This is a new popup window - close it when you are done . Submitted by Robert Halstead on 06/30/2015 23:19:35 . Planets Passing in the Night, June 30, 2015 . ... Captured using my Canon 6D at the prime focus of my 8-inch f/10 Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. ISO 1600, 0.6 seconds for the image at the left; and ISO 400, 1/50 second for the image at the right. Images captured between 8:57 and 9:02 pm EDT on June 30, 2015. ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...

... Comet Hyakutake's Closest Approach . ... From dark sky areas, it's tail may be seen to cover about 20 degrees on the sky (40 times the apparent diameter of the full moon) corresponding to well over 3 million miles. at the distance of the comet. The word comet, referring to the tail, derives from the Greek "aster kometes", meaning long-haired star - and the hair of comet Hyakutake continues to grow as it nears the Sun! ... Hyakutake: Stars Through A Comet Tail . ... Comet Hyakutake Passes the Sun . ...

... March 24, 1996 . Comet Hyakutake's Closest Approach . ... Explanation: The above true color image of Comet Hyakutake was taken the night of March 21/22. Tonight, Comet Hyakutake will make its nearest approach to Earth, closing to a mere 10 million miles as it passes over the planet's Northern Hemisphere . ... For the rest of March and most of April Comet Hyakutake will be visible to Northern viewers (weather permitting). ... Comet Hyakutake Finder Chart . ... About APOD | ...

2.5m Preflight Check . ... Preparations for Science: . ... If not already done, set Az and Alt brakes. Check that nothing is around/on the telescope which would interfere with altitude or rotator motion. ... Make an Alt move. Combine motion test with drive surface checking/cleaning to allow access to entire surface.* Set the Alt fiducial ( start at 14.5 and move up at 5000 cts/sec until crossed, put alt in hold then set fiducial ) Return Alt to ~18.5 deg when done. Set Alt brake. ...

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i've been looking so long at these pictures of you that i almost believe that they're real i've been living so long with these pictures of you i almost believe that these pictures are all I can feel remembering you standing quiet in the rain as I ran to your heart to be near and we kissed as the sky fell in holding you close how i always held close in your fear ...

The steps in making a pointing model are listed below. ... While tracking the source rise to set, the tiedowns are pulled through a range of about 14 inches (taking 14 minutes) . ... We need a strong point source as sband because we want to measure the peak even when we are out of focus (so we can determine the best za location). ... Time: this takes about 80 hours (averaging 2 hours/source with wait time.. ... so 4 days 12 hours a day will probably work when you include the time for the source. ...

... Make a night scene out of felt. ... Make a feltscape! ... Choose your location: my favourite location is Moomin Valley (make a house, a river, a bridge, trees, mountains, flowers) . ... Make some characters: my favourite ones are Moomin and the Snork Maiden . ... Create a night scape: cut felt to represent the night sky (moon, stars, comets, galaxies, shooting stars) . ... б© 2010 OASES . ...

... An Education in Optics . Dissect & Modify the Camera . ... At the University of Arizona's Astronomy Camps, we dissect, modify, and reload disposed "One-Time Use" cameras to allow students to study engineering principles and to photograph the night sky. ... The KODAK One-Time Use cameras with (right) and without (left) the flash unit. ... The "One-Time Use" cameras contain at least six interesting optical components. ... Computer ray trace of the simulated optics in a One-Time Use camera. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Armagh Planetarium . Colin Johnston . ... Telescopes and Observatories . ... January . ... By admin February 20, 2013 Posted in: Armagh Planetarium . ... M42, the Great Nebula in Orion, imaged through Armagh Planetarium?s telescope in January 2013. ... Image credit: Colin Johnston/Armagh Planetarium) . ... M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, imaged with the new telescope in January 2013. ... Armagh Planetarium?s new telescope in action in January 2013. ...

... SUN MOON MERCURY VENUS MARS, JUPITER SATURN . ... Mars . ... An artificial comet holds secrets to Earths life . ... Comet to make close flyby of Red Planet in October 2014 . ... COMETS | ... Comet C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) will make a close approach to Mars in October 2014. ... During the close Mars approach, the comet likely will achieve a total visual magnitude of 0 or brighter, as seen from Mars-based assets. ... Only registered members of Astronomy.com are allowed to comment on this article. ...

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... Bad Astronomy . Misconceptions . ... Keep Bad Astronomy close to your heart, and help make me filthy rich. ... As much fun as the movies are to review and the news is to analyze , it's the everyday misconceptions that to me are the heart and soul of Bad Astronomy. ... Everyone knows that you can stand an egg on end on the first day of spring... or can you? ... Bad Egg: More About Egg Balancing . ... The Dark Side of the Moon" . ... July 5, 2004) . ... Topics for "Coast to Coast AM" interview (Nov. ...

... On the equator (point C) the sun would always rise until it was overhead, while at the poles (A and B) it would always be on the horizon, going around the horizon once a day. ... Because everything is symmetric with respect to the line AB, the dark and light portions are always equal, and so are day and night, anywhere on Earth. ... Twice a year, the angle is as big as it can get, at the summer and winter solstices , when it reaches 23.5 degrees. ... That part of Earth enjoys summer . ...

Next: Reducing the observations Up: PEPSYS general photometry Previous: Influencing the plan . ... If the telescope and instrumentation are unfamiliar to you, you may have trouble keeping to the schedule for the first night or two, so try to work with a previous observer on the equipment for a night or two of training before your observing run. If you fall behind, try to keep as many low-altitude observations of extinction stars as you can, and drop some circumzenithal ones if necessary. ...

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Discovery Channel :: News - Space :: Andromeda Galaxy Broader, Study Finds 4/1/08 11:05 PM News -- Space Andromeda Galaxy Broader, Study Finds Larry O'Hanlon, Discovery News Submit to: Jan. 10, 2007 -- The Milky Way's sister galaxy Andromeda has been hiding a gigantic secret: its true size. ... Discovery Channel | ... The leading global real-world media and entertainment company. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/01/10/andromeda_spa.html?category=space&guid=20070110091500 Page 3 of 3 ...

The 6th INTEGRAL Workshop . The Obscured Universe . ... Workshop Information: . ... 7 495 621-1060 . ... 5-10 min from M. "Kuznestkii most", 25 min by subway to M.Kaluzhskaya, close to the center, 5 min walk to the Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre, 10 min walk to Red Square. ... 5 min walk from M.Smolenskaya, 30-35 min by subway to M.Kaluzhskaya, center, near the Moscow-river, Foreing Ministry, 2 min walk to the Arbat-street. www . ... 10 min walk from M.VDNKh, 40 min by subway to M.Kaluzhskaya. ...