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[silverslith]

:naughty: Cheers man.

I'll be pestering my neighbour for a look at Vesta with his scope.

[Michaelangelica]

An interesting site

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Total Lunar Eclipse, 28th August 2007

 

From NASA

NASA - Eclipses During 2007

 

Looks like the viewing will be good in S America.

Do we have any members there?

Many south, S. American towns will also be able to see the Partial Solar Eclipse of 2007 Sep 11

 

More details here

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[Boerseun]

BUMMER!!!

 

It sucks being in Africa at times like these...:hyper:

[Michaelangelica]

There is a "Blue Moon" tonight:)

[Michaelangelica]

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21:40 (4 hours ago)

G'Day All

 

The Sun has been quiet for some time now. Currently it is blank of

all but one tiny sunspot. However, while waiting for Aurora, we have

a total Lunar eclipse.

 

The evening of Tuesday August 28 will see (weather permitting) the

best total Lunar eclipse as seen from Australia since 1999. The

majority of the eclipse occurs in the early evening so the whole

family can watch it. You don't need any special equipment to see it,

just your eyes (although binoculars will be helpful). Why not have a

lunar eclipse viewing party in your street? For the eastern states

and central states, the Moon enters the darkest part of Earth's

shadow (the Umbra) during the late twilight. For people in WA, the

Moon rises with the eclipse underway. Here are some contact times for

Australia.

 

Time Zone Penumbral contact Moon enters

Umbra Maximum Eclipse Moon Leaves Umbra Penumbral

Contact Sunset/Moonrise (average)

 

Eastern States 5:52 pm 6:51 pm 8:37 pm 10:24

pm 11:22 pm ~5:40 pm

Central States 5:22 pm 6:21 pm 8:07

pm 9:54 pm 10:52 pm ~5:51 pm

Western Australia 3:52 pm 4:51 pm 6:37

pm 8:24 pm 9:22 pm ~5:55 pm

 

A fuller table for Australia and NewZealand is here

Southern Sky Watch 2007

 

I have made a PDF file with the summary information and kids eclipse

activities that can be accessed here

http://home.mira.net/~reynella1/astronomy/Total%20Lunar%20Eclipse%20August%2028%202007%20General.pdf

 

On the day, there will also be a webcast from the ABC (got to the Lab

website for info), a live webcast from the US can be accessed here

NASA - Total Lunar Eclipse: August 28, 2007

 

The Moon will be a deep copper colour at mid eclipse, and will be

rather lovely to behold.

 

Cheers! Ian

 

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[Jay-qu]

Now all we need is for this nice clear weather to hold out till next week and it should be great viewing :hihi:

[Turtle]

 

From NASA

NASA - Eclipses During 2007

 

 

From the map I see I'm in the 'All Eclipse Visible' region of the Pacific Northwest US. :hihi: Looking at a nice waxing crescent Moon tonight with a few clouds. Thanks for the heads up from down under Micha! G'donya mate. B) B)

[Pluto]

Hello Turtle

 

Thank you for the link.

[Michaelangelica]

2007 TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE - Your (kid's) Questions Answered!

Next Tuesday evening the heavens are treating us to a total lunar eclipse that will be visible right across Australia. The kids will love it. And then they'll start asking you questions about it. Some mighty tricky ones if kids are true to form. Don't panic - Bernie Hobbs has prepared a cheat sheet for answers to even the hairiest inquiries from your local young mind.

Eclipse of the moon, August 2007 - Features - The Lab - Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Gateway to Science

 

==== IN THE SKY THIS WEEK === Total Lunar Eclipse!

The Full Moon is Tuesday August 28, and on this night we will see the best Australian total Lunar eclipse since 2000, and the best for some years to come. The eclipse will begin roughly an hour after sunset in eastern and central states, in Western Australia the Moon rises with the eclipse in progress. Maximum eclipse, when the Moon will be a deep copper colour, will be 8:37 pm in eastern States, 8:07 pm in central states and 6:37 pm in WA. Speaking of the full Moon, Mars will NOT be as big as the full Moon on August 27, this is a hoax that has been circulating for years. Mars does look beautiful though. It is in the constellation of Taurus the Bull as the bright red object below the red star Alderbaran.

Southern Sky Watch 2007

[Michaelangelica]

Are you watching the moon elclips?

It is spectacular!

No wonder people believe in God

[Michaelangelica]

Here is a great link /site I just found

 

ABC NewsRadio: programs: StarStuff

 

Well worth checking out

ABC NewsRadio: StarStuff

presented by Stuart Gary

 

 

NewsRadio's astronomy, space sciences and cosmology program, has the latest discoveries across the universe and space science news from around the world. Hosted by Stuart Gary, StarStuff is available on demand or on the air on Sunday at 12:06pm Eastern Time.

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[Michaelangelica]

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07:57 (14 hours ago)

G'Day All

 

The suns face remains blank, but the comets keep keeping on.

 

Comet 17P/Holmes has remained bright and was still around magnitude

2 (easily visible to the unaided eye) around 11 am this morning.

