Archive for the ‘Observing’ Category
Draconid Meteor Shower Reminder
October 8th, 2011 | Author: Herb
Don’t forget the Draconid Meteor Shower is expected to peak today Saturday, October 8, 2011 at 1900 UTC/GMT! Some resources are estimating as many as a thousand meteors per hour, unfortunately the Moon will hinder observations to a large degree and light pollution won’t help either. However, that being said you should at least step out after sunset and see what you can see, you just never know! For more information please see: www.SpaceWeather.com
UARS Re-Entry
September 20th, 2011 | Author: Herb
Space Weather News for Sept. 20, 2011
Source: spaceweather.com
UARS, a NASA satellite the size of a small bus, will re-enter Earth’s atmosphere later this week producing a brilliant fireball somewhere over our planet. Best estimates place the re-entry time during the late hours of Sept. 23rd over a still-unknown region of Earth. Observers of the rapidly-decaying satellite say it is tumbling and flashing, sometimes almost as brightly as Venus. Video images featured on today’s edition of spaceweather.com show how the doomed satellite looks through a backyard telescope.
Readers who would like to catch a last glimpse of UARS streaking across the night sky should check SpaceWeather’s Satellite Tracker for flyby times: spaceweather.com/flybys. You can also turn your smartphone into a UARS tracker by downloading our Simple Flybys app: simpleflybys.com
Huge Storm on Saturn
May 19th, 2011 | Author: Herb
NASA Science News for May 19, 2011
A storm of rare power has formed in Saturn’s northern hemisphere. Wreaking havoc for months, it now stretches around the entire planet and can be seen through backyard telescopes…
FULL STORY AT:
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2011/19may_saturnstorm/
“Star Gazer” Jack Horkheimer dead at 72
August 21st, 2010 | Author: Herb
One of the worlds most beloved astronomers has passed away, Jack Horkheimer also known as the “Star Hustler” and host of the weekly PBS series called “Star Gazer” passed away on Friday August 20, 2010. Jack touched the lives of millions of people around the globe and he will be dearly missed by all. For more information please visit the following link: NBC Miami.
In honor of his memory please “Keep Looking Up” !
2010 Globe at Night
March 4th, 2010 | Author: Herb
GLOBE at Night is an annual 2-week campaign in March. People all over the world record the brightness of their night sky by matching its appearance toward the constellation Orion with star maps of progressively fainter stars. They submit their measurements on-line and a few weeks later, organizers release a map of light-pollution levels worldwide. Over the last four GLOBE at Night campaigns, volunteers from over 100 nations have contributed 35,000 measurements…Learn How to Participate
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