Astronomy events schedule

Phobos

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/1...ast/index.html

Supposedly, the aurora may reach down into the northern U.S. Be sure to turn off your porch lights. [;)]

NileQueen

Good picture here of what's going on with the sun...

http://spaceweather.com/

"SEVERE SOLAR ACTIVITY: One of the most powerful solar flares in years, a remarkable X17-category explosion, erupted from sunspot 486 this morning at approximately 1110 UT. A strong solar radiation storm is in progress. (Click here to learn about the effects of such storms.) The explosion hurled a coronal mass ejection almost directly toward Earth, which could trigger bright auroras when it arrives perhaps as early as tonight."

chroot

Holy crap this is cool!!!!

http://science.nasa.gov/spaceweather...cme_c3_big.gif

- Warren

NileQueen

Well if you liked that, you can see it in vivid colors here (filters, of course)

http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/

Phobos

total eclipse of the moon coming up on Nov. 8!
http://skyandtelescope.com/aboutsky/...cle_1087_1.asp

Leonid meteors peak on Nov 17-18

Kerrie

phobos, i would also like to add that at the same time as the lunar eclipse of 11/8, 6 major planets will form the star of david above the earth...a rare event that we are lucky to witness...

pm me if you want more info :)

Phobos

...and here is where I would have posted a photo of this weekend's lunar eclipse if my camera battery had not died. [*(]

oh well...the view I had was spectacular and I held a mini-star party with some of my family (and 1 passerby). I was thrilled that they were so interested in the eclipse.

Kerrie

anyone else get to see the eclipse? the clouds parted in time for a viewing here in oregon...

Phobos

A debunking of this idea, for your consideration...
http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/concordance.html

Labguy

Saturns opposition on 12/31/03 will be the closest in 30 years. And, the ~25 degree ring-tilt is perfect for anyone with a telescope.

http://www.rocklandastronomy.com/saturn_info.htm

Rader

A big 100 ton meteor enters airspace over spain and fragments in large areas.

http://edition.cnn.com/2004/TECH/spa...eut/index.html
[8)]

Phobos

NASA says that the Mars rover Spirit's twin, the Opportunity, is still on course to land in the Meridiani Planum at 6:05 p.m. EST tomorrow (Jan 24). [:))]

Phobos

For weekly updates of sky events...
http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance/

Don't forget to watch for Venus, which sits high and bright (mag -4.1) in the west-southwest after sunset. It's quite striking. Slap a telescope on it and you will see its gibbous shape (it has phases just like Earth's Moon).

Labguy

From that same site, this is a biggie:

"Triple shadow transit on Jupiter! The tiny black shadows of Callisto, Io, and Ganymede are all on Jupiter's face from 3:00 to 3:19 a.m. Sunday morning Eastern Standard Time."

I have seen two in transit several times, but three transits with three shadows should be quite a sight, even in a small (3" or so) telescope.

Labguy

For tonight's "triple transit, here are the event times. Remember, these times are for ARIZONA, mountain time.

Saturday, 3/27: 7:59 pm, Callisto, Egress from Transit (nothing exciting
here)
" , 3/27: 9:59 pm, Callisto, Shadow Ingress (first shadow
appears - then wait 2.5hrs until the second shadow appears)
" , 3/27: 10:44 pm, Ganymede, Ingress Transit
" , 3/27: 11:32 pm, Europa, Occultation Disappearance (goes
behind the planet)
" , 3/27: 11:59 pm, Io, Ingress Transit
Sunday, 3/28: 12:32 am, Io, Shadow Ingress (second shadow appears)
" , 3/28: 1:00 am, Ganymede, Shadow Ingress (Triple shadow transit
begins)
" , 3/28: 1:19 am, Callisto, Shadow Egress (and then there are
two)
" , 3/28: 2:05 am, Ganymede, Egress from Transit
" , 3/28: 2:14 am, Io, Egress from Transit
" , 3/28: 2:48 am, Io, Shadow Egress (and then there is one)
" , 3/28: 3:27 am, Europa, Eclipse Reappearance (becomes visible
after being behind the planet)
" , 3/28: 4:23 am, Ganymede, Shadow Egress (and then there are
none)

So the triple shadow event is visible from 1:00 am to 1:19 am. To have
three shadows transiting the planet at one time is rather rare. This is the
only occasion of it happening this year. Jupiter's Red Spot will be on the
central meridian of Jupiter at 4:48 am (3/28)

Go out if you get the chance, this doesn't happen often. It's Sunday, you can sleep-in.

2Pac

June 8, 2004. The transit of Venus. Venus will pass between the earth and sun putting a dark spot on the sun. wear your sunglasses!

Labguy

Here is from where you can and can't see it.

http://skyandtelescope.com/observing...cle_1021_1.asp