AAVSO Alert 378: Request to monitor RE J1255+266 for HST Observations May 5, 2008 Dr. Paula Szkody (University of Washington) and collaborators have requested our help…
Read the articleApril 2008 – The Sun, Revealed: It’s the start of a new solar cycle, and the spacecraft Ulysses faces retirement, but solar missions Stereo and SOHO…
Read the articleV576 Carinae April 21, 2008 Michael Sallman brought this variable to the attention of the AAVSO during a recent Chatroom discussion (if you haven’t tried AAVSO…
Read the articleNASA is extending the international Cassini-Huygens mission by two years. The historic spacecraft’s stunning discoveries and images have revolutionized our knowledge of Saturn and its moons.…
Read the articleMarch 2008 – Return to the Moon: With a new era of lunar exploration dawning as more probes are launched to try to unlock the Moon’s…
Read the articleBy now you’ve probably heard the announcements about Google Sky – the new module in Google Earth. If not, the videos below will bring you up…
Read the articleFebruary 2008 – Messenger to Mercury: Mercury is a world of extremes and enigmas – the closest one to the Sun. The spacecraft Messenger, which has…
Read the articleLunarPhase Pro’s Front Screen Version 3.30 of the LunarPhase Pro Moon Observer’s Toolkit and Interactive Moon Atlas software was released recently. The software’s ever-expanding feature set…
Read the articleI 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…
Read the articleThis 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.…
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