Constellation :- Triangulum (The Triangle)
Published on 15 Nov 2010 at 00:00.
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Monday 15th November 2010
This small constellation of Triangulum (The Triangle) comprising three faint stars but easily found between the constellation of Andromeda and Aries ~ the brightest star, Beta (magnitude 3.0) form well-marked triangle with Alpha (3.4) and Gamma (4.0).
This constellation is visible from August to March and the best seen the highest in sky at 22:00 / 10pm (GMT) between November and December.
This small constellation comprising three faint stars but easily found between the constellation of Andromeda and Aries ~ the brightest star, Beta (magnitude 3.0) form well-marked triangle with Alpha (3.4) and Gamma (4.0).
Features of Interest :- The Triangulum Galaxy (M33)
A Messier 33, The Triangulum Galaxy – spiral galaxy, nearly 2.6 million light-years away and the third largest member of the Local Group of galaxies because it covers about the same area of sky as the Full Moon that the light is so spread out – a clear sky, dark sky is needed to see M33. Under good conditions, this galaxy can be detected through binoculars or a small telescope.
See the SkyMap for hunting the constellation of Triangulum (The Triangle).
Season Constellation
Published on 14 Nov 2010 at 00:00.
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Sunday 14th November 2010
Winter Sky
Why the constellations change through the yearly?
Because the Earth spins on it’s axis so we see the constellations differently – this is also why we have seasons.
See the movie of seasons.
Click here for the Sky Map of :- Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn.
Look like in 50,000 years
Published on 13 Nov 2010 at 00:00.
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Saturday 13th November 2010
Constellation:- Ursa Major
(Left – today / Right – 50,000 years time.)
It is among the most famous constellations – third largest in the sky, occupying a much wider area than that covered by the group of seven stars form the asterism of the Plough.
What will the constellation of Ursa Major look like in 50,000 years?
Stargazers of the future will look into a different Night Sky – that’s because the stars are moving relative to each other so let say 50,000 years many common constellations will have a very different shape.
South Equatorial Belt is back?
Published on 12 Nov 2010 at 00:00.
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Friday 12th November 2011
Jupiter’s missing stripe (SEB), returning?
Earlier this year when Jupiter’s great South Equatorial Belt (SEB) vanished, researchers urged amateur astronomers to be alert for its eventual return. The SEB had come and gone before, they noted, and the revival was something to behold. Alert: It might be happening now. An energetic white plume is rising above Jupiter’s cloudtops, possibly heralding the return of the giant planet’s missing stripe, said the Spaceweather.
`Circlet of Pisces`
Published on 11 Nov 2010 at 00:00.
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Thursday 11th November 2010
Circlet of Pisces
How many stars can you spot inside `Circlet of Pisces`?
The Circlet of Pisces makes a great event for beginning observers, while the planet of Uranus and land of galaxies provide nice target for telescope owners.
See the SkyMap.
New Comet
Published on 10 Nov 2010 at 00:00.
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Wednesday 10th November 2010
NEW COMET IKEYA-MURAKAM (C/2010 V1)
This comet by Leonid Elenin from New Mexico, called Ikeya-Murakami (C/2010 V1), was first detected last week by amateur astronomers in Japan, but several other skywatchers have since been watching the icy wanderer’s changing appearance over the last few days.
So newly-discovered comet C/2010 V1 (Ikeya-Murakami) is putting on a good show for anyone with a backyard telescope and an alarm clock. The clock is for getting up before dawn, and the telescope is for seeing above.
See the evolution from Thursday 4th to Monday 8th November 2010.
Map for looking east just before dawn on Wednesday 10th November 2010 and Thursday 11th November 2010.
Sun, Moon and Planets ?
Published on 9 Nov 2010 at 00:00.
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Tuesday 9th November 2010
Sun, Moon and Planets ??
Sun in the constellation of Libra (The Scale).
Moon (3.66 days old) moving through in the constellation of Scorpius (The Scorpion), visible in the Western Sky after the Sunset.
Mercury in the constellation of Libra (The Scale), visible in the Western Sky (evening) after the Sunset.
Venus in the constellation of Virgo (The Virgin), visible in the Eastern sky (morning) after Sunrise.
Mars in the constellation of Scorpion (The Scorpion) in the Western sky after the Sunset.
Jupiter in the constellation of Aquarius (The Water-Carrier), visible in the sky after Sunset and for most of the night, appears close to Uranus.
Saturn in the constellation of Virgo (The Virgin), visible in the Eastern sky before Sunrise.
Uranus in the constellation of Pisces (The Fishes), in the Eastern sky after Sunset, appears to close to Jupiter.
Neptune in the constellation of Capricornus (The Sea Goat), visible in the sky after Sunset.
M31 – Andromeda Galaxy
Published on 8 Nov 2010 at 00:00.
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Monday 8th November 2010
With a New Moon finding the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), this above image that you should see like that with your binocular high in the Eastern Sky in early evening.
Fact:-
M31 (NGC 224, the famous Andromeda Galaxy) is the nearest large galaxy to our own Milky Way Galaxy. It is so bright that it is easily seen by naked eye as a faint fuzzy patch. It’s 2.3 million lightyears away (One light-year away = 5,865,696,000,000 miles, that’s NOT a long way for the Universe!
See the SkyMap – (Visible at 22:00 / 10pm local time from July till December and visible at South (180` degrees) local time @ 22:00 / 10pm – November 10th).
Called Off
Published on 7 Nov 2010 at 00:00.
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Sunday 6th November 2010
Foam Crack (Click here for enlarge image.)
Discovery’s liftoff to the International Space Station was postponed because of a leak in the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate (GUCP) at Launch Pad 39A, which prompted a scrub of Friday’s launch attempt but Mission managers also will look at a crack in the external tank foam that developed as supercold liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen were being drained from the tank — although the crack did not develop until after the launch attempt was called off.
Space Shuttle Discovery’s next possible launch opportunity on Tuesday 30th November 2010 at UK Time :- 09:05 / 9.05am (NASA’s time :- 4:05 a.m. EST).
See the video – Repairing the Ground Umbilical Carrier Plate (GUCP)
Venus
Published on 6 Nov 2010 at 00:00.
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Saturday 6th November 2010
Venus is essential lost in the Sun early this month, but slowly emerges from the Sun’s glare as by mid-November.
See above photo by Henry Mendt of Maracaibo, Venezuela, took this daylight picture of Venus only 7o from the blinding sun on Sunday 31st October 2010.
Click here for his described how he safely targeted Venus using an 8-inch telescope and photographed the planet from inside the shadows of a parking garage.
Not now but you could see a Venus lies close to the bright white star Spica, Saturn, and the crescent Moon just before sunrise on November 30 at 07:00 / 7am. A beautiful sight!
Other image was taken by Somsawat Rattanasoon of Chiang Mai, Thailand by using his expensive Takahashi TOA-150 telescope and cheapest compact camera.
