Archives for July 2010
This Month – August 2010
Published on 31 Jul 2010 at 00:00.
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Dairy Dates for August 2010
Tuesday 3rd – 06:00 / 6am
Last Quarter Moon
Thursday 5th
Moon less than 5 degrees from Pleiades (Seven Sister / Messier 45) @ 02:00 / 2am.
Mars is 3 degrees from Saturn and 5 degrees from Venus in the west @ 21:00 / 9pm.
Saturday 7th - 21:00 / 9pm
Saturn and Venus 2 degrees apart.
Tuesday [...]
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Observing the four largest moons but one missing!
Published on 30 Jul 2010 at 00:00.
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Friday 30th July 2010 @ 23:30 / 11:30pm
Observing the Galilean Moons
Spots the giant gas planet, Jupiter’s four largest moons – The Galilean Moons.
See above the image (left to right) - Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto - were first seen in 1610 by the Italian Galileo Galilei, known as the Galilean moons, after his name.
Through a small [...]
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What is the difference between “Dark Nebula” & “Nebula”?
Published on 29 Jul 2010 at 00:00.
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Thursday 29th July 2010
See the bright-orange ”Neo-Clouds” where it was reflected by the sunsets below the horizon, it was captured by myself on Tuesday 27th July 2010 at 21:00 / 9pm. This example in meanings of nebula in the Universe – the word nebula is Latin for `cloud`.
And see the dark shadow clouds – against [...]
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What is Space?
Published on 28 Jul 2010 at 00:00.
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Wednesday 28th July 2010
What is Space?
Space is the name to give the region beyond our planet, Earth which may stretch forever. Space is made of nothing at all! – but it has lots of things in it, such as planets and stars! That contents are called the Universe.
How was the Universe made?
Many scientists believe that the [...]
The Wild Duck Cluster (Messier 11)
Published on 27 Jul 2010 at 00:00.
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Tuesday 27th July 2010 @ 23:00 / 11pm
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Messier 11 – The Wild Duck Cluster (M11)
It is an Open Cluster, readily seen with binoculars and is a magnificent object with high magnifications by a small telescope that possible to see the V-Shape.
M11 is one of the richest and most compact of the [...]
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After Sunset tonight
Published on 26 Jul 2010 at 00:00.
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Monday 26th July 2010
Sunset Planets
Mars and Saturn are meeting at a particular place with Venus to form a skinny triangle in the sunset sky in the West. When the sun sets tonight, go outside and look West.
Venus pops out of the twilight first, followed by Saturn, then Mars by binoculars or a small telescope.
See the [...]
Moon – Did you know?
Published on 25 Jul 2010 at 00:00.
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Sunday 25th July 2010
Could people live on the Moon?
There is no atmosphere on the Moon, so you would not be able to breathe. It is possible to set up scientific bases there, but anyone walking on the Moon would need a spacesuit.
Moon Facts:-
An astronaut last walked on the Moon in 1973.
The Moon is bigger than [...]
Look for Crater – Schickard Moon
Published on 24 Jul 2010 at 00:00.
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Saturday 24th July 2010
Look for crater – Schickard on the Moon tonight.
Schickard is a large old crater with a diameter of 142 miles. When observing Schickard through a telescope, you will immediately notice the absence of central peaks or peak rings. You will also see that there are some large patches of dark and light [...]
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The Moon sits the teapot!
Published on 23 Jul 2010 at 00:00.
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Friday 23rd July 2010 @ 23:00 / 11pm
Click here for enlarge image for tonight you will see the Moon sitting on the top of the teapot in the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer).
See Derekscope’s archives :- Thursday 22nd July 2010 & the SkyMap, that you will see the Moon has moved.
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Look for the Teapot
Published on 22 Jul 2010 at 00:00.
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Thursday 22nd July 2010
The Teapot
A group of eight stars that form the outline of a teapot shape – see the SkyMap for tonight with helping by the Moon to recognise the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer).
See Derekscope’s archives :- Friday 14th July 2010.
