January 2008 – Cosmic Debris: Patrick Moore investigates comet tails, meteorites and asteroids and discovers the terrible consequences of a cosmic collision with the Earth.… Read the rest of this article
Sky at Night: January 2008 – Cosmic Debris
January 31, 2008
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Sky at Night Special: December 2007 – Sputnik’s Children
December 31, 2007
December 2007 – Sputnik’s Children: Dr Chris Lintott finds out how British technology is leading the way in satellite science, while Sir Patrick Moore investigates the threat from space debris that astronauts face in space.… Read the rest of this article
Meade LX200R 10-Inch Telescope Review
December 29, 2007
I am relatively new to amateur astronomy. I’ve had a Meade ETX-125 for about 6 years, but it is only within the last 2 years that actually I found time to use it. Although it is a very capable telescope for its size, I wanted a bigger light bucket that was better suited for deep sky objects. I spent several … Read the rest of this article
Sky at Night: December 2007 – Last Man on the Moon
December 29, 2007
December 2007 – Last Man on the Moon: On the 14th of December 1972, Captain Eugene Cernan left the moon to return to Earth. He had no idea that, 35 years later, he would still be the last man to have left his footprints on the lunar surface. Dr Chris Lintott travels to the Johnson Space Centre to talk to … Read the rest of this article
EPOXI Mission to Comet Hartley-2
December 13, 2007
NASA has approved the retargeting of the EPOXI mission for a flyby of comet Hartley 2 on Oct. 11, 2010. Hartley 2 was chosen as EPOXI’s destination after the initial target, comet Boethin, could not be found. Scientists theorize comet Boethin may have broken up into pieces too small for detection.
The EPOXI mission melds two compelling science investigations — … Read the rest of this article
Sky at Night Special: November 2007 – Meteor Mania
November 30, 2007
November 2007 – Meteor Mania: Patrick Moore is joined by Dr Brian May and Jon Culshaw to watch the cosmic firework display known as the Perseid meteor shower.… Read the rest of this article
Sky at Night: November 2007 – the Grand Collision
November 27, 2007
November 2007 – The Grand Collision: Sir Patrick Moore looks ahead 2 billion years when the Milky Way will collide with Andromeda, destroying stars and planets but also creating new ones.… Read the rest of this article
Astronomy eBooks on Amazon Kindle
November 23, 2007
Astronomy Books on the Go…
E-books have emerged from the shadows with Amazon’s recent launch its $189 Kindle e-book reader and service.
And Amazon provide a wind range of astronomy-themed ebooks that can be downloaded into the Kindle for those who like to read on the go, have several books to hand without being weighed down by them or … Read the rest of this article
Comet Holmes Is a Naked Eye Object
November 18, 2007
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Amateur astronomers around the world have been amazed and stunned by the strangest new object to appear in the sky in recent memory. And it’s one of the brightest, too, being easily visible with naked eyes alone if you know where to look.
The object in question is a periodic comet called Comet Holmes (17P). On October 24th it … Read the rest of this article
Strange Space Weather
November 13, 2007
Something strange is happening in the atmosphere above Africa and researchers have converged on Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to discuss the phenomenon. The Africa Space Weather Workshop kicked off Nov. 12th with nearly 100 scientists and students in attendance.
The strange phenomenon that brings all these people together is the ion plume—"a newly discovered form of space weather," says University of … Read the rest of this article
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