... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. September 9, 1998 . Crater Copernicus . Credit: Apollo 17 Crew , NASA . Explanation: One of the more prominent craters on the Moon is named Copernicus . Copernicus is a large young crater visible with binoculars slightly northwest of the center of the Moon's Earth-facing hemisphere . ... About APOD > . ... NASA Technical Rep.: ...

... September 5, 1998 . The Pulsar Powered Crab . Credit: J. Hester and P. Scowen ( ASU ), NASA . ... Using a stunning series of visible light images taken with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) , astronomers have discovered spectacular pulsar powered motions within the Crab nebula. Highlights of this HST Crab "movie" show wisps of material moving away from the pulsar at half the speed of light, a scintillating halo, and an intense knot of emission dancing, sprite-like, above the pulsar's pole. ...

... A Hole in Mars Close Up . ... Credit: HiRISE , MRO , LPL (U. Arizona) , NASA Explanation: In a close-up from the HiRISE instrument onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, this mysterious dark pit, about 150 meters across, lies on the north slope of ancient martian volcano Arsia Mons . Lacking raised rims and other impact crater characteristics, this pit and others like it were originally identified in visible light and infrared images from the Mars Odyssey and Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft. ...

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Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Solar System . ... Space Flight . ... Posted on September 12, 2011 | No Comments September features yet another delightful selection of astronomical treats. ... Continue Reading.. ... Part of [ ] . ... Posted on August 11, 2011 | ... Posted on July 19, 2011 | 4 Comments We have been celebrating the first Neptunian year since the discovery of the eighth (and as far as we know last) planet in the Solar System. ... Posted on June 20, 2011 | ...

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The Irish Astronomical Association (IAA), together with the Armagh Observatory and the Armagh Planetarium , are to mark Heritage Week with a major event at Newgrange , Bru na Boinne, from Saturday 25 August to Sunday 2 September. The event will celebrate the ancient and modern understanding of our Sun, the nearest star, and the ancient astronomy of Newgrange. ... This is the time when the Sun reaches its most southerly point in the sky, marking the shortest day and the longest night of the year. ...

Astronomy Articles . Articles | ... Moon | ... Astronomy Binoculars - The Skies The Limit - by Scott Gray, September 2006 . ... Astronomy Terms - To Help You Study The Universe - by Scott Gray, October 2006 . ... Himalia is the only moon other than Europa, Ganymeade, Callisto and IO visible with small telescopes. ... The Harvest Moon refers to the Full Moon that comes closest to the autumnal equinox, or the first day of autumn. ... Think the study of stars is best left to professional astronomers? ...

Crater Gassendi . ... I made this drawing was made on the 26th of november 2001. If you compare this one with the previous drawing of Gassendi (below) the differences are clear. ... This drawing was made on the 28th of september 2001. After nearly a full month without observations I had a one hour gap between the thicker clouds. ... This drawing was made on the 29th of august 2001. ... This drawing was made on the 27th of august 2001. ... This drawing was made on the 25th of august 2001. ...

... Archive for September 2009 . ... Posted by hlee . ... Category: Algorithms , arXiv , Cross-Cultural , Data Processing , Imaging , Jargon | ... A number of practical Bayesian data analysis books are available these days. ... Algorithms arXiv Astro Bad AstroStat Bayesian CHASC Cross-Cultural Data Processing Fitting Frequentist Galaxies gamma-ray High-Energy Imaging Jargon Job Languages MC MCMC Meta Methods Misc News Nuggets Objects Optical Physics Quotes Spectral Stars Stat Timing Uncertainty X-ray . ...

... Take a few moments to take in all of the wonderful details captured in this new photo of some baby stars in a glowing cloud of gas. ... Here, the gas cloud hasn t been photographed because there are dark clouds called Bok Globules blocking the view. ... This invisibility cloak, though, has a weakness: It fails when astronomers look at the Bok Globules using a special type of telescope that detects infrared light. ... And infrared light can also travel through the dust inside Bok Globules. ...