Month: February 2008

Sky at Night: February 2008 – Messenger to MercurySky at Night: February 2008 – Messenger to Mercury

February 27, 2008| Gary| 0 Comment| 9:31 pm

February 2008 – Messenger to Mercury: Mercury is a world of extremes and enigmas – the closest one to the Sun. The spacecraft Messenger, which has just reached it

LunarPhase Pro Version 3 ReleasedLunarPhase Pro Version 3 Released

February 27, 2008| Gary| 3 Comments| 1:17 pm

<table align=right width=210> <tr> <td align=right></td> </tr><tr> <td align=center> LunarPhase Pro’s Front Screen</td> </tr> </table> Version 3.30 of the <a class="link" href="http://www.lunarphasepro.com" target="_blank">LunarPhase Pro</a> Moon Observer’s Toolkit and Interactive Moon Atlas software was released recently. The software’s

A Crawl Around Cancer – the CrabA Crawl Around Cancer – the Crab

February 24, 2008| Gary| 0 Comment| 9:58 pm

I recently did a spot of observing with my trusty 20x60mm binoculars. It was also an opportunity to reacquaint myself with some of the familiar celestial sights after

Lunar Eclipse: February 21 2008Lunar Eclipse: February 21 2008

February 2, 2008| Gary| 0 Comment| 9:03 pm

This month sees the first of two lunar eclipses this year. While the eclipse this month is a total eclipse, August sees only a partial eclipse. February’s eclipse details are

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4-Billion-Year-Old Relic From the Early Solar System Is Headed This Way
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Hubble Space Telescope Finds the Most Distant Star Ever Seen
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The Lessons Learned From a Simulated Asteroid Strike Over Europe
In an alternate reality playing out at this year’s international Planetary Defense Conference, a fictional asteroid […]
Teachers: Apply Now to the ESA Teach With Space Online Conference
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First Panoramic View of Mars at Perseverance Rover Landing Site
NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover got its first high-definition look around its new home in Jezero Crater on Feb. 21, […]
NASA’s Webb Telescope Will Show Us More Stars at Higher Resolution
...And Here’s What That Means for Astronomy... Early observations of stars in the local universe will pave the way for […]
Animations of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Landing
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NASA Is Providing Spanish-Language Coverage for the Livestream of the December 14 Solar Eclipse
NASA will provide live coverage on Monday, Dec. 14, of a solar eclipse that will pass over South America, treating […]
NASA Names Artemis Team of Astronauts Eligible for Early Moon Missions
NASA has selected 18 astronauts from its corps to form the Artemis Team and help pave the way for the next astronaut […]

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