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  • #31
    Originally posted by bigby View Post
    Transit of Venus Watch - June 6th

    Astronomy Ireland, Dublin Institute of Technology, and the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, are coming together at Skerries Harbour, North Dublin, on the morning of Wednesday, June 6th, to watch the Transit of Venus as the Sun rises.



    The general public are invited to come along at 5am as the Sun rises, where they can use telescopes fitted with special safety equipment under the guidance of experienced astronomers from Astronomy Ireland, DIT, and DIAS.

    http://astronomy.ie/venustransit.php
    David Rittenhouse spent months fine-tuning his handmade instruments and setting up a small observatory on the grounds of his farm, 20 miles outside the bustling young city of Philadelphia. On a clear June day in 1769, he was ready to participate in a landmark moment in science's efforts to measure the heavens.

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      • #33
        2117 before I can see this again
        and guess what, yes it is cloudy

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        • #34
          One of the rarest astronomical events occurred on Tuesday and Wednesday (5 and 6 June) when Venus passed directly between the sun and Earth, a transit that will not occur again until 2117

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          • #35
            For Bigby!!!

            Busy day! First The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey premiere in Wellington is announced, and now... Take a look at the first pic of the Venus Transit from The Hermitage Hotel in Aoraki Mount Cook. In New Zealand? Share your photos with us!



            by: New Zealand 100% Pure
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            • #36
              Thanks WM
              I am getting so jealous of all these countries and people getting to see these events, all we get is clouds.
              Was going to go to Skerries this morning for 5am but clouds

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              • #37
                so, good chance of seeing the ISS tonight if the clouds clear



                THE FOLLOWING ISS SIGHTINGS ARE POSSIBLE FROM MON JUN 11 TO TUE JUN 26
                SATELLITE LOCAL DURATION MAX ELEV APPROACH DEPARTURE
                DATE/TIME (MIN) (DEG) (DEG-DIR) (DEG-DIR)

                ISS Tue Jun 12/10:36 PM 6 54 10 above WSW 11 above E
                ISS Wed Jun 13/00:12 AM 6 57 10 above W 11 above ESE
                ISS Wed Jun 13/01:49 AM 3 24 11 above W 24 above SSW
                ISS Wed Jun 13/11:18 PM 6 63 10 above W 12 above ESE
                ISS Thu Jun 14/00:54 AM 4 34 10 above W 26 above SSE
                ISS Fri Jun 15/00:00 AM 6 45 10 above W 13 above SE
                ISS Fri Jun 15/01:37 AM 1 15 11 above WSW 15 above SW
                ISS Fri Jun 15/11:06 PM 6 56 10 above W 11 above ESE
                ISS Sat Jun 16/00:42 AM 3 23 11 above W 22 above S
                ISS Sat Jun 16/11:48 PM 5 32 12 above W 16 above SE
                ISS Sun Jun 17/10:53 PM 6 44 10 above W 10 above SE
                ISS Mon Jun 18/00:31 AM 2 15 11 above WSW 14 above SSW
                ISS Mon Jun 18/11:36 PM 4 22 11 above W 15 above S
                ISS Tue Jun 19/10:41 PM 5 31 12 above W 10 above SE
                ISS Wed Jun 20/11:24 PM 3 14 10 above WSW 10 above S

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                • #38
                  I hope Boxman is ok. A tornado hit parts of Perth a few hours ago and a huge amount of damage don. A friend of mine her roof has lifted a bit and water pouring in and her fence panels all took off!

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                  • #39
                    strange weather patterns, a tornado in Donegal yesterday a hail shower that looked like snow last week, and was talking to someone who was in Donegal while there was flooding around the country and they were sitting out in sunshine

                    hope boxman is ok and all that were in the path of the tornado in Perth

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                    • #40
                      Live video from the International Space Station includes internal views when the crew is on-duty and Earth views at other times. The video is accompanied by audio of conversations between the crew and Mission Control. This video is only available when the space station is in contact with the ground. During "loss of signal" periods, viewers will see a blue screen. Since the station orbits the Earth once every 90 minutes, it experiences a sunrise or a sunset about every 45 minutes. When the station is in darkness, external camera video may appear black, but can sometimes provide spectacular views of lightning or city lights below.


                      cool

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                      • #41
                        ISS passing but too low in sky for me to see and sky too bright
                        but with the link above I am looking down on me lol

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                        • #42
                          missed this one
                          Amateur astronomers will have the chance to rub shoulders with the experts at a special event in Dublin today.

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                              Image Credit: Rogelio Bernal Andreo

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                              • #45
                                Friday, August 3, 2012Perseids Meteor Shower Peaks August 11, 2012



                                The summer's best meteor shower will peak next weekend on August 11 and 12, 2012. Even though the nights leading up to the Perseids meteor shower peak will be hampered by a waning full moon, they will still be easily seen by people on Earth.



                                For the 2012 Perseids meteor shower, a waning half moon will set darker skies each night following the peak of the shower. The Perseids meteor shower will be viewable all over the world. The major determining factor on where a good place is to watch the Perseids meteor shower will be determined by the viewer's local cloud cover.


                                NASA says that the Perseids have been observed for about 2,000 years. The source of the annual meteor shower is the debris trail left behind comet Swift-Tuttle. Each year in August, the Earth passes through a cloud of the comet's debris. These bits of ice and dust burn up in the Earth's atmosphere.


                                Most of the Perseid meteors that we observe now were ejected from Swift-Tuttle about 1,000 years ago. Marshall’s meteor camera network captured some of the meteors or "shooting stars" during the peak.


                                You can tell if a meteor belongs to a particular shower by tracing back its path to see if it originates near a specific point in the sky, called the radiant. The constellation in which the radiant is located gives the shower its name, and in this case, Perseids appear to come from a point in the constellation Perseus.


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