Science Daily: Uranus
- NASA's Hubble, New Horizons team up for a simultaneous look at Uranus October 11, 2024
- Key to rapid planet formation August 1, 2024
Month: September 2009
astrofoto.org migrated to new host
Not that you’re likely to notice. For the most part, accessing web pages is limited by my DSL upload speed which is merely 768k. Funny how things change. Remember when 1/2 a T1 connection was considered fast? Hard to believe the work "merely" can go in the same sentence.
Saturn Week
Well, okay, I made that up. But the first two weeks of October, say Oct 4-17 will be a great time to be up early to view Saturn, Mercury, and Venus as they dance around the early morning sky during the morning twilight. Saturn will actually be the faintest of the bunch. On Oct 16, …
Full Moon
Today’s full moon is also called the harvest moon.
Io Casts Shadow on Europa
The moons of Jupiter periodically cast shadows on Jupiter which are visible in telescopes from Earth. However, today one of its moons will cast a shadow onto another of the moons. But you’ll have to be an early riser to see this one!
Moon 2º to Upper Left of Jupiter
Tonight the moon and Jupiter will be only 2º apart and easily visible in the evening sky.
IYA2009 Galilean Nights
Four hundred years ago, Galileo Galilei turned his small telescope toward the skies and so started a series of events that revolutionized our understanding of the universe. Two of the objects observed by Galileo which most affected his understanding (and hence ours) were the Moon and Jupiter. Both will be well placed in the evening …
Urban Starfest
This annual event is sponsored by the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York in conjunction with the Urban Park Rangers. Stargazing in Central Park’s Sheep Meadow will be hosted by numerous amateur astronomers (and their telescopes!). More details are available at the announcement page at the AAANY web site: http://www.aaa.org/index.aspx?LOBID=952 If you are on Facebook, …
Urban Starfest on Saturday!
If you are New York City, this weekend is the annual Urban Starfest held in Sheep Meadow (Central Park). While those of you from more rural areas may think it something of a joke to have a (mini) star party in the middle of the a major city, you would be surprised at what you …