Astronomy stuff - Life, the Universe & Everything

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  1. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    supposedly I've installed 'sky maps' but cant find it on my phone, no icon on screen. I dont do apps on phone. Only Chrome to get on internet.
     
  2. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Online Planetarium
     
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  3. geoff501

    geoff501 Achtung Feind hört mit

  4. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Took these last night .


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  5. geoff501

    geoff501 Achtung Feind hört mit

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    Took this one, this evening. Cloud finally cleared.
     
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  6. geoff501

    geoff501 Achtung Feind hört mit

  7. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    time for the Super Moon
     
  8. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Interstellar asteroid checked for alien technology
    A project searching for intelligent life in the cosmos is going to check the first known interstellar asteroid for signs of alien technology.

    Dont say i didn't warn you.................

    Asteroid to be checked for alien tech
     
  9. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    New Years Day Moon

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  10. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

    'Super blue blood Moon' spectacle

    The night sky has a display in store on Wednesday, 31 January, with a lunar event being called the "Super blue blood moon".

    For Australia, Asia and some parts of the US and Eastern Europe, there will be a lunar eclipse, as the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon.

    On the very same night, our only natural satellite enters its closest point to us in its elliptical orbit.

    It will also be the second full Moon of the month, commonly called a blue moon.

    The word "blood" has been used to describe the deep red colour of the sunlight that passes through Earth's atmosphere to illuminate our celestial neighbour.

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  11. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Super Moon over London
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  12. dbf

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    Space lab will fall to Earth 'within hours'

    The estimated window of re-entry for the defunct Chinese space lab Tiangong-1 has narrowed sharply.
    The timeframe for the fall to Earth is centred on 01:07 Monday GMT (02:07 BST), plus or minus two hours.
    Experts are tracking the module as it orbits at an ever decreasing altitude.
    However, they will only be sure of the timing of the final plunge very late in the descent because of the uncertainties over Tiangong's interactions with the high atmosphere.
    China has lost communication with the module and there is no way to control its downward flight.
    However, the risk of any parts of Tiangong hitting a populated area is considered very low.

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  13. geoff501

    geoff501 Achtung Feind hört mit

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  15. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    as it looks from nw London

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  16. papiermache

    papiermache Well-Known Member

    IMG_2934.JPG Reflected light: frost stayed all day on roof. Clouds disappeared now. Stars are a bit wobbly: taken on a " shoot night scenes without a tripod" setting on camera.

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  17. papiermache

    papiermache Well-Known Member

    Hope you've got your hot water bottle and triple sleeping bags for a few hours time, Clive. The trouble with the moon is that by the time it changes colour it won't be so easy for me to view from indoors ! John ( apologies for the double posting of the roof picture )
     
  18. CL1

    CL1 116th LAA and 92nd (Loyals) LAA,Royal Artillery

    Love the roof
    Just like winter should be
    Ground frozen hard this morning
    Super moon did not bring the end of the world having said that on piccadilly line and there are a few zombies
     
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  19. dbf

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    In pictures: 'Super blood wolf moon'

    Stargazers have been scanning the skies for sightings of a highly unusual lunar eclipse, which began on Sunday night.

    During the spectacle, known as a "super blood wolf moon", the moon appears to glow red while seeming brighter and closer to Earth than normal.

    The event was initially visible from North and South America, as well as areas of western Europe. In parts of the UK some clouds obscured the view.
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    All the phases of the so-called super blood wolf moon, seen here from Panama City

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    Joe Sheridan, who completed a photography degree three years ago aged 60, plans to enter this in the Washington Camera Club competition in the north east of England.
     
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  20. Ramiles

    Ramiles Researching 9th Lancers, 24th L and SRY

    Our days are getting longer and the moon is getting further away every year...

    Articles in "Sky at Night" magazine... (the "you never knew" headline is a bit presumptuous though ;-)

    17 facts you never knew about astronomy and space

    What are the weirdest stars in the Universe?

    9 of the most mind-blowing facts about the Universe

    What are the biggest objects in the Universe?

    Edit: I think that they subsequently reconsidered and changed the Fb post to: ;-)

    "17 facts you probably never knew about astronomy and space":
    17 facts you never knew about astronomy and space

    Given it's an astronomy mag "probably" ;-) read by at least some astronomers it's probably for the best :)
     
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