The Space/Cosmos Thread

BlueHour · Post by **BlueHour** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 10:27 am

WeHadNormality wrote:Harvest Moon tonight, Venus visible to the naked eye and Saturn visible through binoculars.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/spac ... unter.html

Happy Harvest Moon! Damn she is full and bright tonight! I'm going to go sit outside under the stars, unfortunately I missed Saturn/Venus.

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance

I'm going to look for Uranus (near the moon) with my telescope if I can just find my damn lenses.

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fujee · Post by **fujee** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 11:11 pm

Had a look at the beautiful clear moon through my binoculars tonight, pretty special even just to see something so familiar in greater detail. I love that impact crater on the bottom left hand quarter, so cool

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 8:29 pm

Past 1000 exoplanets now. Life is out there.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24549384

Cupz · Post by **Cupz** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 10:10 pm

Can someone recommend me a good space documentary?

WeHadNormality · Post by **WeHadNormality** » Wed Oct 23, 2013 2:47 pm

Cupz wrote:Can someone recommend me a good space documentary?

The Through the Wormhole TV Series (narrated by Morgan Freeman) is really good and covers loads of stuff.
Shadow of The Moon is a great doc about NASA's manned missions to the Moon.

Also, Nostalgia for the Light (2010). Not strictly a doc about the universe but more about humanity. Well worth a watch though:

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Tue Nov 12, 2013 10:42 pm

Some snaps I took tonight - literally holding my (shite) phone up to the viewfinder. Rubbish compared to the actual view I had through the scope, but good fun

WeHadNormality · Post by **WeHadNormality** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 6:33 pm

^^ Photo's look great.

Comet Ison is visible to the naked eye atm. Spotted it on my walk to work at 6ish this morning.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25001732

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Tue Nov 19, 2013 6:42 pm

Gorgeous, will keep an eye out for this tomorrow morning when I walk to work.

paul · Post by **paul** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 6:39 am

Cupz wrote:Can someone recommend me a good space documentary?

did i miss it - cuz i see plenty of tips of the hat to Sagan? if i did, delete, however - if you want the definitive armchair guide to all things Space, then: COSMOS. read the book first, then get the videos. i watched every single episode first run with my dad. i was 9 years old, its was 1979 and we had 4 channels. next to football on Sunday, the only thing i ever saw worth my time was PBS (public TV here in the states). i cherish those memories. later in college i rented the entire series on VHS and watched them all in my apartment. now, i have recently purchased the entire set on DVD so one day i can watch them with my baby boy...

Carl Sagan simply nailed it the first time - but if the turtle necks and corduroy blazers are too much - then the good news is Neil DeGrasse Tyson is doing the remake of COSMOS right now as we speak. it will be very cool and very fresh but like all things vintage and from my childhood - nothing compares to the original.

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Fri Feb 28, 2014 12:43 pm

Any of you highlanders spotted the Aurora Borealis? It's been seen as low as Essex recently.

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/gall ... a-borealis

A_Northern_Soul · Post by **A_Northern_Soul** » Fri Feb 28, 2014 8:15 pm

I didn't see it - too much light pollution down by the docks where I live, but a photographer I know got a lovely shot from just along the East Lothian coast:

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Sat Mar 15, 2014 7:20 pm

Pretty neat..

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014 ... erse-bicep

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 3:55 pm

fujee wrote:Pretty neat..

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014 ... erse-bicep

More confirmation starting to come in now. Let's see the Creationists explain thisone away then...

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 4:02 pm

They will always have the "well God made that too" excuse. Some people love the feel of wool on their eyes I tell ya.

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 6:24 pm

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014 ... aturn-moon

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:30 pm

fujee wrote:http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014 ... aturn-moon

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 5:17 pm

Lovely view of Mars last night, with a full Moon also.. pretty special.

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 6:41 pm

fujee wrote:Lovely view of Mars last night, with a full Moon also.. pretty special.

Correct. Stunning wasn't it? Too close to the full Moon for a good view through the scope but I had a look couple of nights ago. Too full of man-flu to get out there tonight though

uf0party · Post by **uf0party** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 8:07 pm

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/miss-r ... d=23316736

"Turn your gaze to the stars tonight for an eerie and spectacular view of the “blood moon.” At 12:53 a.m. ET, the Earth will begin to position itself between the sun and the moon for the first of a series of four total eclipses to conclude in September 2015."

Hemulen · Post by **Hemulen** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 2:50 am

It's a pity the Moon is already setting where I live. I guess I'll just watch this one on the internet.

http://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2014/04/ ... ive-event/
http://live.slooh.com/