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(7) | | Photo Credit: SnoRkel
Many people use green laser pointers at star parties to help point out objects in the sky. I have a small 5mw one that I use and it’s plenty bright enough to... | |
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Astronomy Buff
(7) | | This’ll be the last total lunar eclipse till 2010Photo Credit: atomicshark
The skies were clear, the air was crisp and cold, my breath formed heavy clouds of condensation that floated... | |
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(7) | | It’s actually clear here in Champaign! I can see a blue sky and I think it might stay that way, so I’ll be going out tonight to see the eclipse.
Totality is going to last about 50... | |
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(7) | | Image Credit: tizianoj
To get you all in the spirit of this week’s total lunar eclipse, I’ve devised a little trivial test (mispelling intentional).
Good luck everyone and thanks... | |
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Astronomy Buff
(7) | | We had another snowstorm yesterday that put about another six inches of snow at my house:I’ve written before that the winter skies are at their best for using your telescope just after a cold... | |
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Astronomy Buff
(7) | | I was playing with Stellarium and noticed this cool little alignment between the Moon and Mars on the 23rd of December, tomorrow night. Click on any of the images below to see a bigger one. All of... | |
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Astronomy Buff
(7) | | Man, it’s cloudy in Illinois. I’ve seen the sun about twice in the two weeks I’ve been here. Today there is a nice, clear sky, so I may try and see Mars this evening.
Times like... | |
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Astronomy Buff
(7) | | Get out your scopes, binoculars or anything with a lens in it and take it outside tonight for one of the best views of Mars you’re going to get for a while.
Right now, we are very close to Mars... | |
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(7) | | Well, last night’s Geminid meteor shower was a bit of a disappointment for me in chilly, cloudy Illinois. I was able to see a few meteors, around a dozen or so in the few hours I sat outside (I... | |
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(7) | | I just read this good New Scientist article on the Geminids and it inspired a few thoughts of my own.
Reminder: this starts tonight around 10pm in the U.S. (give or take a couple of hours, just make... | |
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