... 2008 October 11 . Bright Bolide . Credit Copyright : Howard Edin ( Oklahoma City Astronomy Club ) . Explanation: On September 30, a spectacular bolide or fireball meteor surprised a group of amateur astronomers enjoying dark night skies over the Oklahoma panhandle's Black Mesa State Park in the Midwestern US. ... So far the sighting of a such a bright bolide meteor , produced as a space rock is vaporized hurtling through Earth's atmosphere, really is a matter of luck . ... About APOD | ...

Supernova 2009js in NGC 918 . This page is devoted to information on Supernova 2009js in NGC 918 . Basic information on this SN, including the last reported brightness, on this Supernova can be found on the main page . Information on the original web pages for many of these images can be found on the updates and links web pages. Discovered independently by Lick Observatory Supernova Search (USA) and Koichi Itagaki (Japan). ... 2009/10/11.44 . 17.2 . ... Joseph Brimacombe . ...

... October 9, 1997 . Hale-Bopp and the North American Nebula . ... Explanation: Comet Hale-Bopp 's recent encounter with the inner Solar System allowed many breath-taking pictures. Above, Comet Hale-Bopp was photographed on March 8th in the constellation of Cygnus . ... The North American Nebula is about 1500 light years away, much farther than the comet, which was about 8 light minutes away. ... About APOD > . ...

... Credit Copyright: Howard Edin ( Oklahoma City Astronomy Club ) Explanation: On September 30, a spectacular bolide or fireball meteor surprised a group of amateur astronomers enjoying dark night skies over the Oklahoma panhandle's Black Mesa State Park in the Midwestern US. ... While no ground-based sightings of the fireball seem to have been reported, this first ever impact prediction was confirmed by at least some detections of an air burst and bright flash on October 7th over northern Sudan . ...

Astronomy Articles . Articles | ... Moon | ... Astronomy Terms - To Help You Study The Universe - by Scott Gray, October 2006 . ... Find The Perfect Gift For Your Favorite Astronomy Nut - by Scott Gray, October 2006 . ... Astronomy Binoculars - The Skies The Limit - by Scott Gray, September 2006 . ... Magnification (Power) and Using Eyepieces - by Telescopes.com, September 2005 . ... Finding Himalia, the fifth brightest moon of Jupiter - by Rick Scott, October 2003 . ... This article explains. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Stars . ... Monthly Sky Notes . ... Posted on January 30, 2012 | 1 Comment If you look towards the west just after sunset this February you will see a very bright star in the darkening sky. ... Continue Reading.. ... Posted on December 5, 2011 | 4 Comments Which is the brightest star in the sky (apart from the Sun)? ... Posted on November 10, 2011 | 19 Comments What was the Star of Bethlehem? ... Posted on October 10, 2011 | ...