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09 July 2010
Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast: July 9-11, 2010
Greetings, Fellow SkyWatchers! Is it hot enough for you where you live? Not if you're in the southern hemisphere… But this weekend the southern hemisphere is the place to be if you're interested in catching a total solar eclipse! If you can't travel that close, then let's travel far, far away as we take a [...]
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25 June 2010
Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast: June 25-27, 2010
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! If we can keep the clouds and rain away, this will be an incredible weekend to enjoy some peaceful and relaxing time under the Moon and stars. We'll begin with a heads up on a partial lunar eclipse whose beginning – or end – will be visible to most of us. Check [...]
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18 June 2010
Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast – June 18-20, 2010
Greetings, fellow Stargazers! Have you been enjoying the rain? Then keep your eyes open for a "celestial shower" as meteoritic activity picks up over the next few nights, culminating in the peak of the Ophiuchid meteor Saturday night through Sunday morning. While you're out relaxing, be sure to spare some time for lunacy and take [...]
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05 April 2010
Planet Dance…
Have you been watching the conjunction of Venus and Mercury? Right now the inner planets are putting on quite a show just after sunset… (...)Read the rest of Planet Dance… (170 words)© tammy for Universe Today, 2010. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.usPost tags:Feed enhanced by Better Feed from Ozh
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12 March 2010
Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast: March 12-14, 2010
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! If you're a die-hard amateur astronomer, then you'll recognize this as one of the prime times to undergo the rigorous "Messier Marathon" – an all night race to see how many Messier objects you can capture! If you need a bit of assistance, be sure to visit the Guide To [...]
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18 February 2010
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Don’t Make a Meal of It
You should always put out the old dinner set when you have astronomers around. It all starts innocently enough with imagine this wineglass is the Earth rotating on its axis… But then someone decides that large plate is just right to show the orientation of an orbital plane and more wine glasses are brought to [...]
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11 February 2010
Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast – February 12-14, 2010
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! What better way to celebrate a snow-bound weekend than by having a look at the "Eskimo"! While we're at it, we'll take a look at an awesome open cluster suitable for all optics and take an adventure towards one of the best supernovae remnants in the night sky. Along [...]
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22 January 2010
Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast – January 22-24, 2010
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! I don't know about everyone else, but most observations here have been of the big M0. Clouds, clouds and more clouds! Perhaps we're really in a nebula? However, for those fortunate few that do have clear skies, let's take a look at what's happening on the lunar surface [...]
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18 January 2010
The Coma Berenicid Meteor Shower Peaks
Awake during the wee hours of the morning? Try heading outdoors for awhile to watch for the "guess-timated" peak of the Coma Berenicid meteor shower on the morning of January 19. It might not be the most prolific meteor shower on record and this might not be the perfect peak, but this year's presence [...]
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17 January 2010
Observing Alert: Possible Nova in Ophichus
Are you ready for some excitement that won't take an observatory telescope to spot? Then get out your binoculars, because according to CBET 2128 there's a new object showing its stuff off in the constellation Ophiuchus… (...)Read the rest of Observing Alert: Possible Nova in Ophichus (329 words) © tammy for Universe Today, [...]
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15 January 2010
Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast: January 15-17, 2010
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It's a dark weekend and time to get out and rock the night… If you're up to the challenge, one of the finest and most exciting objects we'll study here isn't a Messier… it's a comet. And not just any comet – but one that fits right into [...]
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08 January 2010
Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast – January 8-10, 2010
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! While the skies don't change a whole lot from year to year, how you approach astronomy and what you can do with your "astronomy time" certainly does! We begin the weekend with a variable star and a great galaxy. Ready for more? Then why not tackle an historic [...]
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16 October 2009
Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast – October 16-18, 2009
br clear="all"> Greetings, fellow Stargazers! Were you up early this morning? If so, you were greeted by an awesome scene, much like this one captured by Danilo Pivato. There's nothing more eyecatching the a close appearance of Venus and the Moon! With dark skies this weekend, it will be a good opportunity [...]
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09 October 2009
Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast – October 9-11, 2009
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It's a much darker weekend – and just in time for the Draconid Meteor Shower! If you haven't been watching the early morning trio of Venus, Mercury and Saturn, there's still time… Just as there is time to chase a couple of Caldwell Objects and a very challenging galaxy study [...]
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02 October 2009
Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast – October 2-4, 2009
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready to catch the planetary action? Then get thee out into the night, because right now is the perfect time of year to catch all of our solar system bodies in the same day! Be sure to be out on Saturday night, too… Because it's "Harvest [...]
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