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Galaxy Black Hole Fires at Neighboring Galaxy
2007-12-19 22:55:00 They have some interesting news in NASA’s website. A powerful jet from a super massive black hole seems to blast a nearby galaxy. According to researchers, this jet might destroy the planets on its way, but it might also speed up the formation process of new stars. This objects is known as 3C321 and it ... More About: News , Black , Fires , Hole , Galaxy
Great Information Sources for Those Travelling to Italy
2007-12-18 22:47:00 I have a friend living in Milan in Italy who is an amateur astronomer as well. Some time ago I asked him if I could visit him and we could watch the night sky on the surrounding mountains. While I was searching for information about Milan and Italy, I stumbled on few great sites full ... More About: Information , Travelling , Great , Sources
Christmas Presents for Amateur Astronomers - Three Great DVD?s for Amateur
2007-12-17 16:14:00 Yes, Christmas is coming! I cannot wait that I do NOT need to wake up to drive to work. Instead I will sleep late, drink lots of coffee and read books on astronomy. Additionally I will watch some astronomy or space related DVD’s because my secrect intelligence has found out that I will receive a ... More About: Presents , Great , Amateur , Astronomers
Yes to Astronomy - Why Astronomy is a Good Hobby?
2007-12-16 01:45:00 Yesterday I wrote three reasons why astronomy is not a good hobby and why you should say no to astronomy. The three reasons for astronomy being not a good hobby were that you do not sleep at nights, you loose focus to your work and the equipment is expensive. Well, good reasons may be. Today ... More About: Astronomy , Hobby , Good
No to Astronomy - Why Astronomy is Not a Good Hobby?
2007-12-15 22:54:00 By reading this blog it is easy to figure out that I am interested in astronomy. I am keen on few hobbies, and astronomy is one of those. It is fantastic to watch the stars and wonder how super huge the space is. It feels good to understand many things and phenomena outside of this ... More About: Astronomy , Hobby , Good
How to Find Lyra Constellation - Tips and Tricks for Locating Lyra Constell
2007-12-14 22:57:00 One very interesting and easy to locate constellation is Lyra, because it includes the fifth brightest star, Vega. In northern hemisphere Vega is the second brightest star with its 0.03 magnitude, and it is one of the three stars of the Summer Triangle. Lyra includes several double stars, which makes it an interesting target to ... More About: Tips , Tricks , Tips and Tricks , Find , Constellation
Planets in December - a List of Planets You Can See in Northern Hemisphere
2007-12-12 15:25:00 Are you looking for planets in the night sky? There are a number of interesting planets you can observe in northern hemisphere in December . This short article provides you a list of those planets with tips for locating those planets. For further information of objects in the night sky, check out my previous articles, such ... More About: Planets , Tricks , List , Northern
Launch of Atlantis Delayed to January
2007-12-11 22:45:00 Nasa has delayed the launch of Atlantis to January due to problems with sensors controlling the engine. According to Nasa, Atlantis can be launched earliest in January 2nd. Atlantis was supposed to be launched in December in order to carry the Columbus science laboratory to the International Space Station. The laboratory is the biggest European ... More About: News , Launch
How to Find and Photograph Northern Lights - Tips and Tricks for Locating a
2007-12-07 22:45:00 Some time ago I wrote about northern lights, also called as Aurora Borealis. Northern lights are very common in northern hemisphere, especially in the area I come from, Lapland in Finland. I grew up above the Arctic Circle and I am used to see lots of northern lights. Few times I have seen a corona ... More About: Tips , Tricks , Tips and Tricks , Find , Lights
How to Teach The Moon to Your Child - Tips and Tricks for Teaching The Moon
2007-12-04 15:15:00 Has your child asked you about the Moon ? Has he/she asked questions such as “what is the Moon?”, “what does the Moon do?”, etc. I have three children, one 13 years old son, one four years old son and one two years old daughter. The oldest reads by himself but my four years old son ... More About: Tips , Tricks , Teaching , Tips and Tricks
