Astronomy Talk

Comet Lovejoy Update

2012-01-01T20:47:00.003Z

Comet Lovejoy Update *********************************** The SOCIETY for POPULAR ASTRONOMY *********************************** ==================================================== Electronic News Bulletin No. 324 2012 January 1 ==================================================== Here is the latest round-up

latest news from the Society for Popular Astronomy

2011-11-06T20:45:00.002Z

[Their formatting, not mine!] Get the 3D Sun app from the Android market. *********************************** The SOCIETY for POPULAR ASTRONOMY *********************************** ==================================================== Electronic News Bulletin No. 320 2011 November 6 ====================================

Telescope finds fewer asteroids near Earth

2011-10-09T22:27:00.003+01:00

News item from SPA New observations by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) indicate that there are significantly fewer near-Earth asteroids in the mid-size range than previously thought. WISE scanned the entire celestial sky twice in infrared light between 2010 January and 2011 February. It observed more than 100,000 asteroids in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter, in

The Moon's role in trying to find Neutrinos

2010-12-30T22:54:00.000Z

Just came across this - thought it was interesting. Love the image too. Full credit: Radio astronomers get an assist from the Moon. Credit: Ted Jaeger, University of Iowa, NRAO/AUI/NSF

New Comet Ikeya-Murakami

2010-11-09T19:09:00.000Z

I don;t have much time right now, so here's a quick bulletin from the SPA. NEW COMET IKEYA-MURAKAMI: Spaceweather.com Newly-discovered comet C/2010 V1 (Ikeya-Murakami) is putting on a good show for anyone with a telescope and an alarm clock. The comet is rapidly changing, and the shape of its atmosphere is similar to that of Comet Holmes after it had an outburst in 2007. Indeed, Comet

Planck telescope reveals - the universe

2010-07-05T19:01:00.002+01:00

This is just amazing! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/science_and_environment/10501154.stm

New Jupiter Impact

2010-06-06T23:11:00.001+01:00

NEW IMPACT ON JUPITER By Andrew Robertson, SPA Planetary Section Director Readers may or may not be aware of a possible new impact on Jupiter. Amateur astronomers Anthony Wesley of Australia and Christopher Go of the Philippines have independently observed a bright flash of light on Jupiter at 20:31 UT on June 3. See http://spaceweather.com/ for a report and links to videos of the event.

Cosmic Dust and Dinosaurs - from the BBC today

2010-03-06T17:29:00.000Z

Probe may have found cosmic dust Scientists may have identified the first specks of interstellar dust in material collected by the US space agency's (Nasa) Stardust spacecraft. Panel confirms dino crater link An international panel of experts has strongly endorsed the idea that an asteroid impact was responsible for killing off the dinosaurs.

FIREBALLS LATEST

2010-02-14T16:35:00.003Z

FIREBALLS LATESTBy Alastair McBeath, SPA Meteor Section Director French meteor analyst Karl Antier has reported to us that a magnitude -8 or so fireball was seen from places across western and northern France on January 24-25 at 20:51 UT. It was also caught on video, as can be seen via the link at:http://snipurl.com/ucps2 . The fireball was observed in the southern sky from Le Havre, so it is

FIREBALL OVER NORTHERN BRITAIN

2010-02-03T15:54:00.000Z

from the ********************************The SOCIETY for POPULAR ASTRONOMY********************************=================================Electronic News Bulletin No. 281 2010 January 31================================= JANUARY 16 FIREBALL OVER NORTHERN BRITAINBy Alastair McBeath, SPA Meteor Section Director Three observations of a bright fireball seen around 22:45 UT on January16-17 have

Saturn's New Ring - It's Massive!

2009-10-10T12:49:00.004+01:00

Lots of news this week about the discovery of a new ring around Saturn.The Spitzer observatory, which views infra-red light, has discovered a massive ring around Saturn.More details can be found on the NASA site(http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/spitzer/news/spitzer-20091006.html) and also here: http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=8698What's more, the Cassini flypast has shown some

Saturn's Rings As Never Seen From Earth

2009-09-30T12:23:00.002+01:00

Cassini has taken photos of Saturn's rings that can never be seen from the Earth.Read more here in Astronomy Magazine.

Near-miss asteroid

2009-04-01T15:13:00.002+01:00

Near-miss asteroidHere's a snippet I picked up:ANOTHER ASTEROID PASSES BY Spaceweather.comNewly-discovered asteroid 2009 FH passed by the Earth on March 17 at a distance of only 85,000 km (0.00057 AU), only a little more than twice the height of a geosynchronous communications satellite. This is the second time in March that an asteroid has flown so close to the Earth. As described in the last

Asteroid's Passes By Earth - Just

2009-03-03T22:41:00.002Z

Just a quick post today.From the BBC Space rock makes close approachAn asteroid which may be as big as a ten-storey building has passed close by the Earth, astronomers say.If you like this sort of thing, sign up for the BBC's daily e-mail.All the best-- Lynda(I said it was a quickie!)

Green comet approaches Earth

2009-02-17T22:10:00.007Z

Green comet approaches EarthComet Lulin is a green beauty that could become visible to the naked eye any day now. The comet makes its closest approach to Earth (0.41 AU) February 24, 2009. Current estimates peg the maximum brightness at 4th or 5th magnitude, which means dark country skies would be required to see it. No one can say for sure, however, because this appears to be Lulin's first

ASTEROIDAL OCCULTATION ON SATURDAY JANUARY 10

2009-01-09T13:04:00.001Z

*********************************** The SOCIETY for POPULAR ASTRONOMY *********************************** ===================================================== Special Electronic News Bulletin 2009 January 9 =====================================================ASTEROIDAL OCCULTATION ON SATURDAY JANUARY 10 By Jon Harper