Flyby of a Spinning AsteroidFlyby of a Spinning Asteroid
<p>Newly-discovered asteroid 2011 GP59 is flying past Earth today, April 15th, not far beyond the orbit of the Moon (1.4 LD). There’s no danger of a collision, but the 50-meter
Tag: Constellations
Record the Light Pollution Levels Where You Live!Record the Light Pollution Levels Where You Live!
<p style="text-align:center"></p> <p>Light pollution is the bane of amateur astronomers everywhere. The <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.globeatnight.org/">Globe at Night</a> program is an international citizen-science campaign to raise public awareness of the impact
Asteroid 2010 TD54 FlybyAsteroid 2010 TD54 Flyby
<p>[<strong>Update: October 13:</strong> <em>Asteroid 2010 TD54 flew within the orbit of the moon on Oct. 11 while astronomers watched to see if the encounter caused any quakes on the space
NASA Releases Kepler Data on Potential ExtraSolar PlanetsNASA Releases Kepler Data on Potential ExtraSolar Planets
<p></p> <p>NASA’s Kepler Mission has released 43 days of science data on more than 156,000 stars. These stars are being monitored for subtle brightness changes as part of an ongoing search
Meade mySKY Personal PlanetariumMeade mySKY Personal Planetarium
<p>Meade is introducing the $399 <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FMeade-Instruments-MySky-Telescope-Accessory%2Fdp%2FB001ECIW0S%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Delectronics%26qid%3D1244492626%26sr%3D8-3&tag=dublinnightskyob&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">mySKY</a>, a GPS-based point and shoot personal planetarium that can locate and identify 30,000 celestial objects and display sky maps, videos, images, and