Unfortunately you have to be up around 2:00 am (3:00 am daylight

saving time) to see it very low to the northern horizon, almost due

north. A spotters map can be found here.

http://home.mira.net/%7Ereynella1/astronomy/Comet_Holmes_map.pdf

How long it will remain bright. Best seen from northern Victoria and

points north, it currently it looks star like to the unaided eye,

with no tail, but its characteristic cometary fuzziness is visible in

binoculars. See Astroblog for updates.

 

Comet 2007/F1 LONEOS is (just) visible above the western horizon. It

will only be a fuzzy dot (possibly brighter than predicted at

magnitude at mag 4 or 3.5) and you may need a pair of binoculars to

see it initially . A spotters map is available here.

http://home.mira.net/%7Ereynella1/astronomy/nov_loneos_map.pdf

 

Tonight (Friday Nov 2) the comet is next to the bright star Graffias,

and on Nov 4 it is next to the bright red star Antares, should be

interesting viewing.

 

Cheers! Ian

 

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[Michaelangelica]

Here is a great link /site I just found

 

ABC NewsRadio: programs: StarStuff

 

Well worth checking out

This is such a great show I am amazed I have only just discovered it

NewsRadio's astronomy, space sciences and cosmology program, has the latest discoveries across the universe and space science news from around the world. Hosted by Stuart Gary, StarStuff is available on demand or on the air on Sunday at 12:06pm Eastern Time.

 

Heaps of old programmes to listen to.

usually the ABC only keep audio for 4 weeks.

[Michaelangelica]

There should be agood naked eye meteor shower starting after 12midnight m in the eastern states tonight.

==== IN THE SKY THIS WEEK ====

The First Quarter Moon is Monday December 17. The early evening sky is now devoid of bright planets. Red Mars rises around 10:00 am, and can be seen as the brightest object above the north-eastern horizon at midnight.

 

On Friday and Saturday morning Mars and the Geminid meteor shower can be seen together - the best time is around 3:00am local daylight saving time Saturday 15 December.

 

The meteors will appear to come from just under Mars, but looking anywhere to the north-east one should see a meteor every one or two minutes, shooting near the beautiful Pleiades cluster, or up past Orion's belt.

 

If you wait long enough, Saturn and brilliant white Venus will rise above the eastern horizon for the perfect finish to a night of meteor watching.

Southern Sky Watch 2007

 

In fact is looks like being visible everywher but especially good in Oz at the moment as there is no moon

Meteor shower expected to light up night

 

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A METEOR shower is expected to turn the skies above Australia into a celestial light show overnight.

 

The shower, known as the Geminids because it appears to come from the constellation of Gemini, happens in December every year and can be seen from anywhere in the world.

 

Sydney Observatory curator of astronomy Nick Lomb said conditions were good for Australians to view the shower this year, with no moon expected to be visible.

 

He said the show was expected to start at about 11pm (AEDT) tonight, with the peak coming just before dawn at about 3.45am (AEDT).

 

"It will look like streaks of light, like whitish flares,'' Dr Lomb said.

 

"It could be quite spectacular.''

Meteor shower expected to light up night | NEWS.com.au

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08:00 (11 hours ago)

G'Day All

 

If you are getting up before sunrise there is a busy and spectacular

week ahead, skywise.

 

Between the 31st and Feb 2nd Venus and Jupiter come very close, and

are closest on Saturday Feb 2. Venus and Jupiter are reasonably high

above the eastern morning horizon, and should be fairly obvious as

the brightest objects in the sky. The morning of Saturday Feb 2,

between 2-3 am, is also when the waning Moon passes in front of the

bright star Antares, so Saturday is a good day to rise early. The

line up is joined by the crescent Moon on Monday 4 Feb and Tuesday

Feb 5, making a fantastic sight.

Southern Sky Watch 2008

 

On Thursday Feb 7 there is a partial solar eclipse at around 1:30

pm. It is best seen in the eastern states, and only about 20-30% of

the Sun is covered. NEVER look at the Sun with unprotected eyes, as

severe eye damage may occur, use safe solar projection techniques instead.

 

For detailed times of the occultation, see here

Southern Sky Watch 2008

 

For detailed times of the partial eclipse and details of safe solar

projection techniques see here

Southern Sky Watch 2008

 

Cheers! Ian

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19 Feb (1 day ago)

G'Day All

 

In my previous message I said "Sadly, Australia wont see the ISS and

the shuttle together." Revised predictions show that some parts of

Australia will see the shutlle and the ISS together on the 20th. See

Heavens above for predictions from your site.

Heavens-Above Home Page

 

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19 Feb (1 day ago)

G'Day All

 

In my previous message I said "Sadly, Australia wont see the ISS and

the shuttle together." Revised predictions show that some parts of

Australia will see the shutlle and the ISS together on the 20th. See

Heavens above for predictions from your site.

Heavens-Above Home Page

 

Cheers! Ian

 

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Umm...the shuttle is long gone from ISS now. :)

 

The shuttle undocked from the station two days ago.

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