The annual Perseid meteor shower continues until 20th August, with the peak activity occurring during the night of 11/12th August. ... The comet is in a fairly stable orbit and it sheds a fresh dust trail every time it reaches perihelion (closest distance to the Sun). ... David Asher of the Armagh Observatory is a little more cautious stating that with no meteor storm data in relatively recent times predictions cannot be calibrated to the same accuracy as the Leonid meteors. ...

... 2010 August 14 . Night of the Perseids . ... Explanation: On the night of August 12, from moonset until dawn was a good time to see meteors. Enthusiasts watched as comet dust rained on planet Earth, streaking through dark skies during the annual Perseid Meteor Shower . Anticipating the shower approaching its peak , astronomer Marco Verstraaten recorded a series of exposures capturing meteors over a period of 6 hours using a wide angle lens from a not-so-dark site in the Netherlands. ...

... Bad Astronomy . ... Bitesize Astronomy . ... Last week's Snack talked about how black holes can affect the environment around them in such a way as to be very bright . ... It's a common misconception that black holes always have matter swirling into them. ... As this matter gets closer and closer to the black hole it piles up and a large, fairly flat disk forms. This is called the accretion disk , because matter from this disk accretes (that is, falls in) on the black hole. ... 2008 Phil Plait. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Monthly Sky Notes . ... Posted on January 30, 2012 | 1 Comment If you look towards the west just after sunset this February you will see a very bright star in the darkening sky. ... Continue Reading.. ... No Comments It?s BBC Stargazing Live month, so even more of us will be looking skyward this January. ... Posted on December 5, 2011 | 4 Comments Which is the brightest star in the sky (apart from the Sun)? ... Posted on November 17, 2011 | ...

... Clearly, dark windblown sand surrounds outcropping of light sedimentary rock across the floor of crater Arabia Terra. ... On the night of August 12, from moonset until dawn was a good time to see meteors. Enthusiasts watched as comet dust rained on planet Earth, streaking through dark skies during the annual Perseid Meteor Shower. ... Clouds near the horizon can block sunlight from reflecting off air, making columns outward from the Sun appear unusually dark. The Sand Dunes of Titan . ...

... It's Saturn time! When and where can I view Saturn? ... I'll never forget my first view of Saturn . It was a crisp clear winter night many years ago, and I had just completed making my first reflector telescope . ... I aimed my telescope at the bright golden object in the sky. ... The Cassini spacecraft speeds toward Saturn at 21,500 kilometers (13,000 miles) per hour and will reach Saturn just as the ringed planet disappears from our nighttime view in June. ... Observing Saturn in the sky. ...

... The Pleiades star cluster, also known as the Seven Sisters and Messier 45, is a conspicuous object in the night sky with a prominent place in ancient mythology . ... The stars in the Pleiades are thought to have formed together around 100 million years ago, making them 1/50th the age of our sun, and they lie some 130 parsecs (425 light years ) away. ... Data for these stars are listed in a table below. ... Yes . ... WEBDA Pleiades cluster data . ... M45: The Pleiades Star Cluster (2007 November 18) ...

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... Tonight's Sky . ... The Magazine . ... Observing . ... Gravitational wave search provides insights into galaxy evolution and mergers . ... The double star 54 Leonis, spiral galaxy NGC 3198, and emission nebula NGC 3199 . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Get to Know the Night Sky . ... Even more questions for a cloudy night . ... Get instant access to subscriber content on Astronomy.com! ... Receive news, sky-event information, observing tips, and more from Astronomy's weekly email newsletter. ...

Twilight observations with MASS/DIMM B. Safonov Sternberg Astronomical Institute Moscow State University Comprehensive Characterization of Astronomical Sites, 2010 B. Safonov (Moscow State University) Twilight observations with MASS/DIMM SITE 2010 1 / 17 Why observe in twilight with MASS/DIMM? ... ASM includes 3 devices sensitive to background: guider, DIMM and MASS. B. Safonov (Moscow State University) Twilight observations with MASS/DIMM SITE 2010 2 / 17 Background in guider. ...

The run progress pages document the execution of Service Mode and Visitor Mode observing runs carried out at the Paranal Observatory. A summary of the run's characteristics is given, as well as a time-stamped list of all Observation Blocks (OB) that were executed until now. ... If reduced data for the given run exist, those are also reported in both the OB Summary table and in the details. ... Reduced : information shown only if pipeline-processed reduced data exist for the OB . ... OB ID . ...

... I've been to Alaska to see them almost every spring since 1996. ... My hobby turns to be my work. ... I was singing in a rock band when I was a student. I love 70's western rock music (e.g., AEROSMITH, ROLLING STONES, QUEEN,...) and 80's Japanese rock music (ARB, ECHOES, Carmen Maki Oz,.. My most favorite band is LA-PISSCH , which is a Japanese funky rock band and plays a kind of mixture music (like FISHBONE) including ska, punk. hard rock, blues.. ... Now I'm tring to see Japanese movies. ...

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Crater Gassendi . ... I made this drawing was made on the 26th of november 2001. If you compare this one with the previous drawing of Gassendi (below) the differences are clear. ... This drawing was made on the 28th of september 2001. After nearly a full month without observations I had a one hour gap between the thicker clouds. ... This drawing was made on the 29th of august 2001. ... This drawing was made on the 27th of august 2001. ... This drawing was made on the 25th of august 2001. ...

THE RELATIVE MONTHLY MEAN SUNSPOT NUMBER ON AUGUST 2012 HAS MADE Waug.= 63.1, THAT GIVES FOR 38 MONTH (2012, FEBRUARY) DEVELOPMENT CURRENT 24 CYCLES OF SOLAR ACTIVITY THE SMOOTHED MONTHLY MEAN SUNSPOT NUMBER W*feb.= ... Weekly Bulletin on Solar and Geomagnetic Activity Highlights on 27.08 - 02.09.2012, Forecast on 03 - 10.09.2012, Carrington Rotation 2127 (15,04.08.2012) SUNSPOT ACTIVITY OF THE SUN REMAINED AT THE AVERAGE LEVEL. ... GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY REMAINED QUITE AND ACTIVE. ...

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ALBUM: floating Artist: Eloy @ SONG : Floating Instrumental @ SONG : The Light From Deep Darkness Out of the depth of nothing In nobobdy's time The earth was created The first morning starts Sun appears in the sky Winds stroking waves Evening shadows tumble down Eclipse the sun of life Herald the night Burning lights arise people take their places Dance a merry round They live without fear Help each other in their way through life Tomorrow we'll see They forget ...

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These images were taken at Moore and Mt. ... Late afternoon on February 27, 2007 at 16:52 local time, 21:52 UTC . Night of August 23, 2011, at 00:15 local time, 04:15 UTC . ... Movie on the Night of August 26, 2011, from 0:53 to 3:53 local time, 4:53 to 8:53 UTC . Aurora in the northern sky on the night of October 24, 2011, at 21:38 local time, 01:38 UTC . Dawn on October 25, 2011, at 06:30 local time, 10:30 UTC . Night of May 19, 2007, at 18:19 local time, 05:19 UTC . ... Google Sky . ...

Previous Editions of the M111: . ... OutReach Training and Program . September Public Night . Welcome all ye weary travelers to a new type of M111 "On Line". ... Back to top.. ... When I logged our last outreach programs I couldn't help but notice that Warren Rupp Observatory is NUMBER FIVE in the worldwide standings in public outreach programs! ... If you'd like to train in astronomy outreach, just contact any of our members and we'll be happy to train you to do public outreach! ...