Category Archives: Astronomy and Skywatching
Partial Solar Eclipse: 20th March 2015
Hi guys, I had the opportunity to watch Friday’s partial solar eclipse and even to take some photos. All were taken with Panasonic DMC-FZ38. I captured it through my handmade cardboard glasses – their filter was made from the magnetic part of floppy disc. The colors … Continue reading
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Tagged Astrophoto, Filters, Moon, Partial Solar Eclipse, Solar, Solar Eclipse, Sun
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Fortnight Astronomy Review: Feb 1-15, 2015
You can visit us either on Facebook or at our Stellar Eyes website. “The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom” … Continue reading
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Tagged Astronomy, Exoplanets, Fortnight Astronomy Review, Infographics, NASA, Poster, Sky, Stellar Eyes
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Fortnight Astronomy Review: Jan 15 – Feb 1, 2015
You can visit us either on Facebook or at our Stellar Eyes website. “The practice of science happens at the border between the known and the unknown. Standing on the shoulders of giants, we peer into the darkness with eyes opened … Continue reading
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Tagged Beagle2, Fortnight Astronomy Review, Infographics, Interstellar, New Horizons, Pluto, Poster, Rosetta, SpaceX, Stellar Eyes
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Fortnight Astronomy Review: Jan 1 – 15, 2015
Every two weeks we make new astro poster. You can visit us either on Facebook or Stellar Eyes website. “Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.” … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Einstein, Astronomy, Comet, Hubble Space Telescope, Infographics, Lovejoy, NASA, Poster, SpaceX, Stellar Eyes
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This Year In Astronomy: 2014
Here is a recapitulation of important astronomy events from 2014! Poster made by our Stellar Eyes team. You can visit us also on Facebook. “Every person you’ve ever heard of lies right in there. All those kings and battles, migrations and inventions, … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Astronomy, Cassini, Comet, Infographics, Kepler, Laniakea, Philae, Poster, Stellar Eyes
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Fireball Explodes Over Russia… Again
Originally posted on Lights in the Dark:
Why does Russia seem to get so many bright meteors? Well, at 6.6 million square miles it’s by far the largest country in the world plus, with dashboard-mounted cameras being so commonplace (partly…
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Tagged Fireball, Lights in the Dark, Meteor, Murmansk, Russia
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This Year in Astronomy 2013
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all! Here is a summary of astronomy news and events from the year 2013 … ASTRONOMY THIS YEAR 2013 Voyager First Human Made Object Embarks on Historic Journey into Interstellar Space and Captures Sounds of Interstellar … Continue reading
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This Week in Astronomy (Dec 6 – 27)
ASTRONOMY THIS WEEK – DECEMBER 6-13, 2013 Jupiter’s Moon Europa Spotted Spouting Water http://bit.ly/Kj8uPD Hubble Space Telescope Sees Evidence of Water Vapor Venting off Jupiter Moon http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/hubble-europa-water-vapor/index.html NASA Reveals New Results From Inside the Ozone Hole http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/new-results-from-inside-the-ozone-hole/index.html First noble gas molecules … Continue reading
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This Week in Astronomy (Nov 23-29, and Nov 30–Dec 6, 2013)
ASTRONOMY THIS WEEK – NOV 23-29, 2013 White House Unveils New US Space Transportation Policy http://nbcnews.to/IvyVQg Comet ISON Heads for a Close Encounter with the Sun http://cbsn.ws/IvzzNE Precipitation Satellite Delivered to Japan for 2014 Launch http://bit.ly/IvzHg0 Russia Launches Robotic Cargo … Continue reading
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This Week in Astronomy (Nov 16 – 22)
ASTRONOMY THIS WEEK – NOV 16-22, 2013 Ames to Pitch NASA on Value of ‘New’ Kepler Mission http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n1311/15kepler/#.Uo4dNX8f0vU Cosmonaut Aleksandr Serebrov Veteran of Four Space Missions Dies at 69 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/18/science/space/aleksandr-serebrov-cosmonaut-of-fettered-times-dies-at-69.html?_r=0 Celebrating 15 Years of the International Space Station http://www.nasa.gov/content/infographic-15-years-of-the-international-space-station/index.html#.Uo42PX8f0vU President Obama … Continue reading
Typographical Posts for Stellar Eyes … III.
