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Boeing Starliner

Last post by helicon « Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:09 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:56 pm

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Boeing Starliner spacecraft rolls out to Atlas V rocket ahead of 1st astronaut launch

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I hope all goes well. Seems like this might be a critical mission to test with a manned crew onboard.

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Last post by helicon
Wed Apr 17, 2024 9:09 pm
NASA's Mars sample return plan is too expensive'

Last post by helicon « Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:45 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Tue Apr 16, 2024 12:09 pm

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NASA's Mars sample return plan is getting a major overhaul: 'The bottom line is $11 billion is too expensive'

Graeme

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Call upon the entrepreneurial community to come up with a solution requiring a relative modicum of lift capacity, more likely than the bureaucratic...

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Last post by helicon
Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:45 pm
Comet Pons-Brooks Visual Report - Wed eve 3/27/24

Last post by Graeme1858 « Fri Apr 05, 2024 4:38 pm
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by broadwater » Thu Mar 28, 2024 2:23 am

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I took my 15x70 tripod mounted binoculars and my little Astroscan to a reasonably dark sky site in southern Ontario, Canada to observe Comet...

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Thanks for your report.

We have clear Western skies at sunset this Sunday. I will be looking for the comet with binoculars from the bedroom window....

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Last post by Graeme1858
Fri Apr 05, 2024 4:38 pm
Pons-Brooks in RFT

Last post by sdbodin « Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:14 am
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by sdbodin » Wed Apr 03, 2024 11:20 pm

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Observed comet Pons-Brooks in my 4 inch RFT last evening. Scope; homemade 4 inch RFT with WWII optics, Kodak aerial camera 4 element design 24 inch...

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Posted pic before, but always a pleasure.

RFT4.jpg

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Last post by sdbodin
Thu Apr 04, 2024 1:14 am
Carrington Event

Last post by Graeme1858 « Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:17 am

by Graeme1858 » Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:17 am

Largest recorded solar storm was even bigger than we thought

Graeme

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Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:17 am
Phobos and Deimos

Last post by Graeme1858 « Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:14 am

by Graeme1858 » Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:14 am

Mars may have captured and split a comet to create its two moons

Graeme

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Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:14 am
Comet Pons-Brooks Visual Report

Last post by broadwater « Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:59 pm
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by sdbodin » Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:22 am

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Evening of 26 March, 9pm local (PDT), visible in 11x70 binos north of Hamal. Dim, not picked-up naked eye, coma diffuse no bright point nucleus, just...

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Thanks for the report, Steve. I have a clear forecast for tonight and was really expecting a great show through my 15x70 binoculars. I appreciate...

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Last post by broadwater
Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:59 pm
Near miss!

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:01 pm
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by KingClinton » Sat Mar 16, 2024 7:55 am

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This was a close call!
We would not have had time to react!

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Some country may have had a new tourist attraction.

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Sun Mar 17, 2024 11:01 pm
Uranus Seasonal Colour Variations

Last post by messier 111 « Sat Jan 06, 2024 2:15 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Sat Jan 06, 2024 8:34 am

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Interesting article on true planetary colours and the seasonal cycle of Uranus’s colour:

Graeme

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I read that the Webb telescope is going to take pictures of these same planets, I can't wait to see the result.thx.

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Last post by messier 111
Sat Jan 06, 2024 2:15 pm
Quadrantid meteor shower, 3-4 January 2024.

Last post by Unitron48 « Thu Jan 04, 2024 6:31 pm
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by KingClinton » Tue Jan 02, 2024 6:23 am

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Well, it's a new year and our first meteor shower is upon us!
I have had solid rain for two days now and counting.
So I will probably only see orange...

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I was out early this morning to catch a few...99 percent clouds! Hopefully next year!

I did observe the event in 2016 (25 meteors) and again in 2021...

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Last post by Unitron48
Thu Jan 04, 2024 6:31 pm
Southern sky guide 2024.

Last post by KingClinton « Wed Jan 03, 2024 6:45 am

by KingClinton » Wed Jan 03, 2024 6:45 am

This article from the conversation covers some of the events to look out for in the southern hemisphere this year. The article focuses on the...

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Last post by KingClinton
Wed Jan 03, 2024 6:45 am
Happy perihelion day!

Last post by Thefatkitty « Tue Jan 02, 2024 8:17 pm
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by KingClinton » Tue Jan 02, 2024 3:16 pm

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Only just got in from work and missed posting this by a few hours.
Ah well, rather late than never.

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That explains why it got warmer at lunch... :lol:

Just kidding; thanks for the info Clinton!

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Last post by Thefatkitty
Tue Jan 02, 2024 8:17 pm
Comet 144P Kushida.

Last post by Graeme1858 « Mon Jan 01, 2024 11:38 am
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by KingClinton » Mon Jan 01, 2024 9:24 am

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Seems like we have several comets to keep a eye on this month!
Would love your feedback if you catch one.

Quote taken from the linked article...

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Thanks Clinton. I've just added it to Stellarium.

Graeme

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Last post by Graeme1858
Mon Jan 01, 2024 11:38 am
Comet P12/Pons-Brookes.