Locating Planet Mars - Tips and Tricks for Finding the ?Evening Star? Mars
2007-12-02 22:30:00 Mars has always been a fascinating object in the night sky, probably because it is one of the brightest objects (not taking the Moon into account) in the night sky. Another reason for being a fascinating object has probably been that Mars moves in relation to the background stars. This happens because the planets orbit ... More About: Mars , Planet , Tips , Tricks , Tips and Tricks
Lightning in Venus - NASA Reports Latest Astronomy Findings
2007-12-01 22:30:00 European Space Agency’s Venus Express mission has proved that there is lightning in Venus. According to the measurement results, there might be lightning in Venus more often than in our planet. So far we have detected lightning only in three planets, Earth, Jupiter and Saturn. In all these three the lightning is associated with water ... More About: News , Astronomy , Lightning , Nasa
How to Find Vega - Tips and Tricks for Locating Vega
2007-11-30 22:30:00 Vega can be seen well now in November. It is the main star in the constellation of Lyra. When watching the sky from Nordic countries (Finland, Sweden, Norway), Vega is the third brightest star. Only Arcturus and Sirius are brighter. In northern hemisphere, Vega is fifth brightest star. It is, by the way, interesting to ... More About: Tips , Tricks , Tips and Tricks , Find , Vega
How to Start Astronomy Photography - Few Good Tips for Starting Star Photog
2007-11-30 22:29:00 Watching the stars is a great hobby and it can bring lots of joy to your life, but watching may not be enough. You might feel that it would be great to record those images, to save them for later times and to share them with your friends. You get interested in astronomy photography. This ... More About: Photography , Astronomy , Tips , Start , Star
Locating Sirius - Tips & Tricks for Finding The Brightest Star Sirius
2007-11-28 15:12:00 Yesterday I wrote about locating Big Dipper and North Star . Today I am writing about locating Sirius , the brightest star on nightsky. This article belongs to the category of Astronomy Tips & Tricks . By clicking that category you can read more about locating objects, such Orion Nebula M42. As said above, Sirius (Canis Majoris) is the ... More About: Loca
Locating Big Dipper and Polaris - Tips & Tricks for Finding Big Dipper Cons
2007-11-27 14:52:00 Today I am writing about one of my favorite objects and topics in astronomy, finding Big Dipper constellation and the North Star (also called as Pole Star and Polaris ). Why am I enthusiastic about these two “easy” objects in astronomy? Because they are usually the objects people find first and from which people get interested ... More About: Tips , Tricks , Cons , Loca
Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive - One Stunning Astronomy Picture
2007-11-24 11:00:00 Astronomy Picture of the Day publishes one astronomy picture a day. There are plenty of fabulous pictures in the archive, but this one is rally stunning. This picture contains around two million galaxies which is an unbelievable amount of those giants. Even though this picture does not contain all the galaxies in the universe (not ... More About: Astronomy , Images , Archive , Picture of the day
New and Recent Astronomy Findings Articles - My Top 3 Current Event Article
2007-11-23 10:57:00 There are zillions of great new astronomy findings articles in the Internet. When you start surfing, you quickly find out that there are just too many recent findings articles to read. You cannot get a “big picture” and you just don?t know which astronomy article you should pick up. No worry, I provide you my ... More About: Event , Articles , Astronomy , Article , Current
Kids Astronomy - How To Teach Black Holes To Your Child
2007-11-19 22:45:00 I was driving car with my four years old son today. On a highway he suddenly asked “Dad, what is a black hole”? I was suprised. As said, my son is four now. I just wonder how did he come up with this question. I have never said anything about the black holes to him, ... More About: Kids , Astronomy , Tricks , Black , Child
Sunday Video: Voyage to the Planets - Mars
2007-11-18 08:00:00 It is Sunday morning again and the time for Sunday video post. Today I would like to share this great BBC film of ‘being in Mars ’. This is the second part of the whole document, called BBC documentary ‘Space Odyssey: Voyage to the planets’. It describes an imaginery mission in Mars. It is very well ... More About: Video , Videos , Planets
