Video:
I was intrigued by a crater off to the left of the frame that looks like a crater lake:
Showing posts with label astronomy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label astronomy. Show all posts
Monday, December 07, 2015
Stunning Pluto Satellite Footage
Found here.
Video:
I was intrigued by a crater off to the left of the frame that looks like a crater lake:
Video:
I was intrigued by a crater off to the left of the frame that looks like a crater lake:
Tuesday, October 07, 2014
Total Lunar Eclipse Tonight
Actually, early tomorrow morning, near dawn.
And apparently this one has some extra tricks:
On Oct. 8, Interested skywatchers should attempt to see the total eclipse of the moon and the rising sun simultaneously. The little-used name for this effect is called a "selenelion," a phenomenon that celestial geometry says cannot happen.
Well, we'll see if it does...or not.
And apparently this one has some extra tricks:
On Oct. 8, Interested skywatchers should attempt to see the total eclipse of the moon and the rising sun simultaneously. The little-used name for this effect is called a "selenelion," a phenomenon that celestial geometry says cannot happen.
Well, we'll see if it does...or not.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Goodness Gracious...
...great balls of fire.
A great ball of fire streaked across the Texas sky during the daytime last week, much to the surprise of thousands of people who witnessed it. So bright that it looked "like a little piece of the sun falling," as one San Antonio resident told the local news station, the rare daytime meteor event was yet another example of the scientific mystery known as spring fireball season.
According to NASA, 30 years of observations show that there's a consistent uptick in the number of fireballs -- meteors that glow brighter than the planets as they scorch through Earth's atmosphere -- during the spring compared with other times of the year. "There are two peaks: one around February and the other at the end of March and early April," said Bill Cooke, head of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office. "And this remains a mystery."
So, of course...
A great ball of fire streaked across the Texas sky during the daytime last week, much to the surprise of thousands of people who witnessed it. So bright that it looked "like a little piece of the sun falling," as one San Antonio resident told the local news station, the rare daytime meteor event was yet another example of the scientific mystery known as spring fireball season.
According to NASA, 30 years of observations show that there's a consistent uptick in the number of fireballs -- meteors that glow brighter than the planets as they scorch through Earth's atmosphere -- during the spring compared with other times of the year. "There are two peaks: one around February and the other at the end of March and early April," said Bill Cooke, head of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office. "And this remains a mystery."
So, of course...
Friday, March 02, 2012
Friday, January 15, 2010
Gallery: Annular Solar Eclipse
Damn, the UK Telegraph has some wonderful news photo galleries. Check out this one from a recent solar eclipse that covered parts of Asia and Africa.
An annular solar eclipse differs from a total solar eclipse in that the moon doesn't fully obscure the sun when it passes in front, but leaves a "ring of fire" instead, as shown in this photo from the gallery:
Somewhere Over China
Jimmy Buffett fans should enjoy this shot, taken in an area where the moon wasn't fully covering the sun:
Fins UP!
An annular solar eclipse differs from a total solar eclipse in that the moon doesn't fully obscure the sun when it passes in front, but leaves a "ring of fire" instead, as shown in this photo from the gallery:
Jimmy Buffett fans should enjoy this shot, taken in an area where the moon wasn't fully covering the sun:
Friday, December 12, 2008
Astronomy: Big Full Moon In Sky Tonight.
Story.
It was plenty bright here last night; if it's bigger and brighter tonight, it should be quite a spectacle.
Best time to see it is right after sunset, as it's rising over the horizon.
It was plenty bright here last night; if it's bigger and brighter tonight, it should be quite a spectacle.
Best time to see it is right after sunset, as it's rising over the horizon.
Monday, December 01, 2008
Magnificent Starscape
It's just after dusk here in NC, the sky clear and cold, with the wind blowing about 25MPH. To the southwest is a sliver of moon with two bright stars near it; they are Venus and Jupiter. If you read this within the next hour or so, get outside and take a look for yourself.
More here.
update: now, an hour later and full dark, the moon and the two planets are bright and adamantine in the sky. It's truly lovely and spectacular. Even my sister noticed it on her way home from work.
More here.
update: now, an hour later and full dark, the moon and the two planets are bright and adamantine in the sky. It's truly lovely and spectacular. Even my sister noticed it on her way home from work.
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