Re: tOfficial Astronomy Thread

[DWags]

Don’t be confused by the blood wolf moon eclipse

[AvgMSUJoe]

Don’t be confused by the blood wolf moon eclipse

"despite all the hullabaloo over the various names, there's still only one moon. There's no separate super, blood, wolf or anything else moon."

Thanks Lsj

[Floyd Robertson]

Astronomers detect mysterious repeated radio signal from faraway galaxy for second time

[Floyd Robertson]

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[steveschneider]

I love this thread. Does anyone have a telescope? I guess you can see pretty good details through one. I remember looking at Saturn at the MSU observatory and thought it was pretty sweet.

[Floyd Robertson]

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[MiamiSpartan]

I love this thread. Does anyone have a telescope? I guess you can see pretty good details through one. I remember looking at Saturn at the MSU observatory and thought it was pretty sweet.

I do. I have trouble finding things in it, though, but to be honest I have really only tried a couple of times, and have never taken it out to a dark area. Plus I'm kind of impatient when it comes to trying to find things with it. And when I do find something that I try to look at, it's difficult because it all keeps moving. But the moon is cool and easy enough (though again, I had to keep adjusting it). Very cool seeing the craters and everything.

Sometime I need to give it a better try. It would be cool to see Saturn's rings, Jupiter's moons, and the Andromeda galaxy. Then again, the Andromeda galaxy is going to collide with us in a 4 billion years anyway, so I was planning on just waiting until it was right on top of us and wouldn't even need a telescope. But then a few days ago scientists said that another galaxy might collide with us in about 2 billion years. So I will probably have to learn to use the telescope after all if I want to see the Andromeda as opposed to this other one.

[steveschneider]

I love this thread. Does anyone have a telescope? I guess you can see pretty good details through one. I remember looking at Saturn at the MSU observatory and thought it was pretty sweet.

I do.  I have trouble finding things in it, though, but to be honest I have really only tried a couple of times, and have never taken it out to a dark area.  Plus I'm kind of impatient when it comes to trying to find things with it.  And when I do find something that I try to look at, it's difficult because it all keeps moving.  But the moon is cool and easy enough (though again, I had to keep adjusting it).  Very cool seeing the craters and everything.

Sometime I need to give it a better try.  It would be cool to see Saturn's rings, Jupiter's moons, and the Andromeda galaxy.  Then again, the Andromeda galaxy is going to collide with us in a 4 billion years anyway, so I was planning on just waiting until it was right on top of us and wouldn't even need a telescope.  But then a few days ago scientists said that another galaxy might collide with us in about 2 billion years.  So I will probably have to learn to use the telescope after all if I want to see the Andromeda as opposed to this other one.

I've seen Jupiters moons through one. It's pretty awesome. I've also seen Saturn's rings which is amazing. I live in a pretty dark area now and can see shit pretty clearly.

Also, humble brag I actually saw a fireball in the sky one time in Brooklyn and a friend sent me a NASA link that I could report it to. Someone else in Maryland or New Hampshire (I forget) saw the same thing and it got confirmed. Also, when I saw it I turned to the couple next to me and pointed up and was like holy shit do you see that? They didn't catch it and thought I was crazy.

[Guest]

Also, humble brag I actually saw a fireball in the sky one time in Brooklyn and a friend sent me a NASA link that I could report it to. Someone else in Maryland or New Hampshire (I forget) saw the same thing and it got confirmed. Also, when I saw it I turned to the couple next to me and pointed up and was like holy shit do you see that? They didn't catch it and thought I was crazy.

I saw a fireball at a Ted Nugent concert in Kalamazoo in '78. It happened just as he started Motor City Madhouse.

[Watch Out Pylon!]

I love this thread. Does anyone have a telescope? I guess you can see pretty good details through one. I remember looking at Saturn at the MSU observatory and thought it was pretty sweet.

I do.  I have trouble finding things in it, though, but to be honest I have really only tried a couple of times, and have never taken it out to a dark area.  Plus I'm kind of impatient when it comes to trying to find things with it.  And when I do find something that I try to look at, it's difficult because it all keeps moving.  But the moon is cool and easy enough (though again, I had to keep adjusting it).  Very cool seeing the craters and everything.

Sometime I need to give it a better try.  It would be cool to see Saturn's rings, Jupiter's moons, and the Andromeda galaxy.  Then again, the Andromeda galaxy is going to collide with us in a 4 billion years anyway, so I was planning on just waiting until it was right on top of us and wouldn't even need a telescope.  But then a few days ago scientists said that another galaxy might collide with us in about 2 billion years.  So I will probably have to learn to use the telescope after all if I want to see the Andromeda as opposed to this other one.

