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In the Sky this Week – January 30, 2018

Sacred Space Astronomy avatarPosted on January 30, 2018 by Bob TrembleyJanuary 30, 2018
This entry is part 33 of 179 in the series In the Sky This Week

Mars, Saturn and Jupiter are all visible in the southern predawn sky; the gap between Mars and Jupiter growing as Mars gets closer to Saturn each morning. Southern sky before dawn, Jan. 30, 2018. Credit: Stellarium / Bob Trembley. The Moon The Moon will be full on the 31st, and with it will come a total lunar eclipse. The total phase of this lunar eclipse will be visible in large parts of US, Russia, Asia, northeastern Europe, the Indian Ocean, Australia, and the Pacific. Hawaii will get an almost perfect view of totality. I couldn’t agree more with this Wired article about the over-use of media-hyped terms for astronomical events like this eclipse. Lunar eclipses are sometimes called “Blood Moons.” Sunlight gets filtered and refracted by the Earth’s atmosphere; when the Moon passes through the Earth’s shadow, it takes on a red-orangeish hue. A Supermoon is when the full Moon is at perigee (its closest approach to Earth). The Moon … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Commentary, Outreach | Tagged Coronal Hole, Eclipse, Jupiter, Lunar Eclipse, Mars, Moon, Saturn, Sun, Sunspot | Leave a reply

In the Sky this Week – January 23, 2018

Sacred Space Astronomy avatarPosted on January 23, 2018 by Bob TrembleyJanuary 23, 2018
This entry is part 3 of 179 in the series In the Sky This Week

In the southern predawn sky, Mars and Jupiter continue to separate after their recent conjunction; Mars will slowly make its way southeast towards Saturn over the next several weeks. Saturn will get higher in the southeastern predawn sky with each passing morning. The Moon The Moon is a waxing crescent, visible in the southwestern sky at dusk, and setting around midnight.   The Moon will be at first-quarter on the 24th, and will be a waxing gibbous for the rest of the week, heading toward full on the 31st. The Moon will be a great observing target this week. On January 31st there will be a total lunar eclipse – this will be the first Blue Moon eclipse in 150 years! The Sun The Sun is spot-free, which was a shame last weekend – I set up my telescopes at ConFusion – a Science Fiction convention in the Metro-Detroit area. I’ve been bringing my telescopes to these conventions for several years now, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Outreach | Tagged Conjunction, Convention, Coronal Hole, Jupiter, Mars, Moon, Sun, Sunspot, Telescope | 3 Replies

In the Sky this Week – January 16, 2018

Sacred Space Astronomy avatarPosted on January 16, 2018 by Bob TrembleyJanuary 16, 2018
This entry is part 4 of 179 in the series In the Sky This Week

The megaconjunction of Mars-Jupiter and Mercury-Saturn in the southeastern predawn sky comes to an end as Mercury pulls away from Saturn, disappearing into the light of the dawn. Jupiter and Mars slowly separate over the coming weeks; Mars getting lower in the sky as Jupiter journeys southward. The new Moon will be on the Jan. 17th. A waxing crescent Moon will be in the west-southwestern skies this weekend at dusk, setting a few hours after sunset. I’m really hoping the sky is clear this weekend as I’ll be attending ConFusion – a Science Fiction convention, and bringing my telescopes; I always seem to get blamed for “bringing cloudy skies with my telescope…” The Sun The Sun has 1 medium-sized sunspot, with some coronal loops associated with it. The Sun’s corona, seen here in extreme ultraviolet, reveals a weak northern coronal hole, and a small hole at the southern pole. There is, however, a mid-latitude coronal hole that pouring the solar wind out right at … Continue reading →

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In the Sky this Week – January 9, 2018

Sacred Space Astronomy avatarPosted on January 9, 2018 by Bob TrembleyJanuary 9, 2018
This entry is part 6 of 179 in the series In the Sky This Week

