Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Meteors and Meteorites . ... Stars . ... Monthly Sky Notes . ... This famous depiction of the Leonids was based on a first hand account of a meteor storm by a minister, Joseph Harvey Waggoner. ... In the autumn the Great Square of Pegasus is visible in the southern night sky. ... I hope this guide to the November night sky is helpful and have fun star sight-seeing! ... Tweets that mention The Leonid meteors: highlights of the November night sky | ...

... Meteor by Moonlight . ... 15.08.2009 . ... But the annual Perseid Meteor Shower still entertained skygazers around the world this week even though the Moon brightened the night. ... With a dramatic desert landscape in the foreground, a Perseid meteor is streaking through the moonlit sky between the overexposed Moon and bright planet Jupiter at the upper right. ... August . ... August 2009 . ... NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers . ... Publications with keywords: Jupiter . ...

... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2009 August 15 . Meteor by Moonlight . ... Explanation: Dark skies are favored for viewing meteor showers. But the annual Perseid Meteor Shower still entertained skygazers around the world this week even though the Moon brightened the night. ... About APOD | ... NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply . ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... The Magazine . ... Observing . ... Gravitational wave search provides insights into galaxy evolution and mergers . ... The double star 54 Leonis, spiral galaxy NGC 3198, and emission nebula NGC 3199 . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Get to Know the Night Sky . ... Even more questions for a cloudy night . ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. ...

... Thur 22 October 2009, Armagh . Astronomy Ireland Celebrates Galilean Nights . ... On 22-24 October 2009, the International Year of Astronomy 2009 Cornerstone Project, Galilean Nights, will see amateur and professional astronomers, enthusiasts and the public taking to the streets all around the globe, pointing their telescopes to the wonders that Italian astronomer Galileo observed 400 years ago. ... Monday, 19 October 2009 19:00 . International Year of Astronomy, Ireland National Node . ...

... The twilight zone is not just an old television series. ... Most places on Earth pass through the twilight zone twice a day; the result is an enchanting hour at dawn and dusk of low sunlight and long shadows. ... Before assigning your students to watch a sunrise or sunset, have them try the following activities to develop their global sense. ... Armed with a global sense of our spinning planet, go out to watch the sky as your part of the Earth moves through the twilight zone. ...

Song: Up All Night (4:16) Artist: Slaughter Music Lyrics by: Mark Slaughter /Dana Strum Copyright 1990 Topless Music /Chrysalis Songs (BMI) -= RIK =- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- And when morning comes Up all night , sleep all day Up all night , sleep all day When evening ...

... In most situations, light helps us to see. But when it comes to looking at the night sky, light actually blocks our vision. ... You should be able to see around 2,500 stars with your naked eyes, but if you live in a big city or town, you probably see less than 10 stars on a normal night! This amazing space picture shows the shining star clusters and swirls of colourful gases of the Carina Nebula: an enormous expanse of gas, dust and stars lying deep in the heart of the Milky Way. ...

Next: Training Up: A Night At Previous: A Night At . ... The drive is turned off and unplugged. ... The telescope is stowed so the declination is reading 90 degrees. The 3" telescope should be on the east side of the 14" when properly stowed. ... The second is to allow the observer 12 hours to remember to turn off the drive. ... By putting the telescope on the east side, the telescope's drive can be left on accidentally for approximately 12 hours longer before it crashes into the pier. ...

... And night unto night revealeth knowledge; . ... They noticed that the stars in that celestial canopy, the "firmament," maintained fixed patterns-- constellations --night after night. ... Like a globe, the sphere of the sky has two points around which it turns, points that mark its axis --the poles of the celestial sphere. ... The axis around which the Earth spins points in a certain direction in the sky, and that is also the direction of the pole star (or more accurately, the northern celestial pole...

... Bad Astronomy . ... Bitesize Astronomy . ... Keep Bad Astronomy close to your heart, and help make me filthy rich. ... When Venus is on the far side of the Sun, we see the entire near side lit by the Sun. ... When it is on the near side of the Sun, it shows a beautiful thin crescent, because it is between us and the Sun and we see the mostly unlit dark half. ... To see this for yourself, draw a circle one centimeter across, then, next to it, draw a circle 6 centimeters across. ... 2008 Phil Plait. ...

