... July 23, 1996 . Hale-Bopp, Jupiter, and the Milky Way . ... Explanation: Shining brightly, the mighty Jupiter rules this gorgeous Kodacolor photo of the Milky Way near Sagittarius . Astronomer Bill Keel took the picture earlier this month (July 7) while standing near the summit of Hawaii's Mauna Kea contemplating the sky in the direction of the center of the Galaxy (right of picture center). ... The much anticipated comet Hale-Bopp is also clearly visible. ... About APOD | ...

Hale-Bopp, Jupiter, and the Milky Way . ... Astronomer Bill Keel took the picture earlier this month (July 7) while standing near the summit of Hawaii's Mauna Kea contemplating the sky in the direction of the center of the Galaxy (right of picture center). ... Many famous emission nebulae are visible as reddish patches - M16, the Eagle nebula , is just above and right of center, with the Horseshoe nebula, M17, just below it and farther to the right. ... Where's the comet? ... Specific rights apply . ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Armagh Planetarium . Colin Johnston . ... Our Galaxy . ... Other Galaxies . ... I took some quick images of the Moon just by putting an Ipod Touch to the eyepiece of the telescope. ... Image credit: Colin Johnston/Armagh Planetarium) . ... Image credit: Colin Johnston & Julie Thompson/Armagh Planetarium) . ... I am looking forward to sharing the sky with our visitors when our monthly Open Nights return in October (date to be confirmed). ...

... Comet Tutorial . ... On July 1, 1993 an image was taken with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) that clearly shows at least 15 individual fragments in one image frame of the train. ... This made an accurate orbit (or orbits) difficult to determine; however, after numerous observations of the comet, astronmers determined that the comet had passed within 96,000 kilometers (60,000 miles) of the center of Jupiter or 25,000 kilometers (16,000 miles) from the cloud tops during the July 8, 1992, approach. ...

... Comet Tutorial . ... On July 1, 1993 an image was taken with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) that clearly shows at least 15 individual fragments in one image frame of the train. ... This made an accurate orbit (or orbits) difficult to determine; however, after numerous observations of the comet, astronmers determined that the comet had passed within 96,000 kilometers (60,000 miles) of the center of Jupiter or 25,000 kilometers (16,000 miles) from the cloud tops during the July 8, 1992, approach. ...

I was wondering what conditions should be met to have the "darkest" sky .. ... Upon the above publication of the Southern Galactic hemisphere, TunГ Tezel started seeking opportunities to create the Northern counterpart image. ... So, the initial quest of having the darkest possible sky have delivered us these two all-sky images of the two galactic hemispheres as seen from Planet Earth. Zoomable and 'full-screenable' fisheye view of the "darkest sky" Southern Galactic Hemisphere image. ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... SUN MOON MERCURY VENUS MARS, JUPITER SATURN . ... Observing . ... Why Join? ... Jupiter joins Venus in the early evening . ... That more brilliant one is Venus, and it s currently having its best showing for northern observers of 2015 as it shines brightest and appears highest in the evening sky. ... Only the Full Moon itself climbing higher in the southeastern sky this evening appears brighter. ... Only registered members of Astronomy.com are allowed to comment on this article. ...

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ASTRONOMY BEHI ND THE HEADLI NES A podcast for Infor mal Science Educator s from the Astr onomi cal Society of the Pacifi c www.astr osociety.or g/ abh Episode 4: IMPACT ON JUPITER with Dr. Hei di B. Hammel, Space Science Institute Written by Caroly n Collins Peters en Music by GEODESI UM Soundtrack pr oducti on by Loch Ness Productions Produced by the Astronomical Soc iety of the Pac ific HOST: Welcome to Astronomy Behind the Headlines, a podcast by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. ...

T he Siding Spring Survey (SSS) is a Near-Earth Object search program that utilises the 0.5-m Uppsala Schmidt Telescope at Siding Spring Observatory, N.S.W., Australia. ... The mission of the Siding Spring Survey is to contribute to the inventory of near-earth objects (NEOs), or more specifically, the potentially hazardous asteroids (PHAs) and comets (PHOs) that may pose a threat of impact and thus harm to civilization. ... Based on the CSS Mission page . ... Siding Spring Survey Main Page . ...

... 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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Go to Armagh Observatory main Leonid page (including Leonid links) . ... In 2002 November the Earth will pass near the trails released at the 1866 and 1767 returns, i.e. 4 revolutions and 7 revolutions of the comet ago. The Earth's passage right through the centre of trails is associated with the most spectacular meteor displays (studies show that, as well as how close to the centre of the trail you are, the strength of the display also depends on how far along a trail's length you are). ...

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Check out some poking around I've been doing on comet and asteroid dynamics from various databases. Comets are bad for our health! Well, at least over the long term-- look at what just *one* fragmet of Shoemaker-Levy 9 (the comet which impacted Jupiter in July of 1994) would have done had it hit Michigan instead of Jupiter! ... Charles Morris' JPL Comet Page . Mike A'Hearn's Home Page . Casey Lisse's Home Page . Small Bodies Node ...

... But it's all right, it's all right, I'm just weary to my bones Still, you don't expect to be bright and Bon Vivant So far away from home, so far away from home. ... We come on a ship we call the Mayflower, We come on a ship that sailed the moon We come at the age's most uncertain hour And sing the American tune But it's all right, its all right You can't be forever blessed Still, tomorrow's gonna be another working day And I'm trying to get some rest, That's all, I'm trying to get some rest. ...

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Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught) . ... Jan. ... COMETS . In 2009 the 39 periodical comets will return to perihelions. Comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) . ... Comets 8P/Tuttle and 17P/Holmes (at right) . ... Time . ... P/2002 CW 134 (LINEAR) . ... P/2003 K2 (Christensen) . ... 13.0 m . ... P/2002 JN 16 (LINEAR) . ... P/2003 O3 (LINEAR) . ... P/2002 Q1 (Van Ness) . ... Note: All time moments are given in Universal Time (UT) units. For Kyiv Local_Time=UT+2 h (and Local_Time=UT+3 h for summer time). ...