Archive for April 17th, 2008
H-Alpha Sun Images From Slovenia
AS astronomy camera:. In his e-mail to The Imaging Source, he writes:. Here, I made a couple of sun photos in H-alpha again. All made with Solarmax 40/bf15 2x barlow and DMK 21AU04.AS CCD camera. All the pictures made [on March 30, …
Original post by Jonathan Maron
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Friday, April 18, 2008 Moon Phase
From The Old Farmer’s Almanac. Visit our Monthly Sky Highlights and Moon Phase Calendars page for more information.
Original post by The Old Farmer’s Almanac
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Aries, Space Humor, Setting A Record
Hello, astro-nuts! I’ll be out of town the next few days so I want to give you a fun read to keep you occupied for awhile. Its time for the …
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Black hole sheds light on galaxy
Light echo of a high-energy flash from a black hole has been observed in detail for the first time.
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Stellar birth in the galactic wilderness
Young stars are shown growing in a new NASA image.
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Cassini receives extension
Following success at Saturn, NASA extends the Cassini mission to July 2010.
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A Call to all Connecticut Residents (and everyone else)
I have setup a petition against light pollution on my site and I would like to call on all the space enthusiasts for support. I believe that every state, every city/town should have something setup to actively voice our concerns on this …
Original post by apascarella
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Carnival of Space, the golden edition
It’s the 50th Carnival of Space, and it’s at KySat, and you want to read it. ’nuff said.
Original post by The Bad Astronomer
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Thu. 4/17 - The Birth of Cosmic Ray Astronomy on the Argentine Pampas
Watson will discuss “The Birth of Cosmic Ray Astronomy on the Argentine Pampas.” He is co-founder, with Nobel laureate James Cronin, of the Auger Observatory in Argentina to observe mysterious, rare and very high-energy cosmic rays that …
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Zhumell 8 inch dob fan question…
I recently purchased the Zhumell 8 inch dob, and noticed that it came with a fan for the mirror. I see an outlet for a power supply, but one wasn’t included. The manual that came with the scope didn’t list a fan in the parts list for …
Original post by GeddyE
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