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How can I polar align in the daytime?
I want to see a planetary transit. How can I polar align my telescope in the daytime? One good way is to use the Sun. Carefully level your mount with a bubble level and set the polar axis to the latitude of your site. Hang a weighted string from the…
A Scale of Seeing
Amateurs long have recorded the seeing quality in their observing logbooks on a rather subjective scale of 1 to 10, with 1 hopeless and 10 perfect.
Long-Lived SOHO Celebrates A Milestone
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Long-Lived SOHO Celebrates a Milestone
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~Black Hole Mass Measurement
Even though it is nearly 100-million light-years distant in the constellation Ursa Major, this Seyfert type galaxy named NGC 3516 has been observed to have a super-massive black hole lurking within it estimated to be over 10-million times the mass of the Sun.HST/ UCLA/ M. Malkan The IMAGE_1 tag will…
New Light on Dark Energy
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Black Hole Booted from Galaxy
A black hole now zipping through Ursa Major might have been dropkicked out of the galactic disk by an asymmetrical supernova.
Sunday Night's Flyby of Asteroid 2004 XP14
A small asteroid will brighten to 11th magnitude as it passes close by Earth. Here's how to find it.
Moon and Planets Parade at Dusk
Four of our solar system's bright planets are putting on a parade at dusk during the last week of June 2006, joined by the thin crescent Moon.
Planets Parade at Dusk
June 22, 2006 Contact: Alan MacRobert, Senior Editor 855-638-5388 x151, [email protected] Marcy McCreary, VP Mktg. & Business Dev. 855-638-5388 x143, [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by publication-quality graphics and a broadcast-quality animation; see details below. As if to celebrate the change of the seasons, four of our…
The Amazing Somersaulting Satellite
A rising blob inside Saturn's moon Enceladus might be responsible for many of the satellite's bizarre aspects, including water geysers, an enigmatic "tiger stripe" pattern of warm ribbons, and perhaps even a planetary somersault, two researchers propose in the June 1st Nature. Planetary scientists have known since the Voyager flybys…
The Birth of Carbon Planets?
Exotic planets, dense with diamonds and graphite, might be forming around a nearby star. Astronomers announced this week that the disk around the young star Beta Pictoris is brimming with carbon, raising the possibility that abnormally carbon-rich planets might be forming there. The rocky planets in our solar system are…
Did Ancient Americans Record a Supernova?
Two astronomers have proposed that a rock carving found in the White Tanks Regional Park, north of Phoenix, Arizona, may represent the supernova of AD 1006. If true, the carving would be the oldest known Native American record of a supernova, and the only known record of Supernova 1006 in…
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Saturn's Stunning Beauty
The Cassini orbiter releases another amazing view of the Saturnian System.
Sky Publishing Completes Sale to New Track Media LLC
Sky Publishing Corporation, the privately held publisher of astronomy periodicals and books, announced today that it has completed the sale of its business to New Track Media LLC, an entity formed in the fall of 2005 by Stephen J. Kent and Boston Ventures.
Big, Bright, Two-Spotted Jupiter Dominates the Evening Sky
May 1, 2006 Contacts: Alan M. MacRobert, Senior Editor 855-638-5388 x151, [email protected] Marcy L. McCreary, VP Marketing & Business Dev. 855-638-5388 x143, [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by publication-quality graphics; see details below. Look southeast after dark this month, and you'll see a bright white "star"…
Ready for 2006? You'll Have to Wait a Second!
December 20, 2005 Contacts: Roger W. Sinnott, Senior Editor 855-638-5388 x146, [email protected] Marcy McCreary, VP Mktg. & Business Dev. 855-638-5388 x143, [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by a publication-quality graphic; see details below. The world's clocks are due to be reset on December 31st — by…
Moon to Sweep Through the Pleiades
March 27, 2006 Contact: Alan MacRobert, Senior Editor 855-638-5388 x151, [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by publication-quality graphics; see details below. A special celestial event to watch is coming up on Saturday evening, April 1, 2006, for anyone who lives in the eastern or central part…
An Eclipse of the Sun for Europe, Africa, and Asia
March 20, 2006 Contact: Alan MacRobert, Senior Editor 855-638-5388 x151, [email protected] Note to Editors/Producers: This release is accompanied by publication-quality graphics; see details below. On Wednesday, March 29, 2006, a total eclipse of the Sun will sweep across parts of West and North Africa, Turkey, and Central Asia. The…