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This Week in Astronomy (Nov 9-15)
ASTRONOMY THIS WEEK– NOV 9-15, 2013 Cosmonauts Take Sochi Olympic Torch on Spacewalk http://www.nbcnews.com/science/watch-live-cosmonauts-taking-olympic-torch-spacewalk-orbit-2D11570786 No Damages Reported As GOCE Satellite Falls Back To Earth http://www.redorbit.com/news/space/1112999218/esa-goce-satellite-falls-earth-no-damages-111113/ The Solar System’s Family Portrait Vantage Point Saturn http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2503695/Saturns-family-portrait-Cassini-takes-spectacular-image-gassy-giant–complete-seven-moons-fellow-planets.html ‘Family Guy’ Creator Brings Carl Sagan … Continue reading
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Typographical Posts for Stellar Eyes … II.
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This Week in Astronomy (Nov 2-8)
ASTRONOMY THIS WEEK – NOV 2-8, 2013 • One in Five Suns has Habitable World: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24824007 • Amazing Asteroid ‘Sprinkler’ with Six Tails Discovered by Hubble Space Telescope: http://www.nasa.gov/press/2013/november/nasas-hubble-sees-asteroid-spouting-six-comet-like-tails/index.html#.UnzEin8f0vU • Black Hole Found In Globular Cluster M62: http://www.science20.com/news_articles/black_hole_globular_cluster_m62-123867 • From … Continue reading
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This Week in Astronomy (Oct 26 – Nov 1)
ASTRONOMY THIS WEEK – 26 OCT to 1 NOV, 2013 • First Earth-Sized Rocky Planet: http://is.gd/iuXXy4 • Transfer Of Land For Extremely Large Telescope: http://is.gd/i594B7 • Saharan Star Dunes: http://is.gd/XyrG3u • Titan’s Land of Lakes by Cassini: http://is.gd/gShOhi • Gaia Satellite Sent into Space … Continue reading
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This Week in Astronomy (Oct 19-25)
ASTRONOMY THIS WEEK – OCTOBER 19-25, 2013 Most Distant Galaxy Is 13bn Light Years Away: http://news.sky.com/story/1158789/most-distant-galaxy-is-13bn-light-years-away Leonid Meteor Shower in November: http://www.space.com/23296-leonid-meteor-shower.html Neptune’s Newly Discovered Moon: http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57593791-76/hubble-finds-new-moon-around-neptune-that-voyager-missed/ Planck Enters Retirement: http://www.universetoday.com/105644/planck-enters-retirement-this-picture-shows-some-views/ Tilted’ Planetary System Discovered: http://science.newsfactor.com/story.xhtml?story_id=111002GA3TIX Coldest Place in the … Continue reading
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This Week in Astronomy (Oct 12-18)
ASTRONOMY THIS WEEK – OCTOBER 12-18, 2013 Sun’s Magnetic Field: http://is.gd/K67ajy 410-meter asteroid: http://is.gd/48wqlR Research maps: http://is.gd/58LdOf Biggest Star: http://is.gd/u97iMN Minor Lunar Eclipse: http://is.gd/lpiWDN Mystery of Galaxy: http://is.gd/iIUux1 U.S. scientists: http://is.gd/fjJE7G Huge Chunk: http://is.gd/cGUnif Cosmic rose: http://is.gd/NGWtPa Epic Pictures of … Continue reading
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Typographical Posts for Stellar Eyes …
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This Week in Astronomy (Oct 5-11)
ASTRONOMY THIS WEEK – OCTOBER 5-11, 2013 Cosmic Tragedy: Shutdown Kills Radio Observatories http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/cosmic-tragedy-shutdown-kills-radio-observatories-131004.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1 … Continue reading
This Week in Astronomy (Sept 28-Oct 4)
ASTRONOMY THIS WEEK – SEPTEMBER 28 – OCTOBER 4, 2013 Astronomers Create First Cloud Map of Distant Planet: http://is.gd/PjqtLS Happy 55th Birthday, NASA! Now Everybody Go Home: http://is.gd/TRqu3K NASA Interactive Reveals New Earth Perspectives: http://is.gd/BD6Txm Giant Balloon to Study Comet … Continue reading
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This Week in Astronomy (Sept 21-27)
ASTRONOMY IN THIS WEEK – SEPTEMBER 21-27, 2013 Rock star Astrophysicist Tyson’s Lectures are Out of This World: http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/20/neil-degrasse-tyson-lecture/2844679/ Chasing the ‘Black Holes’ of the Ocean: https://www.ethlife.ethz.ch/archive_articles/130923_black_holes_ocean_aj/index_EN Astronomers Uncover a ‘Transformer’ Pulsar: http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/astronomers-uncover-a-transformer-pulsar/index.html Researchers Publish Enormous Catalog of More than … Continue reading
