Wednesday, 5 August 2009

Vanoggend se gedeeltelike maansverduistering


Dit was maar `n eina verduistering met die maan wat net effens donker geword het.
Voorstelling met Skytools 3 gedoen. Klik op foto om te vergroot.


Events for Bloemfontein, South Africa

2009 Aug 6 01:02 Lunar Eclipse,
Enter Penumbra, Sep=+01°27'28", Alt=73°

2009 Aug 6 02:41 Lunar Eclipse,
Mid-eclipse, Sep=+01°14'32", Alt=54°

2009 Aug 6 04:18 Lunar Eclipse,
Exit Penumbra, Sep=+01°27'03", Alt=33°

Monday, 3 August 2009

Jupiter en sy "5" mane?

(Kliek op foto om te vergroot)

So het Jupiter Sondagaand net na 23:00 gelyk. Links onder is 45 Cap in Capricornus wat gesorg het dat daar nog `n "maan" sigbaar was.

Tot die 5de Auguatus gaan hierdie formasie weer sigbaar wees.

(Die voorstelling is met Skytools 3 voorberei.)

Meer hieroor op Auke Slotegraaf se blog.

Vyf gewilde voorwerpe sigbaar met `n klein teleskoop

Moenie jou kleiner teleskoop onderskat nie. Daar is `n paar mooi voorwerpe sigbaar wat jou baie plesier kan verskaf. Gaan bekyk bietjie jou sterkaarte en werk uit wanneer hulle in die Suide gaan sigbaar wees.

Lees meer op Universe Today se webblad

Groete

Hannes Pieterse

Sunday, 2 August 2009

Heidemarie se gereedskapsak word `n vuurbal!

ISS TOOLBAG TO DECAY: The ISS Toolbag is about to become a fireball. Astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper dropped the backpack-sized kit on Nov. 18, 2008, while she was working outside the International Space Station. Eight months later, the toolbag is reentering Earth's atmosphere. Best estimates suggest a fireball over the south Pacific Ocean (35.7° S, 216.4° E) at around 1300 UT on August 3rd.

It is visible through binoculars and small telescopes.

Thursday, 30 July 2009

Knoop toe! Hier kom dit...

As jy wonder oor die weer kan jy gerus by Kobus Botha se weerwebtuiste gaan inloer.
Op die infrarooifoto wat om 18:30 vaanaand geneem is kan die wolke duidelik gesien word. Bloemfontein is daar by die rooi pyl se punt.

Johannesburg-planetarium het nuwe voorraad teleskope

Die planetarium in Johannesburg het weer `n voorraad teleskope. Gaan loer gerus op hulle webblad. Die pryse is mededingend. Hulle wil sterrekunde so goedkoop moontlik by Jan Alleman uitbring. Ondersteun hulle gerus.
Spring gou! Die teleskope vlieg gewoonlik en is uitverkoop voor een in jou voorkamer staan.

- Nee! Ek kry nie kommissie nie.

Kontak die planetarium: planet@planetarium.co.za

Groete

Hannes Pieterse
e-pos:
jl.pieterse@yahoo.com

Vlamme 10 meter vanaf Boyden se heining gestop.

Wat `n skok toe ek die koerant vanoggend oopmaak. (Kliek op foto om te vergroot)

Die opskrif by die foto is "Vlamme woed by Boyden-sterrewag".

Mnr. Braam van Zyl, afdelingsoffisier van die Bloemfonteinse brandweer sê die historiese waarde van die sterrewag het gemaak dat die brand hoë prioriteit geniet. Die veldbrand het eergister begin en is gister finaal onder beheer gebring.

Die brand het tot sowat 10 meter vanaf die Noordelike heining aan Maselspoort se kant gewoed, voor dit onder beheer gebring is en eindelik geblus is.

(Hannes Pieterse)

ASSA Annual General Meeting 2009


The 2009 Annual General Meeting of the ASSA was held in Cape Town on 2009 July 29.

Two highlights from the meeting were the presentation of awards, and Dr Peter Martinez's Presidential Address.

Read more...

Wednesday, 29 July 2009

1959 - ASSA Bloemfontein Centre

Die Bloemfontein Sterekundevereniging is vanjaar 50 jaar oud! Gaan dwaal gerus in die argiewe rond om te sien wat die afgelope halfeeu gebeur het.
Hier is `n kort inskrywing van die eerste vergadering:

1959 - ASSA Bloemfontein Centre

March 18th, 1959
A meeting was held at the Technical College, Bl
oemfontein, on March 18th, 1959, under the auspices of Dr. H. Haffner, at which it was decided to seek the approval of theCouncil of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa to the formation of a Bloemfontein Centre of the Society. Dr. C.B. van Wyk was elected Chairman, Mr. N. Lincoln Secretary. Dr. Haffner & Mr. M. J. Bester
were elected to the Committee. It was decided that the next Meeting should be held at the Boyden Observatory on April 20th, at 7.30 p.m.

Those present at the Meeting enjoyed a talk by Dr. Haffner on "The Moon", illustrated by lantern slides. An article in "The Friend" of 19 March 1959 reads as follows: Astronomy society branch Dr. C.B. Van Wyk, professor of applied mathematics at the University of the Orange Free State, was elected chairman at the inaugural meeting of the Bloemfontein centre of the Astronomical Society of Southern Africa last night. Dr. Haffner and Mr M.J. Bester were elected to the committee, with Mr. Lincoln as secretary. There were about 20 foundation members. After the meeting Dr. Haffner gave an illustrated talk on "The Moon". He confined himself to the more technical side of the subject, as he considered he said, that enough had already been said about the more imaginative side.

The next meeting of the centre will be held as an observation evening at Boyden Observatory, Mazelspoort, at 7.30 p.m. on April 20. An open invitation has been extended to anybody interested in astronomy to attend the centre's meetings.

ISS - Visible Passes over Bloemfontein