Updates in this Newsletter- Astronomy 2014 Yearbook Now Available - Stock Limited
- VicSouth 2013 Star Party - Nov 1 to Nov 5
- Amazing View of Saturn Like Never Before
- Huge Chunk of Meteorite found in Russian Lake
- Xmas Gifts at IceInSpace Shop!
* Astronomy 2014 Yearbook Now Available - Stock Limited
The '
Astronomy 2014 Yearbook' from Quasar Astronomy is now available at the IceInSpace Shop.
This must-have yearly almanac has tonnes of info about observing the night sky during 2014. It contains star charts and other ephemeris, dates and details of important astro events during the year and much more.
In addition to the usual features, this year’s book includes an article on Nightscape Photography and information on observing double stars.
IceInSpace Discount: The RRP is $27.95, but order through the IceInSpace Shop and pay only $24. Also, order 2 or more books and receive a further 10% discount!
Limited stock available, so
get your orders in quickly.
Why not take advantage of combined low-cost flat-rate shipping, and order the
IceInSpace Astronomy Calendar or
Southern Sky Calendar for 2014.
All of these products make great xmas gifts, and with xmas only just over 2 months away, now's the time to get your order in and stock up on gifts for family and friends.
* VicSouth 2013 Star Party - Nov 1 to Nov 5
The
VicSouth Desert Spring Star Party is an annual weekend of astronomy, held at the Little Desert Nature Lodge about 16km south of the town of Nhill in western Victoria (Australia).
VicSouth is jointly hosted by the Astronomical Society of Victoria and the Astronomical Society of South Australia, and offers a great weekend of social and astronomical activity as well as some nice observing targets.
The
2013 event is being held from Nov 1st to Nov 5th, so get your bookings in now.
* Amazing View of Saturn Like Never Before
This incredible image of Saturn was pieced together and processed by amateur Gordan Ugarkovic.
"On Oct. 10, 2013, Cassini took 36 shots of Saturn, a dozen each using red, green, and blue filters which approximate true color. Ugarkovic grabbed the raw files, processed them, and assembled them into this mosaic.
The detail is incredible. Cassini was high above Saturn to the north, looking “down” on the ringed world when it took these images. You can see the bizarre hexagonal north polar vortex, the six-sided jet stream flowing around Saturn. The subtle but beautiful bands mark the cloud tops of Saturn’s atmosphere"
Read the full story and see the hi-res images on
Slate.
I think it's so cool that a space-craft can be flying over Saturn, 1.6 billion km's away, take some pics, and then within days NASA makes them freely available for anyone to grab and process if they wish. Stunning view.
* Huge Chunk of Meteorite found in Russian Lake
A half-ton chunk of the Chelyabinsk asteroid has been dredged up from Lake Chebarkul.
There's a nice
story about it on Slate by Phil Plait, which includes a video of them dragging the meteorite out of the lake and trying to weigh it - when a piece breaks off!
When I watched the video, I was taken back by the view of the lake - I still remember the massive hole in the frozen lake found shortly after the meteorite impact. Now it's of course just water, not frozen. It would've been quite an effort finding and pulling it out!
* Xmas Gifts at the IceInSpace Shop!
Xmas is coming up! Time to get some stocking fillers for family and friends.
Here's a few ideas to get you started:
Order online at the
IceInSpace Shop. We ship international too and accept 3 forms of payment including Paypal.
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