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This Week in Astronomy (Sept 14-20)
ASTRONOMY IN THIS WEEK – SEPTEMBER 14-20, 2013 Swedish Team Gets IG Nobel Prize For Dung Beetle Study In Astronomy And Biology: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/technology/sci-tech/dung-beetles-find-their-way–in-the-stars-20130913-2tox0.html First Detailed 3D Map Of Inner Regions Of Our Milky Way: http://www.mpe.mpg.de/3286155/News_20130912 Astronomy Photographer Of The Year Winners … Continue reading
This Week in Astronomy (September 7 – 13)
Another infographic poster for Stellar Eyes is already here! What happened in astronomy this week: ASTRONOMY IN THIS WEEK – SEPTEMBER 7-13, 2013 Earth’s Aurora Filmed in 3D: http://goo.gl/Gr64AG NASA’s LADEE Probe Heads to the Moon: http://goo.gl/6DVUO5 Brian Cox: Time … Continue reading
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Tagged 324 Bamberga, Asteroid, Astronomy, Aurora, Black hole, Brian Cox, Christopher Cassidy, Galaxy, LADEE, NASA, NuSTAR, Pavel Vinogradov, Science, Soyuz, Space, Tamu Massif, Time travel, Universe, Voyager
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This Week in Astronomy (August 24 – 30)
Brand new infoposter made for Stellar Eyes: Astronomy This Week – August 24 to 30, 2013 ALMA observatory halts work amid labour dispute: http://goo.gl/qjh08w Curiosity Mars rover views eclipse of the Sun by Phobos: http://goo.gl/LNleNi Neil deGrasse Tyson says that … Continue reading
This Week in Astronomy (August 17 – 23)
Space News This Week 17 to 23 Aug, 2013 Billion-Tonne Belch Emitted from Sun to Hit Earth This Weekend http://is.gd/4UtFuV We Can Now Listen to Black Holes Forming Throughout the Universe: http://is.gd/06QUCb Earth-Size ‘Lava Planet’ With 8.5-Hour Year Among … Continue reading
This Week in Astronomy (August 10 – 16)
Hello friends, Well, I’m glad I can tell you good news – I was given a great opportunity to be a creator of visual interface of weekly infographics “This Week in Astronomy” on Stellar Eyes website. I really appreciate it, … Continue reading
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Tagged Astronomy, Chelyabinsk, Juno, Jupiter, Kepler, Magnetar, NASA, Space, Stellar Eyes, This Week in Astronomy, Universe, Voyager 1, Weekly Quotes
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Spotlight Live: The Brain or the Universe – Where Does Math Come From? | The Kavli Foundation
On Aug. 7, Noon-12:30 PDT, neuroscientists Brian Butterworth (University College London) and Rafael Núñez (Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind at the University of California San Diego), and astrophysicist Max Tegmark (Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research at MIT … Continue reading
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Tagged Brian Butterworth, Hangout, Kavli Foundation, Math, Max Tegmark, Rafael Núñez
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Asteroid 1998 QE2 Actually Has a Moon
This 3-kilometer asteroid is passing relatively close to Earth on May 31 at 20:59 UTC and it poses no hazard to us. It will pass within 5.8 million kilometers (about 15 times the distance to the Moon). Asteroids that get this close … Continue reading
Halley’s Comet
Mark Twain, American satirist and writer was born on 30 November 1835. It was exactly two weeks after the Halley’s Comet‘s perihelion. In his autobiography (1909), he said: “I came in with Halley’s Comet in 1835. It is coming again … Continue reading
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Tagged Comet, Edmond Halley, Eta Aquariids, Halley's Comet, Mark Twain, Orionids
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NASA’s Lunar Program Detects Bright Explosion on the Moon
This video describes the bright lunar explosion that happened on March 17, 2013 when 40 kg heavy object hit the lunar surface in location called Mare Imbrium. Anybody who was looking at the Moon at the moment of impact could … Continue reading
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