This bit of info was sent to me by John Flannery who runs the South Dublin Astronomical Society (SDAS):
“Check out this documentary about space science in the Republic of Ireland on Youtube – I’m in it but had no hand in its production. It was made in 2007, just released this week [Ed: this was mid-June], and is a … Read the rest of this article
A bubble-like burst of light captured on two Hawaii telescopes last week likely has a terrestrial origin, observers say. What looks like a giant bubble rising and expanding in space in this video taken on 22 June from Hawaii is actually just exhaust from a missile launch.
Atmospheric flare from a minuteman III ICBM missile
Astronomer Phil Plait brought the … Read the rest of this article
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June 24: NASA’s next Mars rover has completed the journey from its California birthplace to Florida in preparation for launch this fall. The Mars Science Laboratory rover, also known as Curiosity, arrived late Wednesday night at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center aboard an Air Force C-17 transport plane. |
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June 24: NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has discovered the best evidence |
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I just got wind of a short-lived sale at Orion Telescopes. They’re knocking 10% of Zhumell Telescopes until close of business tomorrow (June 30th). Use coupon code ZHUMELL to get the discount.
If Zhumell isn’t your thing, then you can get free shipping on any any order over $250 at Orion.
Check out their clearance offers. There’s some … Read the rest of this article
A list of messier objects visible this month. All are possible with binoculars, most are easy even with small binoculars.
NASA’s Voyager probes are truly going where no one has gone before. Gliding silently toward the stars, 9 billion miles from Earth, they are beaming back news from the most distant, unexplored reaches of the solar system.
Mission scientists say the probes have just sent back some very big news indeed.
It’s bubbly out there.
“The Voyager probes appear to … Read the rest of this article
New Version 3.35 Now Available
http://www.lunarphasepro.com
Not just an interactive Moon Atlas, LunarPhase Pro (for Win98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Win 7/Win 8) is a moon observer’s software toolkit designed to help you learn about the Moon and make your lunar observing sessions more productive. By using the integrated observation planning tools and the general lunar data presented on screen, you’ll be able to easily … Read the rest of this article
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May 30: Tiny crystals of a green mineral called olivine are falling down like rain on a burgeoning star, according to observations from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. |
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May 30: NASA has ended operational planning activities for the Mars rover Spirit and transitioned the Mars Exploration Rover Project to a single-rover operation focused on Spirit’s still-active twin, Opportunity. |
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April 14: To mark Yuri Gagarin’s historic flight, “Yuri’s Night” and “YuriGagarin50” teamed up with the astronauts onboard the International Space Station to film a new view of what Gagarin would have seen as he travelled around the planet. |
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April 13: Space now affects our everyday lives and makes an important contribution to the economies of the world. |
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An award-winning NASA-produced television program, “NASA 360,” is available at the online video service hulu.com at: http://www.hulu.com/nasa-360
The site features four 30-minute episodes that show how composite materials are changing our world, how NASA has tested space technologies on Earth and what NASA researchers are doing to improve aviation. More programs will be added in the coming weeks.
“It’s awesome … Read the rest of this article
The Sun Now (Visible light)
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The Sun Now (H-Alpha light)
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Aurora Oval
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Aurora Oval
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