Archives for May 2010
Transit of Mercury
Published on 21 May 2010 at 00:00.
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Friday 21st May 2010
Transit of Mercury
Occasionally, Mercury can seen acrossing the Sun known as “Transit of Mercury” (movie) – the last time, it was happened on 7th November 2003, before that it was 15th November 1999 but it was not visible from the United Kingdom, back to 10th November 1973 for the last Mercury [...]
Moon, Mars and Regulus
Published on 20 May 2010 at 00:00.
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Thursday 20th May 2010 @ 22:00 / 10pm
See the Triangle tonight
The First Quarter Moon forms a triangle with the Red Planets – Mars and Regulus Star in the evening twilight from 21:00 / 9pm. (Click here for enlarge image, the map is shown for tonight at 10pm.)
The Sun will pass through the Leo from 10 [...]
Constellation :- Cassiopeia (The Queen)
Published on 19 May 2010 at 00:00.
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Wednesday 19th May 2010 at 22:00 / 10pm
The Main Stars in Cassiopeia.
The distinctive `W` shape formed by the brightest stars makes the constellation of Cassiopeia (The Queen Cassiopeia) easy to recognize.
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Feature of Interest
NGC 457, an elongated Open Cluster, about one-third the apparent size of the Full Moon and visible through binoculars [...]
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How fast is ISS passing?
Published on 18 May 2010 at 00:00.
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Tuesday 18th May 2010
How fast is ISS passing? – 17,000mph!
I thank Tim Printy from Hooked, New Hampshire, USA, for his recording this event, because it shows you to see how quickly the International Space Station with a Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-132) are docked, moved across the Moon on Sunday 16th May 2010.
International Space Centre and [...]
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First Spacewalk today
Published on 17 May 2010 at 00:00.
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Monday 17th May 2010
STS-132 crew aboard the International Space Station.
The Expedition 23 crew welcomes the STS-132 crew aboard the International Space Station. (See the NASA Video Gallary.)
Hatches between space shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station were opened at 08:18 a.m yesterday, and the crew members will use the station’s robotic arm to move the Integrated [...]
Sun, Moon and Planets ?
Published on 16 May 2010 at 00:00.
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Sunday 16th May 2010
Sun, Moon and Planets ?
Sun in the constellation of Taurus (The Bull).
Moon (2.34 days old) moving through in the constellation of Taurus (The Bull).
Mercury in the constellation of Cetus (The Sea Monster), visible in the eastern sky (morning) before sunrise.
Venus in the constellation of Taurus (The Bull), visible in the western sky [...]
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Venus, Moon, ISS and Space Shuttle
Published on 15 May 2010 at 01:00.
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Saturday 15th May 2010 @ 21:24 / 9.24pm
See Space Shuttle and ISS from the UK.
Tonight brings a lovely conjunction of the planet Venus and the crescent Moon in the western sky at sunset. And if you’re lucky, you may see the International Space Station drift by along with the space shuttle Atlantis STS-132. Using the [...]
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Find the M97 (Owl Nebula)
Published on 15 May 2010 at 00:00.
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Saturday 15th May 2010 @ 22:00 / 10pm
Owl Nebula (Messier 97)
This glowing gas bubble is estimated to be 6,000 years old in the most famous constellation of Ursa Major (The Great Bear).
M97 is the faintest, however it does have some details within the nebula and this makes it interesting – the owner of small [...]
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NASA Missions Launching
Published on 14 May 2010 at 00:00.
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Friday 14th May 2010 @ 19:19 / 7.19pm
UPDATED @ 19:30 / 7:30pm :-
Space Shuttle Atlantis in Orbit.
See Derekscope’s archive :- Tuesday 11th May 2010 for 12 days Mission Timeline.
UPDATED @ 16:00 / 4pm :-
Space shuttle Atlantis’ six astronauts are boarding space shuttle Atlantis. Prelaunch activities continue on schedule as teams prepare for Atlantis’ liftoff [...]
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Milton Keynes Deaf Astronomical Society
Published on 13 May 2010 at 00:00.
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Thursday 13th May 2010 @ 20:00 / 8pm
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Tonight Milton Keynes Deaf Astronomical Society held at the Emberton County Park, Olney Road, Emberton, near Olney, Milton Keynes, Bucks, MK46 5FJ - find us on the A509 and meet us at the gatehouse (reception) at 8pm for observing the colour stars, [...]