Youth for Astronomy and Engineering . ... Events . ... About YAE . ... Friday, July 22, 2016 . ... Elena Sabbi, Space Telescope Science Institute . ... 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. To VIEW and PRINT registration form, click HERE . To register online, click HERE . ... Youth for Astronomy and Engineering events create a positive and supportive experience for up to 150 young men and women each year as they make their choices about high school courses, college majors, and activities. ...

... RIVER FORECAST LATEST FLOOD FORECAST AND REMARKS POINT READING STAGE GREEN NEAR 63.4 FT 64.0 FT CRESTING NEAR 65.0 FT AROUND AUBURN 300 PM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.. ... SATSOP NEAR 33.5 FT 34.0 FT CRESTING NEAR FLOOD STAGE SATSOP 300 PM AROUND 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON NISQUALLY NEAR 12.1 FT 10.0 FT CRESTING NEAR 12.5 FT AROUND NATIONAL 230 PM 6 PM THIS EVENING. ... NEW RECORD FORECAST** *RECORD 21.57 FT ON 12/23/33 NACHES NEAR 18.5 FT 17.0 FT CRESTING NEAR 22.0 FT AROUND NACHES NOON 10 PM THIS EVENING. ...

Next: Reducing the observations Up: PEPSYS general photometry Previous: Influencing the plan . ... If the telescope and instrumentation are unfamiliar to you, you may have trouble keeping to the schedule for the first night or two, so try to work with a previous observer on the equipment for a night or two of training before your observing run. If you fall behind, try to keep as many low-altitude observations of extinction stars as you can, and drop some circumzenithal ones if necessary. ...

The Discovery of the Galilean Satellites . ... Probably the most significent contribution that Galileo Galilei made to science was the discovery of the four satellites around Jupiter that are now named in his honor. Galileo first observed the moons of Jupiter on January 7, 1610 through a homemade telescope. He originally thought he saw three stars near Jupiter, strung out in a line through the planet. ... Galileo's Observations of Jupiter's Moons . ... Jupiter . ...

... Submitted by Al Takeda on 12/21/2010 11:27:35 . Dec. 21st Total Lunar Eclipse; Partial phase through the clouds . ... Around 1 am I could see the outline of the full Moon shining through the low cloud deck. ... Around 1:41 EST (06:41UT) I took a few images of the partial phase before the clouds thickened and completely obscured the Moon for the rest of the night. 1/100-second, f/8, ISO 800. Lens: Canon EF 400mm f5.6L + 1.4X Extender. ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

Twas noontide of summer, And midtime of night, And stars, in their orbits, Shone pale, through the light Of the brighter, cold moon. ... I gazed awhile On her cold smile; Too cold---too cold for me--- There passed, as a shroud, A fleecy cloud, And I turned away to thee, Proud Evening Star, In thy glory afar And dearer thy beam shall be; For joy to my heart Is the proud part Thou bearest in Heaven at night, And more I admire Thy distant fire, Than that colder, lowly light. ...

... There are TPM log files for every night of the dark run except for the nights of 08 October and 14 October 1999. ... The figures below are plots of the MIG data with the y-axis in TPM MIG units (real MIG units*1000) and the x-axis in seconds since midnight. ... Figure: Plot of MIG values vs elapsed time from midnight 10 October 1999. ... Figure: Plot of MIG values vs elapsed time from midnight 08 October 1999.The plot starts recording data from 21:26:52.0 on that day. ... 11/24/1999 ...

... Eta Carina, a massive binary star . Eta Carinae is one of the most massive stars in our Galaxy. It underwent a massive outburst in the 1840s, during which is became the brightest star in the night sky. ... Eta Carinae is believed to one of a twin (or binary) star system, with the two stars revolving around each other in 5.5 years. The interaction between the two stars leads to a 5.5-year cycle in the appearance of the system. ... today * ATNF | ...

Twilight observations with MASS/DIMM B. Safonov Sternberg Astronomical Institute Moscow State University Comprehensive Characterization of Astronomical Sites, 2010 B. Safonov (Moscow State University) Twilight observations with MASS/DIMM SITE 2010 1 / 17 Why observe in twilight with MASS/DIMM? ... ASM includes 3 devices sensitive to background: guider, DIMM and MASS. B. Safonov (Moscow State University) Twilight observations with MASS/DIMM SITE 2010 2 / 17 Background in guider. ...