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Welcome to the PHOENIX ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY BLOG.
Located in Phoenix, Arizona. We welcome everyone to enjoy the night sky with us!
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Please make a note that on Aug 21 and Aug 22 the PAS Website will be
down for scheduled maintenance. Do not send an email to Chris about this.
Instead, post it on your calendar so you know that you can not access the site
during those two days. Collect all info you need from the site
prior to the 21st of August. Thank you for your patience in this matter.
Posted by Terri at 2:46 PM
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/newsblog/100117994.html
Posted by Terri at 1:57 PM
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/observingblog/99304684.html
Posted by Terri at 1:54 PM
Space Weather News for July 28, 2010
http://spaceweather.com
SOLAR ACTIVITY PICKS UP: Earlier today, magnetic fields looping over the sun's southeastern limb became unstable and erupted. The blast produced a bright, towering prominence that attracted the attention of amateur astronomers around the world. Meanwhile, on the sun's northeastern limb, a big new sunspot is emerging and it is crackling with C-class solar flares. Visit http://spaceweather.com for images and movies.
METEOR SHOWER: The University of Western Ontario meteor radar is picking up strong returns from the Southern Delta Aquarid meteor shower, which peaks on July 28th. Sky watchers (particularly in the southern hemisphere) should be alert for meteors between about 10 pm and dawn. "Visual rates could be as high as 20 per hour," notes Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, "although glare from the nearly full Moon will make many of the fainter meteors difficult to see."
SPACE WEATHER ALERTS: Did you miss the last big solar flare or geomagnetic storm? Don't let that happen again. Turn your cell phone into a full-featured space weather alert system: http://spaceweatherphone.com
Posted by Terri at 3:48 PM
Sky brightening over Kitt Peak
Research done
Received link from astronomy friend
http://arxiv.org/abs/1007.4597
Posted by Terri at 12:50 PM
This Sunday 3:30 to 5:30 is a Bookman's Telescope Workshop.
Free & Open to the PUBLIC.
Bring the whole family.
This event is weather permitting.
We will cancel event if:
1) Falling rain at 3pm
2) Winds above 15mph
PAS Calendar: RSVP here if you can attend, please:
http://www.pasaz.org/forums/calendar.php?do=getinfo&e=348&day=2010-7-25&c=1
Forum discussion has been started here, about this event.
http://www.pasaz.org/forums/showthread.php?p=997#post997
We hope to see you there!
Posted by Terri at 11:46 AM
Space Weather News for July 10, 2010
http://spaceweather.com
A LIVELY SOLAR ECLIPSE: Fast-growing sunspot 1087 is crackling with C-class solar flares. A spectacular eruption recorded by the Solar Dynamics Observatory is featured on today's edition of Spaceweather.com. This surge in activity comes on the eve of a total eclipse of the sun over the South Pacific. Will eclipse chasers see material blasting away from the sun when the Moon hides the blinding stellar surface? It's a possibility. Stay tuned to http://spaceweather.com for updates and pictures from the path of totality.
SUNSET CONJUNCTION: Look west at sunset. Venus is passing by 1st magnitude star Regulus. They're only a little more than a degree apart. Bright Venus catches the eye first. As the glow of sunset fades, Regulus pops out of the twilight a little below Venus. The view through binoculars is superb.
Posted by Terri at 1:18 PM
For Sale: Like new Orion SkyQuest XT6 Dobsonian Telescope with base. Originally purchased 12/12/2000 for $470.80. Comes with Telrad Reflex Light Sight - New $48.00, Star Light Flashlite, Moon Filter, 25mm eyepiece, 9mm eyepiece, Instruction Manual & "Where the Stars Are" - Astronomy software for windows. Asking price $200. Email Carol at CarolRuesch@yahoo.com or phone 602-863-6399
Posted by Terri at 3:31 PM
Ozone is both good and bad. It’s good when it’s high in the stratosphere, where it protects us from harmful ultraviolet radiation. But at the top of the troposphere, ozone is a greenhouse gas. Mid-troposphere, ozone mops up pollutants. At the surface, though, ozone harms plants and causes health problems for animals—and us. The new “Ozone Trap-n-Zap” game on The Space Place gives you the opportunity to set things right. Ozone molecules fly in at all levels, and your job is to trap them where they will help and zap them where they won't. It’s fun and fast-moving, and you'll never be blasé about ozone again. Go to http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/tes/ozone.
Best wishes,
The Space Place Team
Posted by Terri at 1:01 PM
Got this from my good friend, Leah.
Enjoy!
Posted by Terri at 12:09 PM
