Archives for May 2010
Trickier to spot the Sickle
Published on 31 May 2010 at 00:00.
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Monday 31st May 2010 @ 23:00 / 11pm
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Visible from March through June, Leo (The Lion) is the dominant constellation of the northern spring sky. It’s easy to find.
Just look for the sickle-shaped group of stars high in the southern sky after sunset. The sickle spans about 12 degrees… just a little [...]
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Looking for a shape of `Kite`
Published on 30 May 2010 at 00:00.
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Sunday 30th May 2010 @ 22:00 / 10pm
Constellation :- Bootes (The Herdsman)
This month and next month June, you will see the Bootes shape as a kite with a brightest star, Arcturus, is Greek for “bear guard”.
Bootes is far off the Milky Way therefore lacks Open Clusters and Diffuse Nebula ~ Like most off the [...]
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Milky Way
Published on 29 May 2010 at 00:00.
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Saturday 28th May 2010
The Band of Milky Way
The brightest white star was appeared in this photo, its a Jupiter on the right of the Band of Milky Way.
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The Milky Way system is a spiral galaxy consisting over 400 billion stars, plus gas and dust arranged into three general components as [...]
Spitzer Space Telescope
Published on 28 May 2010 at 00:00.
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Friday 28th May 2010
NASA Spitzer Space Telescope
The number of days since launch is 2468 days and it held at 7,810,153 miles away from Earth, click below for the Galactic Centre (Milky Way).
Derekscope BSL Video
More information about Spitzer.
See more NASA’s Spitzer’s Astronomical Images.
See the movie – The Galactic Centre (Milky Way)
Tomorrow, Derekscope will shows you the [...]
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Venus and Two Stars
Published on 27 May 2010 at 00:00.
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Thursday 27th May 2010 @ 22:00 / 10pm
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The Planet of Venus forms a triangle with the two stars are Castor and Pollux in the constellation of Gemini (The Twin) in the evening twilight at the West.
NASA Missions Landing
Published on 26 May 2010 at 00:00.
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Wednesday 26th May 2010 @ 13:48pm / 1.48pm
Crew Prepares for Landing.
Space Shuttle Atlantis and the STS-132 crew returns to Earth today after delivering the Russian-built Mini Research Module to the International Space Station, and landing is scheduled for 13:48 / 1.48pm (UK Time).
Derekscope BSL Video
NASA TV :- Landing TV Live
NASA Mission Extras :- STS-132 [...]
Phoenix Mars Lander shows damaged.
Published on 25 May 2010 at 00:00.
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Tuesday 25th May 2010
Image shows damage to Phoenix Mars Lander
Phoenix for exploring the Artic Plain of Mars, has ended operations after repeated attempts to contact the spacecraft were unsuccessful, and this year a new image from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows signs of severe ice damage to Phoenix’s solar panels.
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NASA :- Read [...]
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Amazing Transit
Published on 24 May 2010 at 00:00.
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Monday 24th May 2010
Amazing Transit (Click here for enlarge image.)
Image of the solar transit of the International Space Station (ISS) and Space Shuttle Atlantis during the STS-132 mission, taken from Niederbipp in Switzerland on May 22nd 2010 by a French man, Thierry Legault.
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NASA Facts:-
NASA’s shuttle program is coming to an end later this [...]
Milky Way
Published on 23 May 2010 at 00:00.
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1. In Greek Mythology, the Milky Way was created by milk spilled when Hera, the wife of Zeus, was nursing their baby, Hercules.
2. Wherever you live in the world, and whatever the season, if you have dark sky you can step outside on a clear night and see the nearby spiral arms of the Milky [...]
Wishing a very Happy Birthday to….
Published on 22 May 2010 at 00:00.
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Saturday 22nd May 2010
Derekscope with my Mum.
We were together to see a Total Solar Eclipse at Southern Turkey with British Deaf Astronomical Association on Wednesday 29th March 2006.
Today, please will you text her on 07726318643 for joining with me to wish my mum on her 75th birthday today, thank you.
Much appreciated, thank you!
