Milton Keynes Deaf Astronomical Society
Published on 6 Jan 2011 at 00:00.
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Thursday 6th January 2011
Tonight Milton Keynes Deaf Astronomical Society will be provided you, how to understand the Sky Atlas Map (below) and how to target the celestial objects.
Everyone is welcome! - please text me on 07845319228, if you are coming.
Click here for MKDAS Programme 2011.
Partial Eclipse of the Sun
Published on 5 Jan 2011 at 00:00.
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Wednesday 5th January 2011
Photo by G.Palmer from March, Cambridgeshire.
One of our British Deaf Astronomical Association members, Godfrey Palmer’s camera was Panasonic Lumix G1 – Shutter 1/200th / f20 / ISO 100 with zoom (45-200mm), was captured from his bedroom window.
Yesterday, earlier morning (4th January), the new Moon passed in front of the sun, slightly off-center, producing a partial solar eclipse and a fantastic crescent sunrise that I saw them at a very short time – it went above a house’s roof then the cloud front covered to hide the event (See my photo).
Our Moon for today evening – Wednesday 5th January 2011 around 5pm, 45 minutes after sunset.
Click here for an enlarge SkyMap below.
Rising in Eclipse
Published on 2 Jan 2011 at 00:00.
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Tuesday 4th January 2011
Partial Solar Eclipse (Tuesday 4th January 2011)
Visible at sunrise on the morning of 4th January 2011 – an eclipse of the Sun is always an exciting event and this one should be no exception as long as the winter weather is kind, so the Sun will emerge through the wintry haze near the South-Eastern horizon!
This event reminds me of a similar sunrise partial Solar Eclipse took place on Saturday 31st May 2003. I was with British Deaf Astronomical Assocation running trip to the West Coast of Scotland at Durness to witness the Total Annular Eclipse, which was awesome and jaw-dropping. It was an incredible sight that I always remember!
Photos :- Total Annual Eclipse at Scotland (May 2003).
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Sighting the Partial Solar Eclipse for early morning of Tuesday 4th January 2011.
Welcome Back
Published on 1 Jan 2011 at 00:00.
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Dairy Dates for January 2011
The new-year begins with an excellent opportunity to see the Quadrantid Meteor Shower under a New Moon – it peaks on the night of Monday 3rd and Tuesday 4th January 2011 at 01:00 / 1am. There is also the chance to catch a Partial Solar Eclipse on the morning of Tuesday 4th January 2011 when the Sun is just rising.
Saturn is an excellent early morning target but Jupiter shows supreme in evening skies with Uranus closer than it will be shown again in 2024!
January 2011
Saturday 1st - 07:00 / 7am
A Crescent Moon is 12 degrees from Venus low in the South West.
Monday 3rd - 08:00 / 8am
Earth at Perihelion.
Monday 3rd / Tuesday 4th - morning
The Quadrantid Meteor Shower peaks.
Tuesday 4th - 08:00 / 8am
New Moon and Eclipse.
Wednesday 5th - 21:00 / 9pm
Jupiter and Uranus 31 arcminutes apart.
Sunday 9th - 20:00 / 8pm
Mercury greatest elongation (23 degrees).
Monday 10th - 05:00 / 5am
The Moon is at Apogee (251,219 miles away from Earth).
Wednesday 12th - 11:00 / 11am
First Quarter Moon.
Friday 14th
07:00 / 7am :- Venus is 8 degrees above Antares star.
22:00 / 10pm :- Moon 7 degrees from Pleiades and Hyades Clusters.
Saturday 15th - 22:00 / 10pm
Moon 4 degrees from Pleiades Cluster.
Wednesday 19th - 21:00 / 9pm
Full Moon 8 degrees to the right of Messier 44 (M44 – Beehive Cluster).
Thursday 20th - 01:00 / 1am
Venus greatest elongation 47 degrees (West of the Sun).
Saturday 22nd - 00:00 / 12am
The Moon is at Perigee (227,305 miles away from Earth).
Tuesday 25th - 04:00 / 4am
Moon 7 degrees to the South of Saturn.
Wednesday 26th - 13:00 / 1pm
Last Quarter Moon.
Thursday 27th - 08:00 / 8am
Saturn is stationary.
International Space Centre (ISS)
See the manned International Space Station in evening skies from 26th December to 13th January 2011.
This Month – December 2010
Published on 2 Dec 2010 at 00:00.
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Dairy Dates for December 2010
Wednesday 1st - 05:00 / 5am
Moon is eight degrees to the right of Saturn.
Thursday 2nd - 05:00 / 5am
Venus eight degrees to the left of Moon.
Sunday 5th - 17:00 / 5pm
New Moon.
Monday 6th - 10:00 / 10am
Uranus is stationary
Friday 10th - 07:00 / 7am
Mercury is stationary.
Monday 13th
08:00 / 8am :- The Moon is at Apogee (250,244 miles away from Earth).
13:00 / 1pm :- First Quarter Moon.
