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roy Administrator from among the stars will I bring thee down... Posts: 573 Gender:	Re: Anstronomical Observations Reply #30 - 01.01.2008 at 15:15:48 Some beautiful pictures of 8P/Tuttle encounter with M33 can be found here: http://spaceweather.com/comets/gallery_tuttle_page4.htm
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Reply #31 - 03.01.2008 at 21:34:49

This is a good time of year to see Orion the Hunter: the constellation rises in the east at sunset. Watching Orion ascend, you may experience the little-known "constellation illusion." The idea is the same as the Moon illusion (http://forums.azsociety.net/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1180507177/2#2 ); constellations viewed near the horizon look abnormally large. Go outside tonight and look.

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roy Administrator from among the stars will I bring thee down... Posts: 573 Gender:	Re: Astronomical Observations Reply #32 - 04.01.2008 at 13:20:26 Witness the formation of a new planetary system (unfortunately, no backyard telescope can be of any use here but you can still follow the news...) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7168517.stm
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rogue Ex Member	Re: Astronomical Observations Reply #33 - 04.01.2008 at 14:25:10 Quote from roy on 04.01.2008 at 13:20:26: Witness the formation of a new planetary system (unfortunately, no backyard telescope can be of any use here but you can still follow the news...) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7168517.stm How exciting!
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Reply #34 - 06.01.2008 at 08:30:45

A magnetically reversed, high-altitude sunspot emerged on 4th January, marking the beginning of the 24th Solar Cycle, that is expected to peak out in 3-4 years.

WARNING: be careful watching the sun! Do not stare at the sun and never train your optical instruments directly at the sun unless equipped with solar filters!

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http://www.sungazer.net/010308a.html

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roy Administrator from among the stars will I bring thee down... Posts: 573 Gender:	Re: Anstronomical Observations Reply #35 - 13.02.2008 at 23:32:53 Saturn's moon Titan has hundreds of times more hydrocarbons than Earth. http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMCSUUHJCF_index_0.html Of course, unlike our oil and gas, the origins of Titan's hydrocarbons are not biological -- liquid methane and ethane are pouring down in rain and can be "pumped" right from lakes on the surface.
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roy Administrator from among the stars will I bring thee down... Posts: 573 Gender:	Re: Anstronomical Observations Reply #36 - 20.02.2008 at 21:28:52 A lunar eclipse can be observed later tonight (or early tomorrow morning depending on your geographical location in parts of Northern Hemisphere) Here is a timetable to plan your observation: http://shadowandsubstance.com/
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roy Administrator from among the stars will I bring thee down... Posts: 573 Gender:	Girls drive on Mars! :-)) Reply #37 - 16.03.2008 at 15:18:58 Women now drive on Mars, but NOT in Saudi Arabia http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/12mar_spiritday.htm?list190898
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roy Administrator from among the stars will I bring thee down... Posts: 573 Gender:	Re: Anstronomical Observations Reply #38 - 21.03.2008 at 02:39:20 Auroras are most active in spring -- and the lights actually are not limited to high latitudes... Have a look at what may be behind the phenomenon. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/20mar_spring.htm?list190898
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Reply #39 - 08.04.2008 at 07:54:19

Message and picture from Spaceweather.com:

"SUNSET ALERT: When the sun goes down tonight, step outside and look west. Weather permitting you'll see a slender equinox crescent Moon hanging above the rosy glow of sunset. Framed by the cobalt blue of early evening, the Moon reveals its "da Vinci glow" or Earthshine, a pale impression of the full Moon inside the vivid crescent--a beautiful sight. "

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roy Administrator from among the stars will I bring thee down... Posts: 573 Gender:	Re: Astronomical Observations Reply #40 - 02.06.2008 at 16:02:27 Phoenix landed: http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/25may_phoenix2.htm?list190898
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roy Administrator from among the stars will I bring thee down... Posts: 573 Gender:	Re: Astronomical Observations Reply #41 - 13.06.2008 at 19:55:10 The Gamma-ray Large Area Telescope (GLAST) is off to space!! http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/11jun_glast2.htm?list190898
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roy Administrator from among the stars will I bring thee down... Posts: 573 Gender:	Mars was wet Reply #42 - 18.07.2008 at 01:13:07 Evidence of widespread phyllosilicates (clay minerals) on Mars points to the red planet's once being a much wetter place! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7511523.stm
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