Monday, 20 September 2010

Closest Encounter with Jupiter until 2022


Sept. 20/21 2010:  Been outside at midnight lately? There's something you really need to see. Jupiter is approaching Earth for the closest encounter between the two planets in more than a decade--and it is dazzling.
The night of closest approach is Sept. 20-21st. This is also called "the night of opposition" because Jupiter will be opposite the sun, rising at sunset and soaring overhead at midnight. Among all denizens of the midnight sky, only the Moon itself will be brighter.

Source: NASA Science
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Sunday, 19 September 2010

Opeaand by Boyden-sterrewag, Bloemfontein - RSG opname vir Sterre en Planete



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Foto bo: Daar's hy. Die Hubble ruimte teleskoop sorg altyd vir groot opgewondenheid tydens ope-aande by Boyden-sterrewag.

Foto middel: Thinus van der Merwe, Prof Matie Hoffman en Hennie Maas aan die gesels tydens `n opname van die gewilde Sterre en Planete-program wat Donderdagaande om 20:30 op die lug is.

Foto onder: Die gehoor luister aandagtig terwyl die opname gemaak word. 

Foto's: Hannes Pieterse
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Telescope Dealers in South Africa


Techno Pro
Tel: +27-11-792-6034      Facsimile: +27-11-792-6755
E-Mail: astro@technopro.co.za
Online Shop: shop.technopro.co.za
Internet: http://www.technopro.co.za/

 PhotoWeb SA
Contact Dennis du Plooy
Tel: (011) 888-8858
E-Mail: contact@photowebsa.co.za 
Internet: http://www.photowebsa.co.za/ 

Foton Optoelectronics
Tel: +27 11 787-4375 Or call Oleg : 082-680-4700
E-Mail : sales@foton.co.za 

Eridanus Optics CC 
Contact Andrie van der Linde
Tel: 083 632 4898
Telescope SA
Paul 082 823 7384 (Cape Town)
Dave 083 625 7833 (Gauteng)
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25 September, Smithfield: Die moontlikheid van lewe binne ons eie sonnestelsel


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Plek: Pigout Restaurant
Adres: Smithfield
Datum: 25 September 2010
Tyd: 19H00
Koste: R75 vir volwassenes en R50 vir kinders
Program: Sterre kyk voor die maan opkom en praatjie.
Tema: Die moontlikheid van lewe binne ons eie sonnestelsel
Ingeluit by die toegang: Lekker sop en ciabatta en wyn en koeldrank
130 km van Bloemfontein. Hier is gastehuise waar mense kan oorslaap as hulle wil.

Bring ook julle teleskope saam. Die sterre is baie mooi hier.

Werk wat by die sentrum gedoen word: Radiowaarnemings. Navorsing op die son en Jupiter. Die belangrikste werk is navorsing in die 1.4GHz waterstoflyn waar vir enige tekens van ET gesoek word.

Bespreek vooraf

Kontakinligting:
Henk Swanepoel
UFO Research Centre
Smithfield
Tel: (051) 683-0498
E-pos: uforesearch@smithfield.co.za
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Saturday, 18 September 2010

Visit the Royal Observatory

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Astronomy Photographer of the Year

M31, The Andromeda Galaxy

This is a single 20 minute exposure with a William Optics 80mm refractor and Canon XSi. I used Photoshop to increase the exposure 2X and levels to darken the sky. I lost some of the detail in the core, but discovered detail in the arms.

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BBC: Audio slideshow: Seeing into space

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Universe Today: Moon Maps

Astronomy observation help
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BBC: Explore the Solar System


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Thursday, 16 September 2010

SpaceTravel: NASA names 'last' space shuttle crew (The last one?)



by Staff Writers Washington (UPI) Sep 15, 2010 NASA says it has chosen the three-man, one-woman crew that could be the last to fly a U.S. space shuttle mission.
 Source: SpaceDaily
Click to find out who they are. Will there be  lift-off at all?
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