Astronomy events schedule

Phobos

The annual Leonid meteor shower is expected to peak pre-dawn on November 16. However, it’s expected to be pretty weak this year. I happened to catch one by chance last night around midnight.

UrbanXrisis

Right on my birthday!

Labguy

Check it out. You can even put in your state and city to get the times.

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...tm?list1111149

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If any of you can get some pictures of it, please post them on the Astrophotography sticky.

I'll try my best (weather permitting) to get a few pictures.

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From space.com:
more at: http://www.space.com/scienceastronom...sk_041224.html

That’s pretty neat, don’t ya think? A nice little xmas present.

The asteroid is thought to be about 400m across, so not a global killer but big enough to be of some concern. It’s also the first time an asteroid has ever been categorized a level 4 (or above level 1 for that matter) on the Torino Scale (http://www.space.com/scienceastronom...ino_scale.html)
This thing will probably miss us, but it might be a good idea to keep an eye out for it. Friday the 13th of April, 2029 might not be our lucky day.

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Odds of impact have now increased to 1 in 37.

UPDATE:

Impact RULED OUT!!

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news148.html
Picture showing how close it will get:
http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/images/2004mn4can.gif

sporff

Has anyone seen approximate distances, in miles, from earth that it may pass? I've been following this asteroid a little but haven't seen that info yet. The image is pretty crazy though if it's accurate.

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From my understanding its between about 30,000 and 100,000 km

rv

i used the search option to look for saturn but did not find any matches. just read in a local paper that saturn will be visible to naked eyes this january is it true? if so do give me a link

omicron

Yes its true! Here's a link

hypatia

March.....night sky.....yea for spring stars!
In the western half the winter stars and constellations make their last stand. From the east the spring sky enters. Saturn is still a head-turner, but now is joined by even brighter Jupiter. And Comet Machholz is near the North Star all month, as it begins its journey back to the outer solar system.

hypatia

April skys
On the 3rd look for Mars next to the moon just before sunrise.
There is a partial eclipse of the sun on April 8th. It will look as if the moon has taken a small bite of the sun. CAUTION: Even during an eclipse, do not look at the sun without approved eye protection!
Between midnight and sunrise the Lyrid meteor shower takes place, but this year the moon is too bright.
A few hours before sunrise on the 24th the moon will move through the faint outermost part of the earth's shadow. Most people will not notice it.

Labguy

A map of the eclipse % coverage and locations is at:
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2...tm?list1111149

hypatia

Good link Labguy, wish I had been in a area to view it.

OceansAura1

What are everyone's opinions as far as the predictions of Wormwood and the like in biblical prophecy? Have astronomers named any stars/asteroids Wormwood yet?Probabilities of an Earth impact and the time frames of thousands of years and all of that do not mean anything really.

hypatia

May

Venus, will slowly become visible during May, moveing away from the Sun in the western evening skies. On the 9th with clear horizons, you may be able to see it. Mars is also makeing its way across the skies, riseing in the south west around 4 AM.
Around the 5th, the eta Aquarids metors are at there peak. With just a sliver of a moon, it should make for some good shooting star viewing!

Phobos

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