Geminids Meteor Showers Peak – afternoon, tonight.
Moon five degrees to upper right of Jupiter and Uranus.
Sunday 19th - 04:00 / 4am
Moon one degree below Pleiades with Hyades Cluster nearby.
Geminids Meteor Showers Peak – afternoon and tonight.
Monday 20th - 21:00 / 9pm
Mercury Inferior Conjunction.
Tuesday 21st
Full Moon - 08:00 / 8am.
Total Lunar Eclipse - 08:00 / 8am.
Winter Solstice - 23:38 / 11:38pm .
Saturday 25th - 13:00 / 1pm
The Moon is at Perigee (231,614 miles away from Earth).
Tuesday 28th - 04:00 / 4am
Last Quarter Moon.
Wednesday 29th
Moon eight degrees below Saturn - 04:00 / 4am.
Spcia Star in Virgo, above the Moon.
Thursday 30th - 12:00 / 12pm (noon)
Mercury is stationary.
Friday 31st - 22:00 / 10pm
Jupiter and Uranus one degree apart.
International Space Centre (ISS)
See the manned International Space Station in evening skies from 26th December to 22nd January 2011.
Great Red Spot
Published on 30 Nov 2010 at 00:00.
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Tuesday 30th November 2010
Great Red Spot
Make sure the GRS is visible. The spot rotates, more or less, as Jupiter rotates. So every 10 hours the spot makes a full rotation around the visible disk of the planet. You’ll get your best chance of seeing the Red Spot as it crosses the central meridian… the imaginary north-south line that bisects the planet’s disk. Even if the GRS is an hour before or past the meridian, you can get a good view.
So when the the Great Red Spot cross the meridian? Your best bet to get this information is to go to Sky and Telescope’s transit table here…
Comet Hartley 2
Published on 29 Nov 2010 at 00:00.
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Monday 29th November 2010
The Comet Hartley in two Clusters of M46 (far top) and M47 (above) in the constellation of Hydra (The Snake) with binoculars after midnight.
Now, it’s brightness should have started to fade and the speed of the comet will start to slow down passing between the Open Cluster M46 that it has a planetary Nebula (NGC 2438) lies in the front of the Open Cluster of M46, and M47 at the end of this month.
See the map from Sky & Telescope should help you find the comet.
Studying the Universe
Published on 28 Nov 2010 at 00:00.
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Sunday 26th November 2010
Derek Rowley @ Piazzi Smyth Observatory
British Deaf Astronomical Association (BDAA) was running a series of short courses in Astronomy at the Bedford School during in November 2008 with a super supporting by Bedford Astronomical Society.
Taking an astronomy course – variety on offer covering all age groups and levels of experience, to help you take your interest further.
Here the website linked for astronomy course at :-
British Deaf Astronomical Association
Astro-Course for the deaf astronomers.
Any correspondence in regarding BDAA’s deaf astronomy course, please contact: Chris Hurren (General Secretary)
Bedford School
Astronomy Courses
www.bedfordschool.org.uk
Tel: 01234 362285
Planet Earth Education
www.theplanetearthcentre.btinternet.co.uk
Tel: 0161 6539092
University of Birmingham
www.ph.bham.ac.uk/prospective
Tel: 0121 414 4563
University College London
www.ucl.ac.uk
Tel: 0207 679 3943
University of York
www.york.ac.uk/physics
Tel: 01904 432241
Cardiff University
www.astro.cf.ac.uk
Tel: 02920 874144
Liverpool John Moores University
www.astro.ljmu.ac.uk/distance
Tel: 0151 231 2900
University of Central Lancashire
www.studyastronomy.com
Tel: 01772 893540
Lancaster University
www.lancs.ac.uk
01524 593639
Clear Skies tonight?
Published on 27 Nov 2010 at 00:00.
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Saturday 27th November 2010
www.sat24.com
Sat24.com provides realtime satellite images. The images provide an excellent view on the clouds in the sky and an indication of the meteo weather over the European continent.
The website provides for a specific zoom for countries and regions like France , Germany , Netherlands , Spain , Swedenand Scandinavia, the UK , Italia , Greece , etc.
Especially in the Mediterranean countries like France, Spain, Italia, Greece and even large parts of Turkey, one can see where the sun and the sunshine is going for the weather of today.
The satellite images are a great instrument to give us a peek from the sky on the climate surrounding the European countries from the satellite images a clear view can be seen on fires that normally occur in the summer season andvolcano eruptions or using infrared images to allow you see at nights for your clear skies.
Go have a look :- www.sat24.com
Venus & Saturn this morning
Published on 26 Nov 2010 at 00:00.
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Friday 26th November 2010
Venus Phase – 19% illumination
Extremely really cold this morning to capture above the image of Venus phase at 06:52pm with a lightbridge 16 inch and camera Canon EOS 500D by free-hand.
Also the below image the morning sky where it shows Venus and Saturn, click here for enlarge image.