I have a pretty cheap one that I drag out to check out the moon every once in a while. Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn are orangish blobs. The lunar eclipse should be cool to check out though here in a couple of weeks.

[The Pantry]

A reminder for next Sunday.  Sure hope it's clear here.

'Super wolf blood moon' to welcome in 2019 with rare celestial spectacle this month

[tGreenWay]

This ain’t tRCMB; they’re the ones hung up on stars.

[The Pantry]

This ain’t tRCMB; they’re the ones hung up on stars.

It's the Moon, creepy banana.

[Watch Out Pylon!]

Lunar eclipse is starting.

[The Pantry]

Pretty cool viewing. Very cold outside.

[MiamiSpartan]

Pretty cool viewing. Very cold outside.

Yeah, it is like 54 degrees here, so I could only go out and look for a few seconds before having to come back inside.

Definitely a creepy look. I can just imagine how that would have scared the shit out of our ancient ancestors.

[steveschneider]

It’s like four degrees outside but it’s crystal clear. That looked amazing

[steveschneider]

I’m reading that the best view is at 12:11am going to go back outside in a few.

[steveschneider]

Spent about five minutes looking up there. Pretty crazy to think about how we are on this big beautiful blue planet floating aimlessly through space.

[Floyd Robertson]

Astronomy or Florida thread, astronomy or Florida thread...

Police: Florida officer ran over pair lying in road to watch eclipse

[Floyd Robertson]

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[steveschneider]

Astronomy or Florida thread, astronomy or Florida thread...

Police: Florida officer ran over pair lying in road to watch eclipse

Thanks for the heads up I'll try to spot the northern lights tonight from here.

[MiamiSpartan]

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[Floyd Robertson]

Anybody else get out early this morning and see the beautiful sight of Venus, the crescent Moon and Jupiter all lined up? I had to research what it was, but I guess it's kind of rare.



(Not my pic).

[steveschneider]

Anybody else get out early this morning and see the beautiful sight of Venus, the crescent Moon and Jupiter all lined up? I had to research what it was, but I guess it's kind of rare.



(Not my pic).

I didn't but seeing Venus last December is what prompted me to start this thread. I used to have a star calendar that noted all the events like this so you could keep an eye out for them. I should get one again.

[TheReal_LWS]

Anybody else get out early this morning and see the beautiful sight of Venus, the crescent Moon and Jupiter all lined up? I had to research what it was, but I guess it's kind of rare.



(Not my pic).

Funny you say that. Left for work at 6:30am and wondered what that was. Venus was very bright.

[tGreenWay]

Doge isnt staying out to pee long enough for me to get spiritually naked with the great beyond.

[Watch Out Pylon!]

Anybody else get out early this morning and see the beautiful sight of Venus, the crescent Moon and Jupiter all lined up? I had to research what it was, but I guess it's kind of rare.



(Not my pic).

I think the monolith is now orbiting Jupiter.

[TheReal_LWS]

Doge isnt staying out to pee long enough for me to get spiritually naked with the great beyond.

When it is -13 out you should probably wear clothing. Just sayin.

[MiamiSpartan]

I didn't but seeing Venus last December is what prompted me to start this thread. I used to have a star calendar that noted all the events like this so you could keep an eye out for them. I should get one again. [/quote]
Not exactly a calendar, but this was tweeted out by @MSU_Observatory last week (courtesy of Universe2go.com) which gives winter highlights, though most they were from Dec/Jan.

[Other Teams Pursuing That]

I’ve got a go pro recording of the sky/stars outside of aspen - I’ll see if i can find a decent way to post it

[TheReal_LWS]

I’ve got a go pro recording of the sky/stars outside of aspen - I’ll see if i can find a decent way to post it

Time elapse or FAIL

[Floyd Robertson]

It’s Time to Say Goodbye to Our Beloved Mars Rover

[Floyd Robertson]

Super Snow Moon 2/19/19

[Watch Out Pylon!]

Super Snow Moon 2/19/19

The dude in that video is a serial killer.

[Floyd Robertson]

Super Snow Moon 2/19/19

The dude in that video is a serial killer.

I'm more concerned that the video title is "2 Minute Universe" and it ran three minutes.  How am I supposed to trust them about space/time if they can't tell time at all?

[MiamiSpartan]

The dude in that video is a serial killer.

I'm more concerned that the video title is "2 Minute Universe" and it ran three minutes.  How am I supposed to trust them about space/time if they can't tell time at all?

Well, time is relative after all.

[Floyd Robertson]

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Pretty incredible.

[Watch Out Pylon!]

Gas giants always have fascinated me. I wonder if we'll send a probe to Saturn or Jupiter that can really plunge into it's surface and send data back. More than the few seconds that Cassini lasted when crashing into Saturn, I mean.

[steveschneider]

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Pretty incredible.

Holy shit.

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