Gen. Charles Duke, USAF

Update, June 2009: In the Shadow of the Moon is now available on Blu-Ray in the …

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Perseid Meteors 2008

Thursday, August 7th, 2008 at 1:06 pm  
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The Perseid meteor shower is underway and should reach its peak during the next 24 hours. Forecasters say the best time to look is during the dark hours before dawn on Tuesday, August 12th. An 86% full moon will interefere though the Moon will set a couple of hours after …

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Meade mySKY Personal Planetarium

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008 at 7:34 pm  
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Meade is introducing the $399 mySKY, a GPS-based point and shoot personal planetarium that can locate and identify 30,000 celestial objects and display sky maps, videos, images, and multimedia presentations about them on a built-in full-color LCD screen. The Meade mySKY lets you identify and find 30,000 objects in …

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Partial Lunar Eclipse: August 16 2008

Friday, August 1st, 2008 at 6:13 pm  
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This month sees the second of two lunar eclipses this year (the first eclipse was in February). This month’s eclipse is, however, only a partial eclipse. August’s eclipse details are shown below. Times are in UT. The diagram (slightly reduced in size) was created with LunarPhase Pro.…

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