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Martian Dust Devils | The Grumpy Astronomer
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We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars. Carl Sagan. December 21, 2014. A large dust devil towers over the Martian surface on the plain of Amazonis Planitia in 2012. A towering dust devil casts a serpentine shadow over the Martian surface in this image acquired by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona. While dust devils on E...
Weekly Space Hangout 2/20/15 | The Grumpy Astronomer
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We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars. Carl Sagan. Weekly Space Hangout 2/20/15. February 22, 2015. This week with Charles Black from http:/ sen.com. My Sketchnotes from this episode. Click to email (Opens in new window). Click to print (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window). Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Weekly Space Hangout (2/13/15).
SpaceX CRS-5 Static Test Successful | The Grumpy Astronomer
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We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars. Carl Sagan. SpaceX CRS-5 Static Test Successful. December 21, 2014. After having some issues with their previous static firing test, SpaceX completed a successful test on Friday, December 19th. The extra time needed to go over the data, plus limited availability during the holidays, and ISS constraints, makes the next launch opportunity January 6, 2015 (with January 7th as a backup). Enter your...
Crab Nebula (M1) | The Grumpy Astronomer
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We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars. Carl Sagan. February 10, 2014. I took this image on 1/29/14 at the Prairie Sky Observatory, a facility of Twin City Amateur Astronomers (tcaa.us). Click to email (Opens in new window). Click to print (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window). Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33). You a...
Russia Prepares For Launch of New Angara-5 | The Grumpy Astronomer
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We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars. Carl Sagan. Russia Prepares For Launch of New Angara-5. December 22, 2014. Russia’s new Angara rocket is being prepped for it’s maiden voyage which is scheduled for Tuesday morning (0558 UTC according to ITAR-TASS). Other news agencies have the launch listed for a Christmas day launch. Weighing in at 852 tons when filled with kerosene, liquid oxygen, and hypergolic propellants, the Angara is th...
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The Messier Objects | Astrobase North West
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Observations, mostly astronomical from Limavady, UK (55N, 6.9W). Eyepiece and CCD data (calculated for Nexstar 8SE). Gallery – CCD. Gallery – DSLR. Gallery – Equipment. Gallery – Moon. Gallery – Rejects. Moore winter marathon (1-25). Moore winter marathon (26-50). The Collinder List of Open Clusters. For background information go to http:/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messier Objects. By 1758, he was working as a clerk in the Marine Observatory at the Hôtel de Cluny (now the Musée national du Moyen Âge. So some...
Gallery – DSLR | Astrobase North West
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Observations, mostly astronomical from Limavady, UK (55N, 6.9W). Eyepiece and CCD data (calculated for Nexstar 8SE). Gallery – CCD. Gallery – DSLR. Gallery – Equipment. Gallery – Moon. Gallery – Rejects. Moore winter marathon (1-25). Moore winter marathon (26-50). The Collinder List of Open Clusters. Gallery – DSLR. The Rosette Nebula (Caldwell 49). Orion Nebula M42 with M43 [with above NGC 1977 (Running Man nebula) and top left, open cluster NGC 1981]. M45 Pleiades Open Cluster in Taurus. Barnard’...
johnarthur12 | Astrobase North West
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Observations, mostly astronomical from Limavady, UK (55N, 6.9W). Eyepiece and CCD data (calculated for Nexstar 8SE). Gallery – CCD. Gallery – DSLR. Gallery – Equipment. Gallery – Moon. Gallery – Rejects. Moore winter marathon (1-25). Moore winter marathon (26-50). The Collinder List of Open Clusters. All posts by johnarthur12. Spiral galaxy Messier 81 (NGC 3031) in Ursa Major (Robotic/NM). On February 12, 2016. 26 x 5 minute exposures. Dithered and drizzled. SBIG ST-4000XCM One Shot Color CCD camera.
Gallery – Rejects | Astrobase North West
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Observations, mostly astronomical from Limavady, UK (55N, 6.9W). Eyepiece and CCD data (calculated for Nexstar 8SE). Gallery – CCD. Gallery – DSLR. Gallery – Equipment. Gallery – Moon. Gallery – Rejects. Moore winter marathon (1-25). Moore winter marathon (26-50). The Collinder List of Open Clusters. Gallery – Rejects. There are some targets that I’ve imaged where things weren’t quite right but I guess it’s good to just tick them off the list. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Barnard&...
