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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 [...]
What are planets made of?
Published on 19 Jul 2010 at 00:00.
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Monday 19th July 2010
Like Earth, most of the smaller planets in our Solar System have a solid surface made of rock. However Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, the four biggest planets, are made of gases!
Could we breathe on any other planets in our Solar System?
No. One of Saturn’s moons (Titan), may have an atmosphere made [...]
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Moon, Saturn, Mars & Venus tonight
Published on 16 Jul 2010 at 00:00.
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Friday 16th July 2010
Above the image was captured by Miguel Claro, Portugal.
(Derekscope’s archives :- Thursday 15th July 2010.)
The 5.67 days old Crescent Moon is below Saturn as they form a right-angle (90`) with Mars at 22:00 / 10pm tonight.
See the SkyMap.
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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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Moon, Saturn and Mars
Published on 23 Apr 2010 at 00:00.
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Friday 23rd April 2010 @ 22:00 / 10pm
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The Moon is south of the Star Regulus in the constellation of Leo (The Lion) between the Ring Planet (Saturn) and the Red Planet (Mars), making a great photo opportunity. (for example)
Moon near Mars
Published on 21 Apr 2010 at 00:00.
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Wednesday 21st April 2010 @ 22:00 / 10pm
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See the First Quarter Moon near Mars and the Beehive Cluster that will be great opportunity for astrophotography to capture the Moon near the Red Planet – Mars and the Open Cluster -Beehive Cluster (Messier 44).
Two events for this evening
Published on 16 Apr 2010 at 00:00.
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Friday 16th April 2010 @ two events for this evening
UPDATED @ 20:30 / 8.30pm :- The photo is added below.
1) Mars meets Beehive Cluster @ 21:00 / 9pm
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DON’T MISS – seeing Mars at it’s closet approach to the Beehive Cluster (Messier 44) in the constellation of Cancer (The Crab) this [...]
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Red Stars & Red Planet
Published on 5 Mar 2010 at 00:00.
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Friday 5th March 2010 @ 22:00 / 10pm
Compare the `redness` of Aldebaran, Betelgeuse and Mars this evening in the SouthWest.
Aldebaran – A red giant star which varies irregularly in brightness between magnitudes 0.75 and 0.95 in the constellation of Taurus (The Bull) – see Derekscope Guide :- Wednesday 17th February 2010.
Betelgeuse – A red supergiant [...]
Mars moons
Published on 19 Feb 2010 at 00:00.
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Friday 19th February 2010 @ all night
Mars has two small moons called Phobos (average diameters of about 14 miles) and Deimons (average of diameter of about 6 miles) – both moons are irregularly shaped and are thought to be asteroids that have been pulled into orbit around Mars by planet’s (Mars) gravity.
Phobos and Deimos are [...]
Mars
Published on 29 Jan 2010 at 00:00.
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Friday 29th January 2010 – 20:00 / 8pm
Mars is at Opposition tonight.(See the diagram:- Opposition)
See the Astronomy Picture of the Day
M44 Beehive is the centre between the Mars and the Full Moon.
See the SkyMap.
Today at 7pm, it was a clear skies that I used my telescope looking at the Mars where I [...]
