Venus Holds a Warning for Earth
A mysterious high-altitude layer of sulphur dioxide discovered by ESA’s Venus Express has been explained. As well as telling us more about Venus, it could be…
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A Rival to “Clear Sky Clock”?
North American observers have had the use of the Clear Sky Clock to provide predictions of local weather in order to plan observing sessions. While it’s…
Read the article →AAVSO Alert Notice 427: Observing Campaign on BM Ori and the Trapezium Region
AAVSO Alert Notice 427 Observing campaign on BM Ori and the Trapezium region November 23, 2010 The AAVSO requests ground-based observations of the Trapezium region of…
Read the article →The Leonids, 2010
The annual Leonid Meteor Shower lasts from November 10 through the 23rd and peaks before dawn on November 17. Unfortunately, a Full Moon arrives on November…
Read the article →The International Space Weather Initiative
Prompted by a recent increase in solar activity, more than a hundred researchers and government officials are converging on Helwan, Egypt, to discuss a matter of…
Read the article →Successful EPOXI Flyby of Comet Hartley 2
NASA’s EPOXI mission spacecraft successfully flew past comet Hartley 2 at 10 a.m. EDT Thursday. Scientists say initial images from the flyby provide new information about…
Read the article →Comet Hartley 2 Update
NASA’s Deep Impact (EPOXI) probe is closing in on Comet Hartley 2 for a daring flyby today (Nov. 4th). The small but active comet is full…
Read the article →Solar Flares on the Far Side of the Sun
An active region just over the sun’s eastern horizon is crackling with solar flares and hurling material high above the stellar surface. One of yesterday’s flares,…
Read the article →Cometary Poison Gas Geyser Suggests Surprises to Come
As NASA’s Deep Impact (EPOXI) probe approaches Comet Hartley 2 for a close encounter on Nov. 4th, mission scientists are certain of only one thing: “We’re…
Read the article →Skywatcher 80ED Arrives and Observatory Problems
The Skywatcher 80ED arrived on Friday along with the dual-mount bar for mounting two telescopes side-by-side on a telescope mount. As far as I know this…
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