Jupiter and Mars continue their predawn dance in the southeastern sky, getting a bit farther away from each other with each morning. Saturn joins Mercury very low in the southeastern sky just before sunrise. Slowly over this week, Saturn and Mercury will swap positions in a dance of their own. A waning crescent Moon joins Jupiter and Mars’ predawn dance on the 11th, appearing only 3°39′ away from Mars. The Moon will appear lower in the southeastern sky, getting closer to Mercury and Saturn each morning; it may be too thin and low in the sky to be seen on the 15th. On the 13th, Mercury and Saturn will be separated by only 0°45′ of arc! And they will joined by the waning crescent Moon, and the red giant star Antares adds flavor to what must certainly be considered a multi-day “Megaconjunction” with the Sun, Saturn, Mercury, the Moon, Mars, and Jupiter all in the southeastern sky at the same time. The … Continue reading →

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In the Sky this Week- December 12, 2017

Sacred Space Astronomy avatarPosted on December 12, 2017 by Bob TrembleyDecember 12, 2017
This entry is part 13 of 179 in the series In the Sky This Week

The waning crescent Moon joins Mars and Jupiter in the southeastern predawn sky for the next several days. The constellations Orion, Taurus and the Pleiades star cluster rise in the East with the dusk and are visible all night. Orion, Taurus and the Pleiades all set in the west around shortly before dawn. Astronomical League’s Navigating the mid-late December Night Sky Map The Sun There is a tiny little sunspot (near the center of the image), otherwise the Sun is doing what the Sun normally does when at solar minimum: practically nothing… Both the Sun’s poles have coronal holes, and there are a couple smaller coronal holes near the equator. The  solar wind speed is fairly typical at 489 km/sec, with a density of 7.0 protons/cm3. You can view the Sun in multiple frequencies, in near real-time here: SDO-The Sun Now The Sky Overhead The Solar System This is the position of the planets in the inner and outer solar … Continue reading →

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In the Sky this Week- December 5, 2017

Sacred Space Astronomy avatarPosted on December 5, 2017 by Bob TrembleyDecember 5, 2017
This entry is part 9 of 179 in the series In the Sky This Week

In the eastern predawn sky, Mars continues its weeks-long conjunction with the star Spica, and Jupiter tags along, lower towards the horizon. Orion sets in the west at 6:00 AM; the waning gibbous Moon, one day after full, sets around 9:00 AM. Both the Moon and Orion rise in the east around 10 PM. The Moon will be at third quarter on the 10th. From the southern hemisphere, the Moon and Orion’s orientation appear flipped to what residents in the northern hemisphere see. Mercury and Saturn are almost completely lost in the glare of the setting Sun to the southwest. From Perth, the light of the dawn starts shortly after 4:00 AM, with sunrise around 5:00 AM. The sky to the southeast before sunrise from Perth is spectacular! From the U.S., sunrise is shortly before 8:00 AM, and sunset is shortly after 4:30 PM. The constellations Ursa Major (including the Big Dipper asterism) and Leo are almost directly overhead in the predawn … Continue reading →

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In the Sky this Week- November 28, 2017

Sacred Space Astronomy avatarPosted on November 28, 2017 by Bob TrembleyNovember 28, 2017
This entry is part 16 of 179 in the series In the Sky This Week

Mars is in conjunction with the star Spica for the next couple weeks, and Jupiter rises a bit earlier each morning in the eastern predawn sky. You might catch a short glimpse of Venus as it rises shortly before the Sun. For an observing challenge, see if you can spot the zodiacal light in the eastern sky a few hours before dawn; use Mars and Spica as a guide – you’ll need to be in a dark sky location. The light of the waxing gibbous Moon will make Uranus a poor observing target – the Moon, however, should be a great observing target all week long. The Moon will be full on Dec. 3rd. For an observing challenge, see if you can spot Saturn and Mercury in the southwestern sky at 5:30 PM – look quick, you’ll only have a few minutes to see them before they set! The Sun Sunspots come and go – last week one vanished from … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Outreach | Tagged Corona, Coronal Hole, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Moon, Saturn, Sunspot, Uranus, Zodiacal light | Leave a reply

In the Sky this Week- November 22, 2017

Sacred Space Astronomy avatarPosted on November 22, 2017 by Bob TrembleyNovember 22, 2017
This entry is part 18 of 179 in the series In the Sky This Week

