Archives for January 2010
Algol Star
Published on 21 Jan 2010 at 00:00.
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Thursday 21st January 2010 at 20:00 / 10pm
The famous Algol star in the constellation of Perseus (The Hero) is at minimum tonight at 22:00 / 10pm.
Updated :- Aurora Photo Gallery (20th January)
Sun – the strongest blast!
Published on 20 Jan 2010 at 00:00.
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Wednesday 20th January 2010 at daytime
See the strongest solar flame that spacecraft (STEREO-B) recorded this extreme ultraviolet movie of the blast yesterday afternoon.
Click here for the movie :- recorded between 12 noon and 14:00 / 2.30pm today.
Click here for the movie :- recorded between 17:30 / 5.30pm and 18:45 / 6.45pm today.
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Mars is closing to M44 (Beehive Cluster)
Published on 19 Jan 2010 at 00:00.
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Tuesday 19th January 2010 at 21:00 / 9pm
Using your binocular to look at a bright orange planet of Mars, rising in the East following the yellow path (above on the skymap) to reach the white bright star then climbing up that you will find the deep Sky object :- M44 – Open Cluster (Beehive Cluster) [...]
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The Moon & Jupiter
Published on 18 Jan 2010 at 00:00.
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Monday 18th January 2010 – 18:00 / 6pm
The Moon stands 6 degree above Jupiter.
(Unable to take some photos, due clouds tonight.)
The Moon & Jupiter
Published on 17 Jan 2010 at 18:30.
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Tonight at 18:00 / 6pm
Those photos were took tonight at my back garden, it was a slender waxing crescent (2.17 days old) showing an earth shine and close to the Jupiter on the upper left. Below it shows close to see the earth shine.
The Moon
Published on 17 Jan 2010 at 00:00.
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Sunday 17th January 2010 @ 01:00 / 1am
The Moon is at Apogee (252,547 miles away)
Diagram :- Apogee
(The point in the orbit of the Moon around at Earth as it’s farthest distance from the Earth.)
The Moon
Published on 16 Jan 2010 at 00:40.
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Saturday 16th January 2010 @ sunset
See the slim crescent Moon (One & half day old) in the constellation of Capricornus (The Sea Goat) shortly after sunset in the west.
The Sun sets at 16:21 / 4.21pm
The Moons sets at 17:50 / 5.50pm
Annular Eclipse
Published on 15 Jan 2010 at 00:00.
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Friday 15th January 2010
(not visible from the UK)
An Annular eclipse occurs over parts of Africa and Aisa.(See the diagram:- The path of Annular Solar Eclipse map and Orbit of the Earth & Moon.)
Next eclipse will be on July 11th 2010 – Total Solar Eclipse (not visible from the UK).
See the photo gallery, click here.
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Milton Keynes Deaf Astronomical Society
Published on 14 Jan 2010 at 00:00.
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Thursday 14th January 2010 @ 19:00 / 7pm
It was called off due the safety reasons due our roads round are still bad by snowing and ungritted, we advise that you do not travel to MKDAS’s event tonight.
Friday 5th February – 10am – 5pm
Thursday 11th February – 7pm
Members will go to AstroFest at Kensington Town Hall,
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Mercury
Published on 13 Jan 2010 at 00:00.
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Wednesday 13th January 2010 @ 18:00 / 6pm
With binoculars about 40 minutes before sunrise that you could see Mercury peering through of morning twilight to upper left of the Moon.
