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received this from my mother-in-law but thought you'd
all enjoy it's beautiful photos and the story it tells.
Happy Monday to all!
http://dingo.care2.com/cards/flash/5409/galaxy.swf
Posted by Terri at 8:41 AM
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/25523074.html
Aug 16: Join PAS at PV Park - 40th Street and Union Hills from 7pm to 10pm.
The eclipse begins at 9pm. In the mean time, we will be showing other fun objects until
the Moon rises.
Other Visible objects in the sky on this night:
Sunset 7pm
7:15pm Saturn, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter are possible
Saturn, Mercury, Venus set 7:30pm
Moonrise 7:30pm
Mars sets 8:30pm
Moon Eclipse starts 9pm
Since Eclipse lasts longer than we can stay at the park (10pm)
we suggest you watch the rest of the eclipse from home. : )
Join us. RSVp is required. If no public RSVP's, the star party is canceled.
Remember, we are still in Monsoons, so this is WEATHER PERMITTING.
RSVP is with Rod at 602-402-4284 by 3pm the day of event.
Posted by Terri at 9:55 AM
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/highlights/26031779.html
Posted by Terri at 9:54 AM
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/observingblog/26377449.html
Posted by Terri at 9:52 AM
Got this in the Mail and thought some of you might be interested.....
Location: Town & Country Resort & Convention Center
Date: Feb 19-22, 2009
more info
www.spacefest.info
If anyone wants the flyer about this event, see me at the next PAS event,
which will most likely be Aug 28 Meeting of the Minds. I have only
one flyer, first to email me they want it, can have it.
Posted by Terri at 10:29 AM
Space Weather News for August 5, 2008
http://spaceweather.com
COUNTDOWN TO THE PERSEIDS: The annual Perseid meteor shower peaks one week from today, on Tuesday, August 12th. The best time to look is during the dark hours before dawn on Tuesday morning when forecasters expect 50 to 100 meteors per hour. Get away from city lights if you can; plan a camping trip! The darker the sky, the more meteors you will see.
The source of the Perseids is Comet Swift-Tuttle, which has littered the August portion of Earth's orbit with space dust. The dusty zone is broad and Earth is already in its outskirts. As a result, even before the peak on August 12th, you may see some "early Perseids" streaking across the night sky. Photos of these early arrivals will be featured in the days ahead on http://Spaceweather.com as part of our full coverage of the Perseid meteor shower.
BONUS: Last Friday's total solar eclipse is history, but new pictures continue to appear in our photo gallery. Start browsing at this URL: http://spaceweather.com/eclipses/gallery_01aug08_page3.htm
Posted by Terri at 10:28 AM
http://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/2008/index.html
On August 1, 2008, a total solar eclipse begins at 6:09 pm China time near the windswept high grasslands northeast of the small hamlet of Yiwu, about two hours north of Hami in the Xinjiang province of China. As in the total solar eclipses of 1999, 2001, and 2006, a team of Exploratorium and NASA heliophysics experts will adeptly capture and broadcast the Eclipse live from yet another specially chosen international locale. Like the Olympics, the thrills of live viewership can still be yours even if you can't travel to China for this major celestial event. Thanks to satellite technology, you can watch it from your planetarium or local museum -- or even from home at your computer screen.
Posted by Terri at 10:04 AM
MEETING OF THE MIND Thurs 7/31 CANCELED
Due the lack of topics,
the Meeting of the Minds scheduled for this Thursday 7/31
has been canceled.
See you at the next one on Thurs Aug 28.
Please enjoy your free Thursday evening!
Posted by Terri at 11:44 PM
Star party at BCC tonight has been CANCELED
Posted by Terri at 2:07 PM
Received from Astronomy Magazine - More info can be found on Astronomy.com
The summer meteor season begins with a favorable display from the Delta Aquarids. The meteor shower, which is active now to mid-August, peaks July 27.
This shower favors observers in the southern half of North America. The reason: Southern latitudes place the radiant higher in the sky.
Observing Delta Aquarid meteors just got a little easier. According to the International Meteor Organization, several faint summer showers with reported radiants near Aquarius confused observers. Several new studies, however, indicate the Delta Aquarid radiant is the only real one.
The Delta Aquarid shower produces between 10 and 20 fast - but not especially bright - meteors per hour. The Last Quarter Moon July 25 will create only minor interference with your meteor hunt.
Posted by Terri at 9:53 AM
