Nollaig Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Cloudy here too Raven, I'm most disappointed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 I'm getting used to it, to be honest. The only thing I've seen in recent years are a couple of lunar eclipses. Comets, meteor shows et al, don't get a look in with our weather. Having said all that, I can see the false hope of blue sky outside my window . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted December 19, 2009 Author Share Posted December 19, 2009 . Very cool YouTube film! Did anyone see any meteors last weekend, by the way? I saw several in a 15 minutes period, would have been a lot better if it had been warmer and I had been outside! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 I did go out and look as soon as I had heard that it was a good time to look, but sadly no joy. Re the video ~ Wow! Thanks for posting it Raven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbielleRose Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 . Very cool YouTube film! Did anyone see any meteors last weekend, by the way? I saw several in a 15 minutes period, would have been a lot better if it had been warmer and I had been outside! That is great Raven Thanks for posting it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernnutter Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Just found this thread, and I'm loving it!! The hubble telescope official website is a great place to visit- lots of information, and some fantastic wallpaper images to download! This is mine at the moment!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Here's a photo my brother took of the partial lunar eclipse tonight: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Univerze Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Hey, why didn't I see this thread before? I LOVE astronomy, even went so far as to take one course in university that was called "the Universe", basically an astronomy class for people from other science fields (I study medical biology myself). I loved those classes. Too bad I basically suck at math and physics, so it takes me a lot to get it all done. But still, I love it, and I might have even gone for a study in astronomy and astrophysics if I would have been better at math and physics. But that site, the first post if this thread? I check it almost every day for the new pic. Have for years. Many of my desktop wallpapers come from it too. The sky's so pretty. (And even my screen name comes from my love for astronomy, Universe was taken on most forums etc so.. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Yeah I would have studied astrophysics if I had been good at Math too. I do read a lot about astronomy and particularly archaeoastronomy too, I find them really interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperplane Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 AstronomyCast is a great podcast too listen to if anyone is interested, they have weekly episodes on a whole heap of topics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightingale Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Yeah, AstronomyCast is very good. A great listen for any stargazers out there . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share Posted January 3, 2010 Another picture of the lunar eclipse. That will be new wallpaper, then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightingale Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 There's a new monthly podcast on the block called 'Naked Astronomy', which is produced by Cambridge University. It's nowhere near as saucy as it sounds though . Listening to the first recording at the moment, and it sounds good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Univerze Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 Another picture of the lunar eclipse. That will be new wallpaper, then! Hahaha. I have that as my wallpaper since the day it was posted too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted January 6, 2010 Author Share Posted January 6, 2010 Hahaha. I have that as my wallpaper since the day it was posted too. I've actually gone back to using this one, because the eclipse picture wasn't big enough for my main monitor! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbielleRose Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 I love that picture Raven! It reminds me a bit of LOTR and Mordor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted January 9, 2010 Author Share Posted January 9, 2010 More new wallpaper! I like that the Astronomy Picture of the Day site are slowly going back and reposting larger versions of previously posted pictures, it helps when you have a monitor running on a 1920 x 1200 resolution! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kookie Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 I've actually gone back to using this one, because the eclipse picture wasn't big enough for my main monitor! WOW!! Raven that is so cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 Asteroid Collision! Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Very VERY cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share Posted February 8, 2010 A Sun Halo Over Cambodia. That's pretty amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 Wow, that looks fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Carson Whit Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 That's a great picture, I took an interest in Astronomy just before Christmas and bought a 5" dobsonian telescope, but I'm waiting for the weather to warm up before I delve more into the hobby as standing out in the dark as a learner when its -4 is not my idea of fun. This winter is so cold! I'm hoping for a very warm summer with plenty of sticky nights where I cant sleep! I've done a bit of research into it though and have had quite a few very clear viewings of the moon. But it needs to be collimated properly before I start spending hours outside with it looking for planets, galaxies and nebula, which is not a big job only takes a few minutes with the right equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted February 8, 2010 Author Share Posted February 8, 2010 I may be wrong about this, but I believe this is the best time of year to go looking at the stars; partly because of the longer nights, but mainly because the colder nights mean clearer skies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Carson Whit Posted February 8, 2010 Share Posted February 8, 2010 I may be wrong about this, but I believe this is the best time of year to go looking at the stars; partly because of the longer nights, but mainly because the colder nights mean clearer skies. I don't think there are any best times of the year for astronomy, as long as you have clear skies it doesn't matter what time of year it is or what the climate is like, otherwise they would never see anything in places like Spain or Portugal where it's always warm. There are certain stars that are only visible at certain times of the year, but there are billion of others to keep you amused. Unless you have a huge telescope individual stars are not the most interesting things to look at anyway. You can see the andromeda galaxy for example with the naked eye, so even a smallish telescope, or even binoculars will make it quite impressive. You can also see the rings of saturn with a pretty modest telescope, although I believe it is coming up to a phase where the rings will be at an angle where they will seem invisible from earth. Disclaimer: This is just my opinion from what I have read, I am by no means an authority in Astronomy and stand to be corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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