Astronomy: September 2010
... Astronomy – With 2 planets being in opposition! Phases of the moon Last Quarter September 1st, 5:22pm New Moon September 8th, 10:30am First Quarter September
Posted by Spaceosaur
Posts in the past four weeks
Wednesday
Sep 01 2010
17:53 UTC
Sep 01 2010
17:53 UTC
Monday
Aug 30 2010
13:08 UTC
Aug 30 2010
13:08 UTC
Video: Let’s Talk About Size
Lets Talk about Size – This amazing video gives you a good idea of the sheer scale of the universe in which we live, and how small Earth really is in comparison. Take a tour through known objects in the solar system, starting with our moon and working your way up the largest star ever discoveredThis video is from the ScienceMagazine Youtube Page. I would strongly advise you to go and check out some of their other videos. Top Image Artist impression of a small planet and star – Credit:
Posted by Spaceosaur
Monday
Aug 30 2010
03:36 UTC
Aug 30 2010
03:36 UTC
Celestial Trio on September 2010
The celestial trio (Venus, Mars, Spica – brightest star in constellation Virgo) is visible a few minutes after sunset to early evening on Monday (Aug 30.) and Tuesday (Aug. 31) in the Philippines. This alignment can fit the field of view of any binoculars. On Sept. 2 and 3, the trio will almost form a
Posted by The Sky Above
Wednesday
Aug 25 2010
14:55 UTC
Aug 25 2010
14:55 UTC
An extrasolar family
... the first system of planets to be detected which is sufficient
Posted by Supernova Condensate
Wednesday
Aug 25 2010
05:54 UTC
Aug 25 2010
05:54 UTC
Richest Yet Planetary System Discovered: HD 1080
... least 5 extrasolar planets; this is the richest planetary system yet discovered. The ESO 3. 6 meter telescope in La Silla, Chile made the observations of HD 10180 with the precise High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS) spectrograph for six years to confirm their findings.
Posted by The Astronomist
Monday
Aug 23 2010
08:00 UTC
Aug 23 2010
08:00 UTC
Jupiter? Again?
... Yes, it seems Jupiter got hit again, This is the third time in about a year the big planet has been hit by a significant impact. The video below captures the fireball in a quite a few frames. It may not seem like much in the video, but that fireball is probably hundreds of miles in diameter, possibly much larger. The impact occurred about 18:22UT on August 20th. And yet again it was amateur astronomers who caught the impact. Indeed all of the recent events were observed by amateurs. This
Posted by A Darker View
Friday
Aug 20 2010
08:00 UTC
Aug 20 2010
08:00 UTC
Venus at Maximum Elongation
... Today Venus will reach maximum elongation, the furthest from the Sun it will reach this apparition. The planet will be just shy of 50° east of the Sun and 28° above the horizon at 19:00HST, shining brightly at -4. 3 magnitude. Venus on 3 Aug 2004, webcam image with 28cm telescopeAfter today Venus will begin to slide back into the sunset as it passes between Earth and the Sun, an event called inferior conjunction. Viewers with a telescope will note that the planet is beginning to show
Posted by A Darker View
Saturday
Aug 14 2010
04:55 UTC
Aug 14 2010
04:55 UTC
Aug. 13, 2010 Planetary Grouping and Perseid Meteor Shower
... failed to observe the Perseids last night because of an exam the following day. I hope I could still catch a few meteors tonight. I also didn't see the planetary grouping due to thick clouds. I only got a chance to see the crescent moon and Venus while driving home. I became ecstatic as
Posted by The Sky Above
Tuesday
Aug 10 2010
16:54 UTC
Aug 10 2010
16:54 UTC
Perseid Meteor Shower and Planetary Grouping Observation
The Philippine Astronomical Society (PAS) and U. P. Astronomical Society (UP Astrosoc) will hold a public observation of the Perseid meteor shower and the planetary grouping of Mars, Saturn, Venus, and Mercury with thin crescent moon on Aug. 13 -14, 2010. PAS will have their observation at the Manila Observatory in Ateneo de Manila University Campus
Posted by The Sky Above
Sunday
Aug 08 2010
15:02 UTC
Aug 08 2010
15:02 UTC
Antiquity
... objects, a couple of exoplanets managed to pick up nicknames back when there were only a handful known. One such object was PSR B1620-26 b, a gas giant in orbit around two dead stars, which acquired the rather apt nickname of Methuselah. This particular planet seems quite deserving of having a name, though. It's fascinating in a lot
Posted by Supernova Condensate
Saturday
Aug 07 2010
08:00 UTC
Aug 07 2010
08:00 UTC
Mercury at Maximum Elongation
... Today, August 7th, Mercury will reach maximum elongation. The planet will reach 27. 4° east of the Sun. Look for a 2nd magnitude object in the glow of sunset. It will be 18° above the horizon, almost due west, at 19:00HST. Mercury in 2010ApparitionDateElongationMagnitudeMorningJan 2724. 8W+0. 1EveningApr 819. 3E+0. 3MorningMay 2625. 1W+0. 7EveningAug 727. 4E+0. 6MorningSep 1917. 9W-0. 1EveningDec 121. 5E-0. 2Data from the Mercury Chaser's Calculator, by John WalkerHigh above
Posted by A Darker View