... Credit Copyright: Cassini Imaging Team , SSI , JPL , ESA , NASA Explanation: Why does Enceladus have ice plumes? The discovery of jets spewing water vapor and ice was detected by the Saturn-orbiting Cassini spacecraft in 2005. The origin of the water feeding the jets, however, remained a topic of research. ... Pictured above , the textured surface of Enceladus is visible in the foreground, while rows of plumes rise from ice fractures in the distance. ... Publications with keywords: Enceladus . ...

... 2009 August 20 . Eclipse City . ... Explanation: During July 22nd's solar eclipse, the Moon's dark shadow traced a narrow path as it raced eastward across India and China and on into the Pacific . Hong Kong was south of the shadow's path, so a total eclipse was not visible there, but a partial eclipse was still enjoyed by inhabitants of the populous city. ... About APOD | ... NASA Official: Phillip Newman Specific rights apply . NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices . ...

... Armagh Planetarium . ... Universe . ... October . ... Posted on October 21, 2010 | No Comments Galaxies, distant from us in space and time, have been in the news recently. ... No Comments If you love great articles on space and astronomy you are probably already following the Carnival of Space. ... Hello, IтАЩm Colin, welcoming you to Astronotes, the PlanetariumтАЩs official blog. Here you will find the latest news and views from the fascinating worlds of astronomy and space exploration. ...

... August 30, 1999 . Looking Back on an Eclipsed Earth . ... Explanation: Here is what the Earth looks like during a solar eclipse. ... Only observers near the center of the dark circle see a total solar eclipse - others see a partial eclipse where only part of the Sun appears blocked by the Moon . This spectacular picture of the 1999 August 11 solar eclipse was one of the last ever taken from the Mir space station , as Mir is being decommissioned after more than ten years of productive use. ...

... Fig. ... One of these is a pink-coloured solar prominence, a tongue of incandescent hydrogen gas spewing out of the obstructed solar disc, visible at the 2 o'clock position. ... Such an eclipse was predicted to be visible from deep within the Asian continent on the 1st August 2008. ... A pink-coloured prominence was visible right from the onset (Fig. 1), while several streamers appeared to emanate from the obstructed solar disk throughout the event (Fig. ... Last Revised: 2008 September 8th . ...

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... Total solar eclipse 2008 live from Novosibirsk On August 1, 2008, a total solar eclipse was being visible in Russia. ... The solar eclipse in Novosibirsk started at 9h41m UT and finished at 11h45m UT. ... Special Astrophysical Observatory of RAS eclipse expedition team made 3 channels live Web-cast of the eclipse from Novosibirsk in collaboration with . ... Total phase . ... It's preferably to install on computer VLC media player free program for Web-cast live receiving. ...

... The famous fictional detective Sherlock Holmes always has his magnifying glass with him, ready to uncover a barely visible but crucial piece of evidence to solve the case. ... But very occasionally, astronomers stumble across a cosmic phenomena that creates a natural, cosmic magnifying glass and boosts our vision. ... Massive structures, like galaxies and clusters of galaxies, can bend the light from objects behind with their strong gravity. ...

... Today this year's largest group of sunspots will cross the Sun's central meridian. ... The next day, the number of spots in the group reached five, and the day after, on June 2nd, it was possible to count thirteen sunspots on solar disk, which had been clear prior to this. ... This year's two most powerful active areas, which passed across the solar disk at the beginning of May, 2009, are set to appear in the Sun's eastern sector in two days, on June 6th. ...

... Astrophysics Group . ... Optical Interferometry . OIFITS: A Data Exchange Standard for Optical (Visible/IR) Interferometry . ... OIFITS is a standard for exchanging calibrated, time-averaged data from astronomical optical interferometers , based on the FITS Standard (OIFITS is a registered FITS convention ). ... The OIFITS standard is used in the biennial optical interferometry Imaging Beauty Contests: . ... A data exchange standard for optical (visible/IR) interferometry. ...

... Viewing the Universe with Infrared Eyes: The Spitzer Space Telescope . Dr Giovanni Fazio . ... He then lead the development of large balloon-borne telescopes for far-infrared astronomical observations above the atmosphere, as Principal Investigator for the 1-Meter Balloon-Borne Far-Infrared Telescope and also the first infrared astronomical telescope to fly on the Spacelab II flight of the Space Shuttle. ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

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... Comet Lovejoy over the Parkes Dish . ... This beautiful picture of Comet Lovejoy was taken by CSIRO's Parkes staff member John Sarkissian when it was visible above the illuminated 64-m Parkes Telescope on the 28th of December 2011. The comet, official known as C/2011 W3 (Lovejoy) was discovered on the 27th of November 2011 by Australian amateur astronomer Terry Lovejoy . His new find, C/2014 Q2 , discovered on the 17th of August 2014, is currently visible in the sky . ... today * ATNF | ...

... SEARCH ASP SITE: Match ALL words Match ANY word . ... Point: Where Is the Best Place to View a Solar Eclipse? ... As viewers venture away from the center line of the eclipse path, the eclipse lasts for a shorter time (smooth line), but edge effects such as Baily's beads persist for longer (spiked line). ... The eclipse is longest on the center line of the path; the rare view of the Sun's beautiful white outer atmosphere, the corona, which can be seen only during eclipses, is also longest there. ...

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