Gallery – Moon | Astrobase North West
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Observations, mostly astronomical from Limavady, UK (55N, 6.9W). Eyepiece and CCD data (calculated for Nexstar 8SE). Gallery – CCD. Gallery – DSLR. Gallery – Equipment. Gallery – Moon. Gallery – Rejects. Moore winter marathon (1-25). Moore winter marathon (26-50). The Collinder List of Open Clusters. Gallery – Moon. Moon (86% waxing gibbous) through 80mm refractor. Lunar mosaic of 3 images. Canon 1100D through Nexstar 8SE with a T-adapter. 1 Ptolemaeus flat crater filled with lava. Enter your comment here.
Moore winter marathon (26-50) | Astrobase North West
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Observations, mostly astronomical from Limavady, UK (55N, 6.9W). Eyepiece and CCD data (calculated for Nexstar 8SE). Gallery – CCD. Gallery – DSLR. Gallery – Equipment. Gallery – Moon. Gallery – Rejects. Moore winter marathon (1-25). Moore winter marathon (26-50). The Collinder List of Open Clusters. Moore winter marathon (26-50). In October 2012, veteran British astronomer and presenter of BBC astronomy programme. The Sky at Night,. Date seen and notes. Crab nebula Supernova remnant/Taurus. M78 Diffuse ...
The Collinder List of Open Clusters | Astrobase North West
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Observations, mostly astronomical from Limavady, UK (55N, 6.9W). Eyepiece and CCD data (calculated for Nexstar 8SE). Gallery – CCD. Gallery – DSLR. Gallery – Equipment. Gallery – Moon. Gallery – Rejects. Moore winter marathon (1-25). Moore winter marathon (26-50). The Collinder List of Open Clusters. The Collinder List of Open Clusters. The best source of information about the Collinder list is here: http:/ www.cloudynights.com/item.php? If there’s a lot of light pollution about or its a bright sum...
The Herschel 400 | Astrobase North West
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Observations, mostly astronomical from Limavady, UK (55N, 6.9W). Eyepiece and CCD data (calculated for Nexstar 8SE). Gallery – CCD. Gallery – DSLR. Gallery – Equipment. Gallery – Moon. Gallery – Rejects. Moore winter marathon (1-25). Moore winter marathon (26-50). The Collinder List of Open Clusters. For more information go here:. William’s biography https:/ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William Herschel. The Herschel 400 list http:/ www.saguaroastro.org/content/Herschel-400-objects.htm. In 1781 he gained lastin...
Favourite Astronomy Resources | Astrobase North West
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Observations, mostly astronomical from Limavady, UK (55N, 6.9W). Eyepiece and CCD data (calculated for Nexstar 8SE). Gallery – CCD. Gallery – DSLR. Gallery – Equipment. Gallery – Moon. Gallery – Rejects. Moore winter marathon (1-25). Moore winter marathon (26-50). The Collinder List of Open Clusters. The Complete Guide to the Herschel Objects. Sir William Herschel’s Star Clusters, Nebulae and Galaxies. Mark Bratton. Cambridge University Press. Deep Sky Imaging Primer. Charles Bracken. Amazon UK. Enter yo...
Moore winter marathon (1-25) | Astrobase North West
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Observations, mostly astronomical from Limavady, UK (55N, 6.9W). Eyepiece and CCD data (calculated for Nexstar 8SE). Gallery – CCD. Gallery – DSLR. Gallery – Equipment. Gallery – Moon. Gallery – Rejects. Moore winter marathon (1-25). Moore winter marathon (26-50). The Collinder List of Open Clusters. Moore winter marathon (1-25). In October 2012, veteran British astronomer and presenter of BBC astronomy programme. The Sky at Night,. Date seen and notes. Pleiades Open Cluster/Taurus M45. See my Messier li...
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The Grumpy Astronomer | "We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars." ~ Carl Sagan
We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars. Carl Sagan. Russia Prepares For Launch of New Angara-5. December 22, 2014. December 21, 2014. SpaceX CRS-5 Static Test Successful. December 21, 2014. After having some issues with their previous static firing test, SpaceX completed a successful test on Friday, December 19th. The previous static firing test was held on December 17th and while it accomplished nearly all of it’s goals, i...This gu...
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The Grumpy Astronomer | "We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars." ~ Carl Sagan
We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars. Carl Sagan. Russia Prepares For Launch of New Angara-5. December 22, 2014. December 21, 2014. SpaceX CRS-5 Static Test Successful. December 21, 2014. After having some issues with their previous static firing test, SpaceX completed a successful test on Friday, December 19th. The previous static firing test was held on December 17th and while it accomplished nearly all of it’s goals, i...This gu...
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