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27 October 2009
IYA Live Telescope – M50
Did you get a chance to check out the IYA Live Telescope? Our last object was Messier 50 (also known as M 50 or NGC 2323) is an open cluster in the constellation Monoceros. It was perhaps discovered by G. D. Cassini before 1711 and independently discovered by Charles Messier in 1772. M50 is [...]
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20 October 2009
IYA Live Telescope: Mmmm, Mmmmm, Good!
If you've had an opportunity over the last few days to check in on our IYA "Live" Telescope, we've been keeping an eye on the Messier Catalog Objects for you… specifically some bright open clusters named M46, M47 and M48! If you didn't get a chance to catch them while they were on [...]
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23 September 2009
IYA "Live" Telescope Today – NGC 7009
Did you get a chance to catch the live action on our southern hemisphere based telescope today? Then you missed a real treat! We had a chance to view NGC 7009 – the "Saturn Nebula" live for several hours. Of course, the small aperture of the scope doesn't do it the incredible [...]
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17 September 2009
IYA (Almost) Live Telescope!
Greetings! In case you weren't tuned into Galactic TV yesterday… We had us a regular skyfest! Truly pristine dark skies ruled and the IYA "Live" telescope rocked the Aussie night away. For more than 8 hours we went from target to target – and loved every minute of it. While [...]
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10 September 2009
IYA Live Telescope Today: Messier 93
At last… Some clear skies in Central Victoria! (and i thought ohio was bad…) If you had a chance to check on our IYA Live Telescope today, you got a treat. We broadcast the "Running Man Nebula" for awhile, then switched over to Puppis as it rose to pick up Messier [...]
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21 August 2009
IYA Live Telescope Today: NGC 247, the Burbidge Galaxy Chain and the Running Man Nebula
Did you get a chance to watch the IYA "Live" Telescope today? We were on! And now we've got some exciting news for you… You can watch via your iPhone on TVU! That's right… We're now broadcasting on Channel 79924 as Northern and Southern Galactic TV. You can watch Galactic [...]
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20 August 2009
The IYA "Almost Live" Telescope – M45 and M42
Well, as luck would have it – it's cloudy in Central Victoria again. For those manning the IYA "Almost Live" Telescope, we had a feeling that just might happen, so when we had a clear night? Hey… We took advantage of it and did as many objects as possible. Although you might [...]
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18 August 2009
IYA "Live" Telescope Today
Did you get a chance to tune into Galactic TV today? That's right! We had a clear, dark night in Central Victoria and the IYA "Live" Telescope ran non-stop for almost 9 hours. We did it good, folks… And I know a lot of you remembered to look, because several times [...]
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13 August 2009
IYA Live Telescope Today: Delta Gruis and the "Tarantula Nebula"
Hey, folks! Just an FYI… The scope is running live right now and we've only got a few more hours until Aussie daylight. We're all done with the beautiful Delta Gruis and homed in on the Tarantula Nebula. While the old link on the right will still take you to [...]
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07 August 2009
IYA Live Telescope Today: M11 and 47 Tucanae
Did you get a chance to check out the IYA "Live" Telescope today? After a prolonged period of clouds and bad weather in Central Victoria, we at least had a partially clear night. Our two objects for the evening were Messier 11 and stunning globular cluster 47 Tucanae. If you didn't get [...]
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23 July 2009
IYA Live Telescope Today: Formalhaut – Alpha Piscis Austrini
Located just south of the ecliptic plane, Piscis Austrinus was one of the original 48 constellations charted by Ptolemy, and it remains one of the 88 modern constellations adopted by the IAU. Spanning 245 square degrees of sky, it ranks 60th in size. Piscis Austrinus contains 7 mains stars in its asterism and has 21 [...]
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21 July 2009
IYA Live Telescope Library: Jupiter & Neptune – The "Helix" Nebula
Hey, hey! We're baaaaack… The IYA Live Telescope was on-line for the whole night "down under" and we had a chance to watch both Jupiter and Neptune accompanied by a nearby star for several hours – then a later view of the Helix nebula until dawn. If you didn't get a chance [...]
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20 July 2009
IYA Live Telescope… We're Baaaack!
After what seems like a small eternity, we're very pleased to announce the IYA 2009 "Live" telescope is back up and broadcasting! At the moment of this writing, I'm happily watching Jupiter / Uranus & SAO 164713. Many thanks go to Bert Candusio for rebuilding the mount and to our generous benefactor from [...]
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18 June 2009
IYA Live Telescope Today: NGC 6302 – The "Bug" Nebula
"Baby, breakdown, go ahead give it to me… Breakdown, honey take me through the night. Breakdown, Im standing here, can you see? Breakdown, it's all right… It's all right… It's all right.". Oh, hi! Were you watching the IYA Live Telescope today? If you were, then you know that we [...]
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17 June 2009
IYA Live Telescope Today: NGC 6281
Did you get a chance to watch the IYA Live Telescope today? This time we went hunting galactic open star clusters and we found a beauty! NGC 6281 can be easily spotted in binoculars and small telescopes and we invite you along for the tour. No telescope? No problem. As [...]
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