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04-08-2013, 10:01 AM
Updates in this Newsletter
IceInSpace Astronomy Calendar Now On-Sale!
Comet ISON - a fizzer or not?
One Special Day In The Life Of Planet Earth
* IceInSpace Astronomy Calendar Now On-Sale!
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/newsletter/images/20130802-calendar.jpg
The IceInSpace Astronomy Calendar 2014 is now available for sale (http://bit.ly/1cuNizy) via the IceInSpace Shop!
This is your calendar! With images submitted by IceInSpace members, and winning images chosen by the IceInSpace Community, the calendar showcases the brilliant talent we have on offer.
The calendar features 12 great images of our night sky, and provides a nightly guide to what’s visible in the sky. The calendar also includes a summary of the year indicating best time to view the planets, as well as maps showing planetary alignments in the pre-dawn and post-sunset sky. It also includes monthly star charts, moon phases, conjunctions, eclipses and other major events as well as school holidays for all Australian states.
SAVE: Order 2 or more calendars and receive 20% off! You’ll also receive a free IceInSpace Sticker for every calendar you order.
The calendars make a fantastic gift – for yourself, your friends and family. Whether they’re hardcore amateur astronomers, have a casual interest in the night sky, or just like looking at pretty pictures, this calendar will be a great addition to any wall, kitchen cupboard or workplace cubicle.
Order online here: IceInSpace Astronomy Calendar 2014 (http://bit.ly/1cuNizy).
* Comet ISON - a fizzer or not?
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/newsletter/images/20130614-ison.jpg
There's been a few articles picked up on social media sites and other mainstream news outlets about Comet ISON being a fizzer, and not reaching the dizzy heights of brightness that was predicted.
However, other scientists are suggesting that the recent article was exaggerated, or misleading. Universe Today's Nancy Atkinson has written a brilliant article with all the facts.
Read it online here (http://www.universetoday.com/103832/rumors-of-comet-ison-fizzling-may-be-greatly-exaggerated/).
* One Special Day In The Life Of Planet Earth
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/newsletter/images/20130802-saturnearth.jpg
In this rare image taken on July 19, 2013, Cassini's wide angle camera has captured Saturn's rings and our planet Earth and its Moon in the same frame. It is only 1 footprint in a mosaic of 33 footprints covering the entire Saturn ring system (including Saturn itself). At each footprint, images were taken in different spectral filters for a total of 323 images: some were taken for scientific purposes and some to produce a natural color mosaic. This is the only wide angle footprint that has the Earth/Moon system in it.
The dark side of Saturn, its bright limb, the main rings, the F ring, and the G and E rings are clearly seen; the limb of Saturn and the F ring are overexposed. The 'breaks' in the brightness of Saturn's limb are due to the shadows of the rings on the globe of Saturn, preventing sunlight from shining through the atmosphere in those regions. The E and G rings have been brightened for better visibility.
Earth, which is 898 million miles (1.44 billion kilometers) away in this image, appears as a blue dot at center right; the Moon can be seen as a fainter protrusion off its right side. The two are clearly seen as separate objects in the accompanying narrow angle frame (http://bit.ly/130zJ7q).
This is only the third time ever that Earth has been imaged from the outer solar system. The acquisition of this image, along with the accompanying narrow angle image of the Earth and the Moon and the full mosaic from which both are taken, marked the first time that inhabitants of Earth knew in advance that their planet was being imaged. That opportunity allowed people around the world to join together in social events to celebrate the occasion.
Credit, more information and larger images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI (http://www.ciclops.org/view.php?id=7695&js=1)
- Suzy
* What's Hot This Week
Venus after Sunset (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/iotw.html?iotwid=250) by Tom Harradine (IOTW)
Great solar transit by a plane (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=109985) captured by Matt Wastell
The International Space Station (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=110305) captured by Tom Harradine
Beautiful APOD (http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130801.html) showing comparison of sizes between the Andromeda Galaxy and the Moon.
