Close encounter between Venus and Jupiter

About 45minutes (or 7AM in the morning) before sunrise on November 12th & 13th you can observe both Jupiter and Venus low above the southeast horizon. Jupiter and Venus will be as close as about 0,3° from each other. Be aware you need to have a good view on the horizon as both planets show up  at a max of 9° above the horizon before sunrise.

Source : Stellarium

 

Orbital ATK Antares OA8 Launch has scrubbed

The launch of Orbital ATK's Antares rocket is postponed for24h and will take place 13h27 local time (MET) on Sunday November 12th. The reason was a airplane within the launch pad.

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Still 2h30m to go for lift off for the Orbital ATK Antares rocket. This rocket will be launched from the launchpad in Virginia and will bring Spacecraft Cygnus into space in order to resupply the International Space Station ISS. See the launch live on NASA TV

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Iridescence clouds

Cirrus clouds are responsible for the diffraction of light from the sun (reflected this evening by the moon) resulting in colored clouds.

Sundogs

High clouds are responsible for some nice Sun dogs.

Weather Summary Oktober 2017

Oktober 2017 was warmer then average (+2°C) and rainfall was lower then average (-50l/m2). Rainfall was very low, but we had every two days rainfall. Temperatures did not drop below 0°C. This Oktober 2017 is comparable with Oktober 2014.