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Forum: Observational and Visual Astronomy

18-06-2013, 09:10 AM

Replies: 15

Planetary Nebulae

Views: 954

Posted By glenc

ngc 6445

I looked at 22 planetary nebulae last night with a 16" scope at 200 times.
The GC NGC 6440 and the PN NGC 6445 make a nice pair.
They are mags 9.3 and 11.2 respectively and only 22' apart.
The PN...

Forum: Beginners Talk

17-06-2013, 07:53 AM

Replies: 53

Sticky: southern hemisphere equivalent messier list

Views: 20,151

Posted By glenc

Southern Gems

This is the southern equivalent to the Messier Catalogue.
"In Southern Gems, Stephen James O'Meara makes a detour beneath the southern skies, presenting a fresh list of 120 deep-sky objects for ...

Forum: Star Parties, Club and Community Events

16-06-2013, 01:28 PM

Replies: 15

N.S.W. Northern Rivers 2013

Views: 395

Posted By glenc

Looks like a great trip Judith.

Looks like a great trip Judith.

Forum: General Chat

15-06-2013, 04:44 PM

Replies: 4

Russian satellite crash?

Views: 244

Posted By glenc

Another article ...

Another article
http://www.northernstar.com.au/news/falling-satellite-cause-bright-light-sky/1907559/

Forum: Celestial and Astronomical Events

15-06-2013, 09:12 AM

Replies: 51

Bright Xmas Comet 2013?

Views: 4,865

Posted By glenc

Sky & Telescope

"From January through May Comet ISON brightened hardly at all, remaining stuck at magnitude 16 or 15 and falling nearly two magnitudes behind the early predictions. It became lost in twilight...

Forum: General Chat

14-06-2013, 06:55 PM

Replies: 4

Russian satellite crash?

Views: 244

Posted By glenc

Russian satellite crash?

A DECOMMISIONED Russian satellite has been suggested as the cause of Thursday's startling solar event.
About 6.30pm Port Macquarie and Camden Haven residents witnessed a large flash of colour...

Forum: Star Parties, Club and Community Events

14-06-2013, 05:48 PM

Replies: 15

N.S.W. Northern Rivers 2013

Views: 395

Posted By glenc

Sat night is OK. They are predicting 20% cloud....

Sat night is OK. They are predicting 20% cloud. Moon will set at 22:45.

Forum: Star Parties, Club and Community Events

13-06-2013, 03:24 AM

Replies: 15

N.S.W. Northern Rivers 2013

Views: 395

Posted By glenc

It looks like it will be fine this weekend. ...

It looks like it will be fine this weekend.
You are all welcome to observe here any night.
On Fri night the 28% Moon sets at 9:50 pm.

Forum: General Chat

08-06-2013, 05:33 PM

Replies: 1

On TV last night

Views: 169

Posted By glenc

Comet Lovejoy reveals solar secrets

I did not see Comet Lovejoy on TV but the BBC has an article
"A comet's close encounter with the Sun has given scientists a look at a solar region that has never been visited by spacecraft.
...

Forum: Beginners Talk

06-06-2013, 06:52 AM

Replies: 8

The First Southern Catalogue

Views: 874

Posted By glenc

Nicolas-Louis de la Caille

Nicolas-Louis de la Caille Astronomer and Geodesist
by I.S. Glass Oxford University Press (http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199668403.do#.UIWQ9uUam8A), Published December 2012, ISBN...

Forum: Observational and Visual Astronomy

06-06-2013, 03:48 AM

Replies: 15

Planetary Nebulae

Views: 954

Posted By glenc

ngc 6309

A couple of nights back I looked at 31 PN with a 16" scope.
NGC 6309 looks like a double star with a 13mm EP (139x) and UHC filter.
A 9mm EP (200x) shows it is a PN and mag 12 star....

Forum: Celestial and Astronomical Events

03-06-2013, 02:20 AM

Replies: 14

Aurora ALERT

Views: 418

Posted By glenc

Nice images Phil I just read this "2013 is a...

Nice images Phil
I just read this "2013 is a bumper year for nature’s light show, with a peak in sunspot activity that has sent colours spinning across the skies as far north as Tasmania, more...

Forum: Astronomy and Amateur Science

30-05-2013, 04:10 PM

Replies: 4

Astronomers rewrite life story of stars

Views: 262

Posted By glenc

Astronomers rewrite life story of stars

Astronomers have new information on how stars age and die - and it's not what they thought. The findings from an Australian-led study overturn conventional thinking that the "red giant phase" is...

Forum: Deep Space

28-05-2013, 04:23 PM

Replies: 4

LMC & SMC by Bica

Views: 460

Posted By glenc

The Large Cloud of Magellan

Today's APOD has a great LMC image with the objects labelled.
The Large Cloud of Magellan
Image Credit & Copyright: L. Comolli (http://www.astrosurf.com/comolli/index2.htm), L. Fontana, G....

Forum: General Chat

19-05-2013, 05:11 PM

Replies: 8

Rock crashes into the Moon

Views: 299

Posted By glenc

video of crash

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/video/2013/may/18/meteor-crashes-moons-surface-flash-video

Forum: General Chat

18-05-2013, 04:58 PM

Replies: 8

Rock crashes into the Moon

Views: 299

Posted By glenc

Rock crashes into the Moon

A 40-kilogram space rock has slammed into the Moon at about 90,000 kilometres per hour, creating a bright flash of light as it exploded with a force of five tonnes of TNT, according to NASA.
An...

Forum: Astronomy and Amateur Science

18-05-2013, 11:02 AM

Replies: 1

watch the beast devour a snack

Views: 167

Posted By glenc

watch the beast devour a snack

"A mysterious object is hurtling toward the supermassive black hole lurking in our galaxy’s center. Known as G2, the object looks like a tiny bit of fuzz in images taken by some of the most...

Forum: Star Parties, Club and Community Events

17-05-2013, 06:51 AM

Replies: 15

N.S.W. Northern Rivers 2013

Views: 395

Posted By glenc

Thanks Paul. How's the sky in SA Judith? Nice...

Thanks Paul. How's the sky in SA Judith?
Nice and clear here last night, let us hope it continues.
I used the 16" for 3 hrs and saw heaps of DSO.

Forum: General Chat

12-05-2013, 05:53 PM

Replies: 4

Clouds

Views: 236

Posted By glenc

Clouds

Are you looking for a place with more long clear nights?
Here are some maps for you. (May to September 3pm and 9am)
...

Forum: Celestial and Astronomical Events

11-05-2013, 09:17 AM

Replies: 173

Annular solar eclipse - 10 may 2013

Views: 7,376

Posted By glenc

images of the ring

There are some images of the ring here.
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/skyblog/observingblog/Australias-Ring-of-Fire-Eclipse-206913761.html

Forum: Astronomy and Amateur Science

11-05-2013, 09:12 AM

Replies: 0

Brilliant GRB Blast

Views: 159

Posted By glenc

Brilliant GRB Blast

The gamma-ray burst GRB 130427A erupted on April 27th with record-setting power. That made it an easy target for two of NASA's orbiting observatories, major ground-based telescopes, and even one...

Forum: Astronomy and Amateur Science

11-05-2013, 09:08 AM

Replies: 16

BOSS SN way down South

Views: 880

Posted By glenc

Congratulations Peter.

Congratulations Peter.

Forum: Observational and Visual Astronomy

08-05-2013, 07:18 AM

Replies: 73

Article and Download: 150 Dunlop Deep Sky Objects

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