While checking the memory card on my camera, I found a photos I took out in Dunsink on June 20th (2009) that I’d forgotten about. SolarFest, organised by the Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies, ran that day and consisted of a series of talks about Sun-related topics and an exhibition about the Sun.
It’s been a few years snce … Read the rest of this article
AAVSO Alert Notice 399:Edward Smith (STScI) has requested nightly photometric monitoring of the symbiotic star AG Draconis during the period 2009 August 2, and tentatively scheduled to continue through mid-September 2009. They are specifically requesting nightly B and V-band monitoring, with B-band observations strongly encouraged; … Read the rest of this article
July 20th, 1969, 8:30pm: As an 8-year old, I was packed off to bed. My folks knew I was very interested in the upcoming Moon Landing, so…
The estate I grew up on was a young one, so was full of kids in the mid to late 60s. We’d spend hours out playing on the road or in each others … Read the rest of this article
40 years on from the Apollo 11 Moon Landing in 1969, we’re still no closer to returning to the moon than we were when Apollo 17 left the Moon on 1972.
We’re further from where we were in 1972, if anything. At least back then, there was still the rocketry expertise and infrastructure to support it. That’s pretty much all … Read the rest of this article
Amateur astronomer Anthony Wesley from Canberra, Australia captured an image of Jupiter on July 19, 2009 showing a possible new impact site. Anthony’s image shows a new dark spot in the South Polar Region of Jupiter, at approximately 216° longitude in System 2. It looks very similar to the impact marks made on Jupiter when comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 crashed into … Read the rest of this article
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has returned its first imagery of the Apollo moon landing sites. The pictures show the Apollo missions’ lunar module descent stages sitting on the moon’s surface, as long shadows from a low sun angle make the modules’ locations evident.
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Apollo 11 lunar module, “Eagle”. Image width: 282 meters (about 925 ft.) |
The Lunar Reconnaissance … Read the rest of this article
40 years on from the Apollo 11 Moon Landing in 1969, we’re still no closer to returning to the moon than we were when Apollo 17 left the Moon on 1972.
We’re further from where we were in 1972, if anything. At least back then, there was still the rocketry expertise and infrastructure to support it. That’s pretty much all … Read the rest of this article
NASA has released newly restored video from the July 20, 1969, live television broadcast of the Apollo 11 moonwalk. The release commemorates the 40th anniversary of the first mission to land astronauts on the moon.
Other 40th Anniversary Resources
The initial video release, part of a larger Apollo 11 moonwalk restoration project, features 15 key moments from the historic lunar … Read the rest of this article
This is a list of Apollo 11 related programmes to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, that are airing on the Sky and Freesat platforms in Europe over the coming days. If you live in the US and would like me to update this list with programmes available to a US audience, please use the Contact Us form … 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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