Comet Panstarrs is on his way to Northern Hemisphere and looks like to brighten up. Latest observations show magitudes 2. So promising news for those who want to see the comet with the naked eye at the evening sky. Observe the comet right after sundown.
For more information : Comet Panstarrs
Friday, March 1, 2013
Saturday, February 23, 2013
Astronomical Weather Forecast
Planning for observation of the sky @ night? Weather is probably the most important factor. Search for local weather forecast sites to plan your event. The one I most use is the one from the Astronomy Website Urania.
See linkage : Astronimical Weather Forecast
See linkage : Astronimical Weather Forecast
Friday, February 22, 2013
Orion in the evening sky
Picture made using Nikon D60 - Lens Nikkor DX 35-55 f/3.5-5.6 - 38mm - 10 pictures 30s stacked with Deepskystacker and edited using Photoshop CS4 dd20/12/2009
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Ice spikes or stalagmite of Ice
A perfect stalagmite of Ice. The world of physics shaped ice into a spike resulting in a sharp stalagmite. This very rare natural phenomenon is currrently known as the Bally-Dorsey mechanism.
Friday, February 15, 2013
Meteorite above Russia
Today a meteorite exploded above Russia creating a chockwave resulting in huge material damage and injured hundreds of people. This meteorite is seen by many people and taped on video. See linkage below. Just to inform that the difference between a meteorite and a meteor : a meteorite finally touches ground, a meteor evaporates completely in our atmosphere (eg. meteor perseid showers in august)
Video Link
Video Link
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Upcoming Bright Comets 2013
For those who want to see comets with the naked eye it could be this year 2013.
Comets Panstarrs and ISON are predicted to become bright at the evening sky. Comet Panstarrs mid March and comet Ison end of November at Northern hemisphere.
See also webpages Heavens-Above and http://www.aerith.net/comet/weekly/current.html - see also interesting links via my blog.
Current observations show Panstarrs magnitude around 8 and expecting to get as bright as magnitude 3.
Comets Panstarrs and ISON are predicted to become bright at the evening sky. Comet Panstarrs mid March and comet Ison end of November at Northern hemisphere.
See also webpages Heavens-Above and http://www.aerith.net/comet/weekly/current.html - see also interesting links via my blog.
Current observations show Panstarrs magnitude around 8 and expecting to get as bright as magnitude 3.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Halo around the full moon
A nice optical phenomenon, called 22° Halo, around the Full Moon in Averbode.
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