Beautiful sketch of M45 today at ASOD (Astronomy Sketch of the Day).
ASOD: Mist and Diamonds
Category: Astronomy
Article: Comet Ison Oct 6, 2013
Comet Ison Oct 6, 2013
http://tomjmartinez.blogspot.com/2013/10/comet-ison-oct-6-2013.html
I’ve been searching the pre-dawn skies the past week with my binoculars but have not found Comet ISON yet. In the meantime, astrophotographer Tom Martinez captured it and shared it with us via his blog.
Article: This physics grad student made a mind-blowing Bohemian Rhapsody cover
This physics grad student made a mind-blowing Bohemian Rhapsody cover
http://io9.com/so-this-physics-grad-student-made-a-mindblowing-bohemia-1333515132
That was the best math/physics fix ever! Rock on string theory!
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The ‘golden’ message Voyager 1 carries for alien civilizations http://t.co/GGV0ieais0
Monday morning greetings from Earth.
Article: How Do We Know When Voyager Reaches Interstellar Space?
How Do We Know When Voyager Reaches Interstellar Space?
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-278
The debate is over. Voyager has gone where no one has gone before and beyond.
Moon Venus Conjunction
Did you happen to look west-southwest last evening shortly after (or during) sunset?
The Moon passed quite close to Venus. If I’d remembered a few minutes earlier, I probably could have seen Venus during daylight.
Article: Green Spiraling Meteor
Green Spiraling Meteor
http://tomjmartinez.blogspot.com/2013/08/green-spiraling-meteor.html
From fellow ASKC member and astrophotograper extraordinaire Tom Martinez’s blog.
Article: The Weakest Solar Cycle in 100 Years
The Weakest Solar Cycle in 100 Years
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/news/home/The-Weakest-Solar-Cycle-in-100-Years-216752671.html
Article: NASA’s Voyager 1 Explores Final Frontier of Our ‘Solar Bubble’ – NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
NASA’s Voyager 1 Explores Final Frontier of Our ‘Solar Bubble’ – NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-209
To go where no one has gone before.
Most “super” supermoon of 2013 on June 22-23 | Tonight | EarthSky
Most “super” supermoon of 2013 on June 22-23 | Tonight | EarthSky.
Tonight the largest appearing moon of the year, just in time for summer.