Astronomy Observation Tips - What Constellations Can Be Seen In Different T
2007-11-17 08:00:00 If you have just recently started astronomy as a hobby, you might have already spotted constellations as such Big Dipper and Orion. Next you might think what else I could watch? Not all constellations can be seen at all the time. This article provides you the information what constellations can be seen and when. Constellations to ... More About: Astronomy , Tips , Stella , Diff
Extraordinary Images from Rosetta - Cities at Night
2007-11-16 14:04:00 Rosetta has taken spectacular images of Earth. It was close to Earth in Tuesday while travelling towards comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Rosetta captured these beautiful images while passing the Earth. In those pictures you can see the tremendous amounts of light of big cities. See Hong Kong, for example. Compare it to Singapore and you see the ... More About: News , Images , Cities , Night , Extraordinary
Kids Astronomy - How to Teach Astronomy to Children
2007-11-15 22:45:00 Have you been thinking to teach astronomy for your children? Why not? Astronomy can be a very good hobby for the whole family. It can be a great way to spend time together and share interesting knowledge. Astronomy can also teach children the basics of how to think and analyze abstract issues. Now the question ... More About: Kids , Children , Tricks
Earth-Rise HDTV Image Taken by JAXA
2007-11-14 22:57:00 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has released very sharp HDTV video material from Kaguya lunar explorer. This is the first time we see such high quality video of the Moon. Kaguyan camera uses 1920×1080 resolutions. Best still pictures are available to see in JAXA website, as well as lower scaled videos. It is really interesting ... More About: News , Earth , Image , Rise , Hdtv
Astronomy Tips&Tricks - How To Find Orion Nebula (M42)
2007-11-13 14:50:00 Orion Nebula , also called as Messier 42 and M42, is one of the most photographed object in the nightsky. This brightest nebula is possible to spot on naked eye, although you might not see the differences to other objects around M42. Orion Nebula was found in the early 1600’s by few astronomers, but it has ... More About: Astronomy , Tips , Tricks , Find
Sunday Video - Building A Dobsonian Telescope at Home
2007-11-11 09:45:00 I have been talking about telescope in my previous posts. Now it is time to build one. No, I am not going to tell how to do it because I just don’t know. Instead I provide you a video from Youtube in which “trevics” shows how to build it. This is a pretty interesting video ... More About: Video , Videos , Building , Telescope , Home
Tips & Tricks for Finding Andromeda (M31) Galaxy without a Star Chart or a
2007-11-10 08:00:00 Many objects can be seen with naked eyes, and Andromeda (M31) is one of those. It is the most distant object that can be seen without equipment such as a telescope. It is located 2.3 million light years away from the Earth. It looks like any star, but with binoculars you it is possible ... More About: Tips , Tricks , Star , Galaxy , Chart
China Is Building Its Own Space Station
2007-11-09 22:30:00 One international space station is not enough. China wants to have its on station and is already planning one that will have weight of 20 tons. So far it all has been just rumours, but now China has confirmed the deadlines. Well, at least China’s leading researcher Long Lehao has said it loud, but soon ... More About: News , Building , Space , Station
Very Nice Astronomy Background Image
2007-11-05 15:00:00 Tom has found a nice background image from Nasa. Check it out in Tom’s blog and download it to your desktop if you like it. I just did it too. Share This More About: Astronomy , Images , Image , Background , Nice
Sunday Video: Mars, Jupiter & Saturn - A Space Voyage, PART 1 and 2
More articles from this author:2007-11-04 08:00:00 Here’s a pretty interesting video for this Sunday morning. It is good basic information on the planets of our solar system, just like those made by BBC. Anyhow, there is one thing different from BBC movies. The narrator is eight years old, Michael O’Ban. Check it out! Michael provides you good information on planets together ... More About: Video , Videos , Space , Saturn , Mars 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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