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Double Star in Andromeda
Published on 25 Nov 2010 at 00:00.
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Thursday 25th November 2010
Almaak Star
Almaak in the constellation of Andromeda, is easy enough to find in the northern hemisphere, it lies nearly overhead this month between the Great Square of Pegasus (The Winged Horse) and the bright stars of the constellation Perseus.
To find Almaak (also called gamma Andromedae), start at the northern corner of the Great [...]
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Star :- Mira
Published on 18 Oct 2010 at 00:00.
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Monday 18th October 2010
Credit by Stefan Seip, Germany.
DO NOT MISS
See the star Mira in the constellation of Cetus (The Sea Monster or Whale) at it’s brightest this week.
Mira is a variable star that can be seen with the naked eye when it’s at maximun, but at other times requires a binocular or telescope.
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Stars
Published on 14 Oct 2010 at 00:00.
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Thursday 14th October 2010
Stars twinkle because the light they send towards Earth is bent by air currents moving about in our atmosphere, it moves at around 16,000 mph – if you were to travel above Earth’s atmosphere, all of them – stars would not twinkle at all!
Why do stars shine?
Stars shine because they are hot, [...]
Autumn Skies
Published on 8 Oct 2010 at 00:00.
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Friday 8th October 2010
Mira in Cetus (The Sea Monster or Whale)
You could see Mira below Pleiades (Seven Sisters / M45).
Autumn is in full swing with dark nights, Comet Hartley 2 is close to the Double Cluster in the constellation of Perseus (The Perseus). And other highlights include the star – Mira, the best long-period variable [...]
Did you know?
Published on 20 Jul 2010 at 00:00.
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Tuesday 20th July 2010
Did you know?
Stars would explode if gravity were not holding their material together!
Atom have gravity, which means that they pull things towards them.
After the Big Bang, gravity made atoms clump together to form stars and planets.
Stars are made of hydrogen and helium atoms but solid planets (Earth, Mercury, Venus & Mars) are [...]
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.
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 [...]
Mizar and Alcor (Double Stars)
Published on 26 Apr 2010 at 00:00.
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Monday 26th April 2010 @ 22:00 / 10pm
In both Ireland and Great Britain, this pattern is known as the Plough.
View the middle star of the Great Bear’s tail – it’s the visual double star (Mizar and Alcor).
Of the seven stars that make up the Plough in the constellation of Ursa Major (The Great [...]
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Deneb and Vega
Published on 2 Apr 2010 at 00:00.
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Friday 2nd April 2010 @ 22:00 / 10pm BST
Look low towards the north for the bright stars of Deneb in the constellation of Cygnus (The Swan) and Vega in the constellation of Lyra (The Lyra).
See the SkyMap and Star Chart Atlas.
Features of Interest ~ Zeta Cancri Star
Published on 19 Mar 2010 at 00:00.
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Friday 19th March 2010 @ all nights
Features of Interest :- Zeta Cancri Star
Zeta Cancri (Tegmine) star is a lovely triple of yellow stars through a small telescope from 2-inch, it is seen to consist of two stars – magnitude 5.1 and 6.2.
An aperture larger than 6-inch (150mm) telescope will see the brighter component has a [...]
