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Comets from SpacePost categoryThe arrival of a comet within sight of planet is an event of international significance. See the huge media attention that the Haley or Hale-Bopp have had when they have come within sight. The sight of these fantastic space objects is simultaneously frightening as well as awe-inspiring.Most of all, it is throughout these comet viewings that the astronomer appears in all people. However, what is a comet? Where did it come from? And also exactly how does it get that amazing tail? [...]November 30, 2013
The Moon of EarthPost categoryOf every one of the heavenly bodies that record our attention and attraction as astronomers, none has a higher influence on life on world Earth than it’s very own satellite, the moon. When you consider it, we pertain to the moon with such effective significance that unlike the moons of various other earths which we provide names, we only refer to our only orbiting orb as THE moon. It is not a moon. To us, it is the only moon.The moon works its way right into our point of view, our feelings about love, our verse and also literary works as well as even just how we feel regarding our day in day out lives in many cases. [...]December 2, 2013
Solar System and SpacePost categoryWe have a special feeling towards the various other earths that circle our sun. Perhaps it’s all the science fiction tales concerning checking out the moon, Mars as well as various other worlds. However we like to think about those worlds that compose what we call “the solar system.” that do what our world does however do it really in different ways indeed.The worlds of our solar system have actually taken on individualities and also legendary appeal in our literature as well as arts. [...]December 2, 2013
North Star or Polaris?Post categoryPolaris, also known as the North Star, is more or less fixed in our sky. We can find the North Star in the constellation Ursa Minor, which is also known as the Little Dipper. Polaris is located at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper. The stars of the Little Dipper are rather faint when viewed with the naked eyes!In the sky, Polaris can be located by drawing a line between two stars Dubhe and Merak of the Big Dipper. This line, when extended further around five times, will end up at Polaris. [...]December 2, 2013
Sirius with TelescopePost categoryIf you have an interest in astronomy, you would always be eager to view Sirius. You can view Sirius by pointing telescope at it. Sirius is located in the constellation Canis Major, the Greater Dog. That is why Sirius is known as the Dog Star.Those, who reside in the Northern Hemisphere, can see it in the southeast or southwest direction. And the right time to view in the night is the month of February.It could be a stimulating experience to view Sirius before dawn in the summer months (July/August). [...]December 2, 2013
Observe the Orion NebulaPost categoryYou can see the clusters of the “sword” of Orion, which, in combination with the nebulae, and we’ll talk about them later, will look good in any binoculars or telescope.You can pay attention to the stars forming the constellations, and Orionids – the radiant of the meteor shower, which is usually observed from November to the beginning – mid-December. Please note that under Orion you can see the constellation Hare, about which we have a separate article. [...]December 2, 2013
The Planet SaturnPost categoryYou can see the planet Saturn without a telescope. To the completely naked eye, it generally looks like a star that is a fairly bright star.The planet Saturn is a ringed beauty, which also joins the planet Jupiter in the southern sky. After the sunset, you need to look to the south direction and then you will completely notice a star which is quite dimmer as compared to the planet Jupiter. That is Saturn.The planet Saturn is actually positioned in the south right directly above the teapot of the Sagittarius constellation. [...]December 2, 2013
See Andromeda GalaxyPost categoryDid you know that it is possible to see other galaxies in this universe? Considering the vastness of the universe, we can easily give a call that Andromeda Galaxy lies in the neighborhoods of the Milky Way.But, then there are many more galaxies in between then why Andromeda is so important to us! For Milky Way, Andromeda is the closest spiral galaxy – only 2.5 million light years away from us! Astonishingly, Andromeda is even bigger than our own Milky Way in this universe! [...]December 2, 2013
Spitzer Space TelescopePost categoryAs such, most of us know about Hubble Space Telescope then how come Spitzer becomes so important to us!While the Hubble takes images catching ultraviolet radiations (UV) of the objects, Spitzer captures infrared (IR) wavelengths between 3 and 180 microns. By the way, a micron is described as one-millionth of a meter! [...]September 17, 2014