Mars rises in the east shortly after 4:00 AM, followed by Jupiter shortly before 6:00 AM. Venus rises around 6:30 AM, and quickly vanishes with the dawn’s light Saturn is just above the treetops to the southwest after sunset, and is visible for less than a half hour before it sets; a waxing crescent Moon sets a short while afterwards. The Moon should be an fairly good observing target on the evening of Thanksgiving day at 24% illumination. The Moon will be at first quarter on the 26th. The Sun The sunspot group that I mentioned last week made it about half way around the face of the Sun before it faded from view. I created this video using two different frequencies from the Solar Dynamics Observatory – it shows that although the sunspot does seem to “evaporate,” the magnetic disturbance associated with it continues to rotate around the face of the Sun. Several prominences dance on the Sun’s limb in 304 … Continue reading →

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In the Sky this Week- November 14, 2017

Sacred Space Astronomy avatarPosted on November 14, 2017 by Bob TrembleyNovember 14, 2017
This entry is part 21 of 179 in the series In the Sky This Week

The multi-day conjunction of Jupiter and Venus in the southeastern predawn sky continues for the next couple days, and will be joined by a waning crescent Moon on the mornings of the 14th- 17th. For an observing challenge, see if you can spot the 1% illuminated Moon near Venus and Jupiter on the morning of the the 17th … here’s hoping for Earthshine! Orion, Taurus and the Pleiades are in the western sky before sunrise. Perseus, Cassiopeia and Cepheus are to the north before sunrise – see if you can spot them! Saturn is just above the treetops to the southwest after sunset, and is only visible for about a half hour before it sets. The Sun After nearly 2 weeks of spotless days, a small active region makes an appearance on the western limb of the Sun. The view from the Solar Dynamics Observatory) in 304 angstroms shows several prominences on the Sun’s limb, and a bright spot on the western limb, … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Outreach | Tagged Cepheus, Conjunction, Corona, Coronal Hole, Jupiter, Moon, Orion, Perseus, Pleiades, Saturn, Taurus | Leave a reply

In the Sky this Week- November 7, 2017

Sacred Space Astronomy avatarPosted on November 7, 2017 by Bob TrembleyNovember 7, 2017
This entry is part 19 of 179 in the series In the Sky This Week

Keep your eyes on the southeastern predawn sky for the next several days – Jupiter returns to the morning sky and has a multi-day conjunction with Venus. The planets will appear closest on the morning of the 13th. The waning gibbous Moon and is high in the southwestern sky before dawn; the Moon will be at third quarter Nov. 11th. I actually got to see the Moon this morning in a rare break through the Michigan clouds! Saturn is barely visible above the treetops to the southwest after sunset. Soon, Saturn will be behind the Sun, in relation to the Earth, and will not be visible again until early March of 2018. The Sun has no visible sunspots again this week…  it looks pretty boring through a white-light telescope. But the view through a hydrogen-alpha telescope (or from the Solar Dynamics Observatory) is a little more exciting. Here’s a close-up of prominences on the Sun’s eastern limb: The coronal hole … Continue reading →

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In the Sky this Week- October 31, 2017

Sacred Space Astronomy avatarPosted on October 31, 2017 by Bob TrembleyOctober 31, 2017
This entry is part 15 of 179 in the series In the Sky This Week

This Halloween, you can give your trick-or-treaters a treat they won’t soon forget! The Moon will be a waxing gibbous on Halloween night; if you have a telescope, this will be the perfect opportunity to let countless numbers of kids and their parents have a glimpse of the Moon through your telescope. I guarantee you will get a lot of “Oh WOWs!” Saturn is also very low in the southwestern sky after sunset, and is only visible for about an hour. The Moon will be full on Nov. 3rd. Venus, barely above the eastern horizon, rises with the light of dawn. Mars rises in the east around 6:00 AM, and is high in the eastern sky by sunrise. Mars will continue to rise earlier each morning, but it won’t be getting any higher in the morning sky; it will move slightly south each morning instead, as the Earth slowly “catches up to Mars” in their orbits (see solar system image below). … Continue reading →

