Saturday, November 7, 2015

Planetary trio glitter at predawn sky

On the morning of November 3th a planetary trio could be observed together with the moon. Jupiter, Venus and Mars are "close" together with the moon 20° more to the west.
In the morning of november 6th - 8th the moon will join the trio.


Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Venus Mars and Jupiter : rare alignment

This week, each morning before dawn and untill early november, you will be able to observe Venus, Mars and Jupiter with the naked eye. Look in the east, and you will see all three planets (relative) close together. This rare alignment will again be visible early 2021.




Saturday, October 24, 2015

Daylight saving time

Within a few hours, we will set the clock one hour back and will have one hour more sleep.

Sunday, October 11, 2015

Nacht van de duisternis

Zaterdagavond, 10 oktober 2015, dag van de duisternis. De sterrenkundige vereniging Helios was met 4 leden paraat in Langdorp. De hemel was open maar nevel was een spelbreker. In totaal kwamen een 15-tal bezoekers langs en genoten van het zicht door de dobson kijkers van 8 en 12inch.
Er werd gekeken naar het Andromeda stelsel (M31), de ringnevel (M57), de open dubbele cluster in Perseus (NGC884), de dubbelster beta cygnus (Albireo). Door Danny werden we nog verwend met koffie en koekjes.