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Jupiter and Uranus
Published on 18 Sep 2010 at 00:00.
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Saturday 18th September 2010
Jupiter and Uranus
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This map of Jupiter and Uranus, it will help you to find them.
While Jupiter is outshining everything in the night sky all this month (except the Moon), Uranus is barely visible to the naked eye.
It’s a difference of scale: Uranus is almost three times smaller than [...]
Comparison photo of Jupiter
Published on 15 Sep 2010 at 00:00.
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Wednesday 15th September 2010
Click here for an enlarge image that you will see a comparison photos of Jupiter was taken by astronomer Anthony Wesley show the planet’s disappearing the Southern Equatorial Belts are visible on May 9th 2010.
Did you know?
No one knows for sure. But while it’s an unsettling sight, the SEB has faded before. [...]
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Sky Camp @ North Norfolk
Published on 10 Sep 2010 at 08:20.
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Friday 10th September 2010
Last night it was an ever-better condition skies that I was observed some showpieces – Deep Sky Objects in the constellation of Perseus (The Hero).
Perseus lies in the Milky Way, therefore is rich typical Milky Way objects as Open Clusters and Diffuse Nebulae.
Justifiably famous Perseus Double Cluster (NGC869 & NGC884) – one [...]
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Sky Camp @ North Norfolk
Published on 8 Sep 2010 at 10:18.
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Wednesday 8th September 2010
Some of our deaf members (British Deaf Astronomical Association) will arrive here later today – I am sure we will catch up with lots of talk about what we have observed during the summertime.
Anyway last night till this morning 3am stayed up to observe some Open & Globular Clusters. Also looked at [...]
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Amazing image of Jupiter
Published on 2 Sep 2010 at 00:00.
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Thursday 2nd September 2010
I want to sharing with you an amazing image of Jupiter that was captured by the telescope of world-famous astrophotographer Anthony Wesley, Australia – Click here for an enlarge image – crystal-clear transparency!
“On a scale of 1 to 10, the seeing was a 12 and now I know what it must be [...]
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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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Jupiter in the mornings
Published on 7 Jun 2010 at 00:00.
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Monday 7th June 2010
Jupiter is now becoming a realistic target for mornings observers during this month – June 2010. (Click here for enlarge image.)
What makes observing Jupiter all the more exciting this month is its continued closeness to sister planet – Uranus, less than one degree apart on tomorrow morning – Tuesday 8th June @ [...]
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Jupiter Impact!
Published on 6 Jun 2010 at 00:00.
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Sunday 6th June 2010
Anthony Wesley from Australia, he caught a live impact that the nature of the impactor is presently unknown. It might have been an asteroid or a comet?
Derekscope BSL Video
Jupiter loses belt
Published on 5 Jun 2010 at 00:00.
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Saturday 5th June 2010
Jupiter’s South Equatorial Belt (SEB), now missing – crosses the Great Red Spot in this picture taken in 2000 by NASA’s Cassini Oribiter.
And although the current disappearance probably resulted from intense storm activity within Jupiter’s atmosphere, planetary scientists find themselves at a loss to explain what the trigger was. They also don’t [...]
Moon & Jupiter in the morning
Published on 8 May 2010 at 00:00.
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Saturday 8th May 2010
Jupiter and Uranus are below left of the crescent Moon on Sunday 9th May 2010 at 04:30 / 4.30am.
Set your vibrate-alarm clock to wake you up before sunrise on the morning of 9th, 10th and 11th May 2010 to catch the stunning slight of Jupiter accompanised by a crescent Moon in low [...]
