Scientists confirm abundant water in lunar crater Nov 20, 2009
I'm pretty impressed by the amount of water in our little 20-meter crater," Colaprete said. Scientists are still in the early stages of analyzing data from LCROSS, and officials could not quantify the exact concentration of water in lunar soil at Cabeus. Future research will also determine the source of the water and how it is distributed across the lunar surface. Other missions have measured trace amounts of water spread far from the moon's poles in areas that receive much sunlight. Colaprete... (Astronomy Now Online)
FULL STORY (includes animations) Nov 18, 2009
Our latest 132-page Astronomy Now special edition is an extravaganza of astronomy for the year ahead, with a complete 30-page guide to observing the planets, moon, meteor showers, two solar eclipses, and the deep sky in 2010. Infinity Rising. (Astronomy Now Online)
Rosetta swingby may help solve cosmic mystery Nov 17, 2009
" Rosetta, comprising an orbiter and a lander, will be the first spacecraft to undertake long-term exploration of a comet. Launched in 2004, it will reach comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in 2014, studying it for around two years as it careers towards the Sun. 2010 Yearbook Our latest 132-page Astronomy Now special edition is an extravaganza of astronomy for the year ahead, with a complete 30-page guide to observing the planets, moon, meteor showers, two solar eclipses, and the deep sky in 2010.... (Astronomy Now Online)
Saturday stargazing at Lawrence Hall of Science Nov 5, 2009
Toshi Komatsu, who manages the program, says the telescopes range from smaller 3-inch refractors to giant 10- and 12-inch Dobsonians to a computer-driven 12-inch Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector, making it much easier to point at sometimes hard-to-find deep sky objects. "Like everything at the Lawrence Hall, stargazing is 100 percent interactive, with a staff member there to help visitors operate the telescopes, answer questions and guide the visitors," Nee says. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Leonids meteors light up November skies Nov 1, 2009
The skies of November are relatively plain and uninteresting in terms of bright stars and deep sky objects. Planets are relatively scarce this November except in the pre-dawn sky. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
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New Kind Of Search For Dark Energy: First Light For BOSS Oct 3, 2009
(June 27, 2005) British astronomers today (June 24th) saw the first images from an ambitious new programme of discovery, the UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS). The survey will scour the sky with the world's. (Science Daily)
LOOKING UP: How to use a star map Sep 21, 2009
Star atlases help telescope users find star clusters, galaxies and much more in the deep sky. These atlases are plotted with a much deeper magnitude of faint stars, below the normal +6th magnitude naked eye limit and shows thousands of stars you can only find with optical aid. (Medfield Press, MA)
Night Sky Events for September 2009 Aug 26, 2009
A handful of constellations, a few planets, including a bright Jupiter, and some must see deep sky objects are all in store this coming September ... Deep Sky Objects to Look for in September. (Suite101.com)
Green Thumbs: Plant versatile vines for colorful flowers that attract hummingbirds Jun 16, 2009
Mon Jun 15, 2009, 08:44 AM EDT. Few moments in a gardener s day compare to the thrill of watching a hummingbird hover at your flowers. (Hanover Mariner, MA)
Looking Up: Finding stars as the crow flies Apr 12, 2009
Each of them can boast of some deep sky wonder, whether it be the Milky Way Band, star clusters, wispy nebulae or far-away galaxies. Here s one that really has something to crow about. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Bok Tower Gardens hosts 2009 Spring Lake Wales Star Gaze Sunday Mar 29, 2009
Students from the astronomy class and several local amateur astronomers will manage each telescope and explain the different types of deep sky objects you ll be seeing. At this time of the month when no moon fills the sky with light, more than a thousand stars should be visible at any given time as well as one of spring's most prominent stars, Arcturus, part of the constellation Bootes, the herdsman, which stretches to the left of Arcturus and is shaped like an ice cream cone. (Lake Wales News, FL)
Oldest Brown Dwarf: Coolest And Oldest Objects In Galaxy Measured From Calar Alto Feb 17, 2009
Recently, however, large deep sky surveys have improved our knowledge on old halo stars living outside those clusters. Halo stars with masses from 10 times to only a few tenths of the mass of our Sun have been detected, proving that the product of star formation 10 billion years ago was not substantially different from the product of ongoing star formation in the Galaxy. (Science Daily)
