http://www.nightskyobserver.com Night Sky Observer: Copyright 2009 Night Sky Observer - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:59:49 -0700http://www.nightskyobserver.com/disclaimer.php http://www.nightskyobserver.com/disclaimer.php Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:59:49 -0700http://www.nightskyobserver.com/contact.php http://www.nightskyobserver.com/contact.php Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:59:49 -0700http://www.nightskyobserver.com//disclaimer.php http://www.nightskyobserver.com//disclaimer.php Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:59:49 -0700http://www.nightskyobserver.com//contact.php http://www.nightskyobserver.com//contact.php < ?php $_SESSION["youtube_keyword"] = "solar+eclipse";$_SESSION["keyword_override"] = "Solar Eclipse";$_SESSION["amazon_keyword"] = "Solar Eclipse";?>July 10, 2010: It's every vacationer's dream: You stretch out on a white sandy beach for a luxurious nap under the South Pacific sun. The caw of distant gulls wafts across the warm sea breeze while palm fronds rustle gently overhead. You take it all in through half-closed eyes.Could Paradise get any better? This weekend it will....Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:59:42 -0700http://www.nightskyobserver.com/total-solar-eclipse-july-11-2010.php http://www.nightskyobserver.com/total-solar-eclipse-july-11-2010.php < ?php $_SESSION["youtube_keyword"] = "Mars+Exploration";$_SESSION["keyword_override"] = "Mars Exploration";$_SESSION["amazon_keyword"] = "Mars Exploration";?>Mariner 9 image of the north polar cap of Mars. The image was taken on 12 October 1972, about one-half Martian month after summer solstice, at which time the cap had reached its minimal extent. The cap is about 1000 km across. The interior dark markings are frost-free sun-facing slopes. A smooth layered sedimentary deposit unde...Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:59:42 -0700http://www.nightskyobserver.com/strange-martian-spirals-explained.php http://www.nightskyobserver.com/strange-martian-spirals-explained.php Last year, Spirit became stuck in loose sand. This prevented the rover from driving to a sun-facing slope for the winterAugust 1, 2010: NASA mission controllers have not heard from Mars rover Spirit since March 22 as the rover faces its toughest challenge yet - trying to survive the harsh Martian winter.On July 26, mission managers began using a paging technique called "sweep and beep" in an effort to communicate with Spirit."Instead of just listening, we send commands t...Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:59:42 -0700http://www.nightskyobserver.com/spirit-mars-rover-may-never-phone-home-again.php http://www.nightskyobserver.com/spirit-mars-rover-may-never-phone-home-again.php The Space Store is the #1 online NASA and space souvenir retailer in the world. With a wide selection of products ranging from party supplies and back to school items to memorabilia and authentic flown-in-space collectibles, it's the one stop shopping location for space and NASA related merchandise. And now, they are featuring their End of&nbsp;Summer Clearance Event, with 30% off many popular products! (see website for details). In addition to the Clearance event, we they are offe...Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:59:42 -0700http://www.nightskyobserver.com/space-store-end-of-summer-clearance-event.php http://www.nightskyobserver.com/space-store-end-of-summer-clearance-event.php < ?php $_SESSION["youtube_keyword"] = "asteroid+lutetia";$_SESSION["keyword_override"] = "Asteroids";$_SESSION["amazon_keyword"] = "Asteroids";?>July 16, 2010: Asteroid Lutetia has been revealed as a battered world of many craters. ESA’s Rosetta mission has returned the first close-up images of the asteroid showing it is most probably a primitive survivor from the violent birth of the Solar System. The flyby was a spectacular success with Rosetta performing faultlessly. Closest a...Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:59:42 -0700http://www.nightskyobserver.com/rosetta-probe-encounters-asteroid-lutetia.php http://www.nightskyobserver.com/rosetta-probe-encounters-asteroid-lutetia.php &lt; ?php $_SESSION["youtube_keyword"] = "perseid+meteor+shower"; $_SESSION["keyword_override"] = "Meteor Shower"; $_SESSION["amazon_keyword"] = "Meteor Shower"; ?&gt; August 11, 2010: Astronomers are predicting a dazzling display of shooting stars on the night of August 12/13 as the Perseid meteor shower reaches a peak in activity.The show begins at sunset when Venus, Saturn, Mars and the crescent Moon pop out of the western twilight in tight conjunction. All four heavenly objects ...Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:59:42 -0700http://www.nightskyobserver.com/perseid-meteor-shower-2010.php http://www.nightskyobserver.com/perseid-meteor-shower-2010.php