... Tonight's Sky . ... Observing . ... The double star 54 Leonis, spiral galaxy NGC 3198, and emission nebula NGC 3199 . ... The Great Comet of 2013 gives you a front row seat for Comet ISON s once-in-a-lifetime visit! ... Rely on this special collector s edition from Astronomy magazine to provide you with the most accurate maps, charts, and information available about 2013 s historic comet. ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. ...

... 15.05.2015 . ... Credit Copyright: Damian Peach / SEN Explanation: In this sharp snapshot, the Solar System's largest moon Ganymede poses next to Jupiter, the largest planet. Captured on March 10 with a small telescope from our fair planet Earth, the scene also includes Jupiter's Great Red Spot, the Solar System's largest storm. In fact, Ganymede is about 5,260 kilometers in diameter. ... Though its been shrinking lately , the Great Red Spot's diameter is still around 16,500 kilometers. ...

... Apr 14, 2016 - Monthly Meeting . ... The Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ATMoB) is an astronomy club devoted to telescope making, observing, and studying the heavens. ... CURRENT MOON . ... April Sky . ... Lyrids Meteor Shower . ... Sources: NASA JPL Space Calendar , StarDate Online , Sky Telescope , Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics , RASC Observer’s Handbook , Abrams Planetarium Sky Calendar and Astronomy Magazine . ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

Discover the cosmos! ... 2009 November 11 . Great Observatories Explore Galactic Center . Credit: NASA , ESA , SSC , CXC , and STScI . ... Today, in celebration of Galileo's telescopic achievements and as part of the International Year of Astronomy , NASA has used its entire fleet of Great Observatories , and the Internet , to bring the center of our Galaxy to you. ... About APOD | ... NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply . NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices . ...

... Earth is the tiny spot between Jupiter and the Sun). ... Distance Radius Mass Name Orbits (000 km) (km) (kg) --------- ------- -------- ------- ------- Sun 697000 1.99e30 Jupiter Sun 778000 71492 1.90e27 Saturn Sun 1429000 60268 5.69e26 Uranus Sun 2870990 25559 8.69e25 * Neptune Sun 4504300 24764 1.02e26 * Earth Sun 149600 6378 5.98e24 Venus Sun 108200 6052 4.87e24 Mars Sun 227940 3398 6.42e23 Ganymede Jupiter 1070 2631 1.48e23 + Titan ... Extrema .. ...

... 30 16.3 Saturn Nov. ... 4 16.0 Mars 0.4 S of Neptune June 20 17.6 Mercury 2 S of Venus Feb. ... 3 1.3 Pluto 1 S of Moon 7 0.7 Neptune 6 S of Moon 8 9.8 Mercury 7 S of Moon 10 9.6 New Moon 12 19.3 Pluto stationary 14 18.5 Jupiter 2 N of Moon 18 0.3 Mars at conjunction 19 21.2 Mercury 2 S of Uranus 19 22.1 Solar longitude 30, enter into Taurus 25 20.6 Partial lunar eclipse 26 2.1 Saturn 4 N of Moon 28 8.4 Saturn at opposition 30 7.5 Pluto 1 S of Moon May 4 7.4 ...

... GOODS unites extremely deep observations from NASA's Great Observatories, Spitzer , Hubble , and Chandra , ESA's Herschel and XMM-Newton , and from the most powerful ground-based facilities, to survey the distant universe to the faintest flux limits across the electromagnetic spectrum. ... The space-based observations are complemented by ground-based imaging and spectroscopy, including extensive commitments of ESO and NOAO observing time. ... 2010-04-10: Deep VLA 1.4 GHz data for GOODS-North . ...

The planets Jupiter and Venus will make an apparent close approach to each other on the early morning of Friday, 5th November. When Jupiter rises above the eastern horizon at 4.07 a.m. for Northern Ireland viewers, it will be just about one Moon-width away from the much more brilliant Venus. ... In reality, a vast distance will separate the planets. ... FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John McFarland at the Armagh Observatory, College Hill, Armagh, BT61 9DG. ...

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Computer Ephemeris for 2014 from DE200/LE200. ... Date Planets Time dif(delta) Phenomena Jan 1 Sun Moon 11:15 -435 Conjunction 1 Pluto Moon 12:00 -152 Conjunction 1 Mercury Moon 15:42 -636 Conjunction 1 Pluto Sun 18:55 244 Conjunction 2 Venus Moon 11:47 -201 Conjunction 5 Neptune Moon 1:41 -523 Conjunction 5 Jupiter Sun 21:13 8 Opposition 7 Mercury Venus 10:30 -626 Conjunction 7 Uranus Moon 13:31 -303 Conjunction 11 Venus Sun 12:26 511 Lower Conjunction 15 Jupiter Moon 6:09 453 ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Solar System . ... Space Flight . ... Earth Satellites . ... Posted on February 16, 2012 | 2 Comments Once, in complete silence, a large boulder rolled down a slope on the central peak of the MoonтАЩs Schiller crater. ... Continue Reading.. ... Part of [ ] . ... Posted on August 31, 2011 | No Comments This portrait of the Earth and Moon together in space was taken on 26 August by NASAтАЩs Juno spacecraft which is currently en route for Jupiter. ...

... Remember that the experience is only a sampler for the greater journeys you can take later. ... Bon Voyage! ... As we leave Earth we look back as the Space Shuttle astronauts did when they snapped this picture. http://www.nineplanets.org/earth.html . We pass the Moon in a breath's second as we pick up speed. http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/image/planetary/moon/gal_