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In the Sky this Week- October 24, 2017

Sacred Space Astronomy avatarPosted on October 24, 2017 by Bob TrembleyOctober 24, 2017
This entry is part 26 of 179 in the series In the Sky This Week

Venus is very low in the eastern predawn sky, and Mars continues to get higher each morning. Saturn is lower in the southwestern sky each evening after sunset, and will soon become a poor observing target. The Moon will be visible after sunset all week long, going from a waxing crescent on October 23rd, to first quarter on October 27th. After first quarter on October 27th, the Moon will be a waxing gibbous through the remainder of the week, and should be a good observing target. October 28th is International Observe the Moon Night, and venues around the globe will be hosting Moon observing events. You can find a nearby event here: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/inomn_wordpress/map.cfm/ Uranus was at opposition on October 19th; planets are said to be at opposition when they are on opposite sides of the celestial sphere, as observed from a given body (usually Earth), this occurs when the Sun, Earth, and the other body are arranged in a (nearly) straight line. While … Continue reading →

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Specola Guestbook | June 16, 1924: Knut Lundmark and Sten Asklöf

Sacred Space Astronomy avatarPosted on January 10, 2021 by Robert MackeJanuary 4, 2021
This entry is part 76 of 77 in the series Specola Guestbook

Since its founding in 1891, many people have passed through the doors of the Vatican Observatory.  A quick perusal of our guestbook reveals several Names, including Popes, Nobel laureates, astronauts, actors, and saints. Today’s guestbook entry is from June 16, 1924, when Knut Lundmark and Sten Asklöf made a visit. Next … Continue reading…

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The World’s Worst Astrophotographer sees and shares the 2020 ‘Christmas Star’

Sacred Space Astronomy avatarPosted on January 9, 2021 by Christopher M. GraneyJanuary 4, 2021

Tomorrow is the Baptism of the Lord, the end of the Christmas season which began on December 24.  So today is still Christmas, and that means a post about the 2020 “Christmas Star” is still appropriate! In my hometown of Louisville, Kentucky the weather was persistently cloudy across mid-December.  I … Continue reading…

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Go Observe M82 – The Cigar Galaxy

Sacred Space Astronomy avatarPosted on January 8, 2021 by Deirdre KelleghanJanuary 8, 2021

Drawing M82 M82 pastels on black paper November 27th 2008 – 22:20 UT 22:45 UT some cloud made it longer to do Transparency Poor ,Seeing 6/10 No filters used Meade 16 inch FL 4000mm 22mm Nagler eyepiece = 181X – Co Kildare Ireland Back in 2008, I had the opportunity … Continue reading…

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ⓜ The Bookfoxes Interview (Part II)

Sacred Space Astronomy avatarPosted on January 7, 2021 by Br. Guy ConsolmagnoJanuary 7, 2021
This entry is part 54 of 54 in the series And Then I Wrote

And then I wrote… ten years ago there was an active blog site (which I can no longer find online) edited in Britain called “Book Foxes” where a number of writers wrote about books and the people who wrote books. Kirsty Jane Falconer, a British author who has gone on to … Continue reading…

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From the V.O. Faith and Science Pages: We Saw His Star in the East: BBC Radio Sunday Worship for Epiphany

Sacred Space Astronomy avatarPosted on January 6, 2021 by Faith and ScienceNovember 5, 2020

Today’s featured entry from the Vatican Observatory Faith and Science pages: “We Saw His Star in the East: BBC Radio Sunday Worship for Epiphany” (click here for it) First heard in 2008, this program first aired on BBC Radio’s Sunday religious program for Epiphany. This program, hosted by Fr. James … Continue reading…

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In the Sky This Week – January 5, 2021

Sacred Space Astronomy avatarPosted on January 5, 2021 by Bob TrembleyJanuary 5, 2021
This entry is part 178 of 179 in the series In the Sky This Week

For the images in this week’s “In the Sky” post, I turned light pollution off in Stellarium – these images show a multitude of stars you cannot see from an urban or suburban locations. I remember camping at a VERY dark sky location in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, and not being … Continue reading…

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