Last post by KingClinton « Sun Dec 31, 2023 7:19 am
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by KingClinton » Mon Dec 04, 2023 6:43 am

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This will here soon.
Add it to your observing lists. Should be interesting to see if it will brighten enough to be a naked eye comet. It should...

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Saw a report of this comet flaring up again, possibly at mag 10?
This will be for our northern hemisphere crowd, it's currently sitting nicely...

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Last post by KingClinton
Sun Dec 31, 2023 7:19 am
Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan

Last post by JayTee « Sun Dec 31, 2023 1:24 am
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by KingClinton » Sat Dec 30, 2023 8:36 am

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Has anyone seen or imaged this comet yet?
Been seeing a lot of images over on social media platforms, some with only the camera on a tripod.

I did...

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The Link Joe gave is the page I always use for comets.

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Last post by JayTee
Sun Dec 31, 2023 1:24 am
Saturn’s “Spokes” to Return

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sat Dec 23, 2023 11:13 am

by Graeme1858 » Sat Dec 23, 2023 11:13 am

Astronomers have been observing Saturn with the Hubble Space Telescope and several other spacecraft for decades and have noticed something unusual....

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Sat Dec 23, 2023 11:13 am
The Surface of Europa

Last post by Thefatkitty « Sat Dec 16, 2023 5:24 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Sat Dec 16, 2023 1:26 pm

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This is the highest-resolution image we have of the surface of the icy moon Europa.

This is from 1997. The Europa Clipper will produce even...

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Thanks Graeme, I'd never seen that before. I'm certainly no scientist, but from everything I've read/seen, Europa seems the best place for other life...

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Last post by Thefatkitty
Sat Dec 16, 2023 5:24 pm
Halley's Comet begins its 38-year journey back toward Earth tonight

Last post by AstroBee « Fri Dec 15, 2023 6:51 pm
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by KingClinton » Sat Dec 09, 2023 9:20 am

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I saw Halley's comet back in 1986, I was on training exercises with the South African army in the Northern Cape province here in SA.
Was a sight to...

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Halley's Comet is what got me hooked on astrophotography. I was shooting basic star trails and stuff prior to Halley but I seem to remember this...

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Last post by AstroBee
Fri Dec 15, 2023 6:51 pm
Possible new meteor shower for December 12

Last post by JayTee « Wed Dec 13, 2023 12:32 am
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by KingClinton » Mon Dec 11, 2023 3:50 pm

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Surely in 2023 we could at least have more user friendly names. :lol:

Quote from the article.
Debris from the near-Earth comet 46P/Wirtanen could...

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I may have a clear window for me on this new moon night (nicely timed). It will run from midnight to 0430 for me. It'll be cold but not frigid. I'll...

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Last post by JayTee
Wed Dec 13, 2023 12:32 am
Asteriod Leona to occult Betelguese on December 12

Last post by helicon « Tue Dec 12, 2023 8:35 pm
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by KingClinton » Fri Dec 08, 2023 11:20 am

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This will only be visible from parts of Europe and Asia, Florida and Mexico.

Quote from the article.
An occultation of a 1st-magnitude star is...

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So I guess not visible from most of U.S. ?

It happened last night, but to answer your question, it was only visible from the tip of Florida, below...

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Last post by helicon
Tue Dec 12, 2023 8:35 pm
Send your name to Jupiter on Europa clipper spacecraft.

Last post by KingClinton « Mon Nov 27, 2023 7:43 am
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by KingClinton » Fri Oct 27, 2023 9:24 am

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Send your name to Jupiter on NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft. The mission is scheduled to launch in 2024 on a journey to explore Jupiter's ocean...

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Interesting article on why you should send your name on the Europa clipper craft.
I know a lot of folks think it's a waste of time.
Interesting new...

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Last post by KingClinton
Mon Nov 27, 2023 7:43 am
Fall into an ice giant’s atmosphere

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:05 am
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by Graeme1858 » Fri Nov 17, 2023 10:11 am

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First steps in returning to Uranus and Neptune?

The unique atmospheric compositions of ‘ice giant’ planets Uranus and Neptune were recreated to...

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Thank you for the link Graeme.

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:05 am
Io

Last post by messier 111 « Sat Nov 18, 2023 2:02 pm
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by Graeme1858 » Sat Nov 18, 2023 9:33 am

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NASA's Juno spacecraft has swooped close to Jupiter's moon Io, capturing this amazing photo of the surface.

Screenshot 2023-11-18 093020.png...

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nice image , thx .

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Last post by messier 111
Sat Nov 18, 2023 2:02 pm
Rocket Lab Mission to Venus

Last post by Graeme1858 « Sat Nov 18, 2023 11:43 am

by Graeme1858 » Sat Nov 18, 2023 11:43 am

The first of a number of planned missions to Venus.

Rocket Lab announced last year that it had partnered with MIT to take on the first private...

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Last post by Graeme1858
Sat Nov 18, 2023 11:43 am
What did ancient humans know about astronomy?

Last post by StarBru « Mon Nov 13, 2023 12:59 am
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by Graeme1858 » Sun Nov 12, 2023 4:19 pm

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An interesting History question

Graeme

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I am fascinated with earlier civilizations and what they knew about astronomy and architecture. Without all the light pollution of today, no wonder...

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Mon Nov 13, 2023 12:59 am

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