Thanks for reading! Keep looking up!
IceInSpace Astronomy Calendar Now On-Sale!
Comet ISON - a fizzer or not?
One Special Day In The Life Of Planet Earth
* IceInSpace Astronomy Calendar Now On-Sale!
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/newsletter/images/20130802-calendar.jpg
The IceInSpace Astronomy Calendar 2014 is now available for sale (http://bit.ly/1cuNizy) via the IceInSpace Shop!
This is your calendar! With images submitted by IceInSpace members, and winning images chosen by the IceInSpace Community, the calendar showcases the brilliant talent we have on offer.
The calendar features 12 great images of our night sky, and provides a nightly guide to what’s visible in the sky. The calendar also includes a summary of the year indicating best time to view the planets, as well as maps showing planetary alignments in the pre-dawn and post-sunset sky. It also includes monthly star charts, moon phases, conjunctions, eclipses and other major events as well as school holidays for all Australian states.
SAVE: Order 2 or more calendars and receive 20% off! You’ll also receive a free IceInSpace Sticker for every calendar you order.
The calendars make a fantastic gift – for yourself, your friends and family. Whether they’re hardcore amateur astronomers, have a casual interest in the night sky, or just like looking at pretty pictures, this calendar will be a great addition to any wall, kitchen cupboard or workplace cubicle.
Order online here: IceInSpace Astronomy Calendar 2014 (http://bit.ly/1cuNizy).
* Comet ISON - a fizzer or not?
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/newsletter/images/20130614-ison.jpg
There's been a few articles picked up on social media sites and other mainstream news outlets about Comet ISON being a fizzer, and not reaching the dizzy heights of brightness that was predicted.
However, other scientists are suggesting that the recent article was exaggerated, or misleading. Universe Today's Nancy Atkinson has written a brilliant article with all the facts.
Read it online here (http://www.universetoday.com/103832/rumors-of-comet-ison-fizzling-may-be-greatly-exaggerated/).
* One Special Day In The Life Of Planet Earth
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/newsletter/images/20130802-saturnearth.jpg
In this rare image taken on July 19, 2013, Cassini's wide angle camera has captured Saturn's rings and our planet Earth and its Moon in the same frame. It is only 1 footprint in a mosaic of 33 footprints covering the entire Saturn ring system (including Saturn itself). At each footprint, images were taken in different spectral filters for a total of 323 images: some were taken for scientific purposes and some to produce a natural color mosaic. This is the only wide angle footprint that has the Earth/Moon system in it.
The dark side of Saturn, its bright limb, the main rings, the F ring, and the G and E rings are clearly seen; the limb of Saturn and the F ring are overexposed. The 'breaks' in the brightness of Saturn's limb are due to the shadows of the rings on the globe of Saturn, preventing sunlight from shining through the atmosphere in those regions. The E and G rings have been brightened for better visibility.
Earth, which is 898 million miles (1.44 billion kilometers) away in this image, appears as a blue dot at center right; the Moon can be seen as a fainter protrusion off its right side. The two are clearly seen as separate objects in the accompanying narrow angle frame (http://bit.ly/130zJ7q).
This is only the third time ever that Earth has been imaged from the outer solar system. The acquisition of this image, along with the accompanying narrow angle image of the Earth and the Moon and the full mosaic from which both are taken, marked the first time that inhabitants of Earth knew in advance that their planet was being imaged. That opportunity allowed people around the world to join together in social events to celebrate the occasion.
Credit, more information and larger images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI (http://www.ciclops.org/view.php?id=7695&js=1)
- Suzy
* What's Hot This Week
Venus after Sunset (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/iotw.html?iotwid=250) by Tom Harradine (IOTW)
Great solar transit by a plane (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=109985) captured by Matt Wastell
The International Space Station (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=110305) captured by Tom Harradine
Beautiful APOD (http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130801.html) showing comparison of sizes between the Andromeda Galaxy and the Moon.
Thanks for reading! Keep looking up!