The Drake Equation: A Primer.

Patiently Listening…(Credit: APOD/NASA).
   Nothing fires the ol’ mental juices like the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. Only recently has the very idea of alien life moved from the realm of science fiction to a possible science reality in our lifetimes.  

AstroEvent of the Week: 26 August – 1 September: Spy the Core of our Galaxy!

Looking South, About an hour after local Sunset.
(Credit: Stellarium and Photoshop). 
Now for an unorthodox challege; a chance to locate something that may be visually unassuming, but very significant.

In The Shadow of The Moon: A Review.

   
In The Shadow of the Moon.  
Next year will mark 40 years since man first stepped on the Moon. The documentary, In the Shadow of the Moon, directed by David Sington, depicts the voyage of the man to the Moon using exclusively the voices of the astronauts themselves.

Astro-Event of the Week: 19-25 August 2008; Spot M13, The Beehive Cluster!

As the Moon wanes from the evening night, thoughts here at Astroguyz turn towards the wonders of the deep sky.  
 
M13: The Beehive Cluster. (Credit: Digitized Sky Survey).
One of the finest sights in the northern hemisphere is M13, known informally as the Beehive Cluster  in the constellation Hercules.

Update: the Final Hubble Servicing Mission.

STS-125 Crew Portrait. (All photo credits: NASA).  
Mark your calendars; NASA is set to fly one final servicing mission to the Hubble Space Telescope! First launched in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope forever altered our view of the heavens.

Astro event of the Week, August 12-18, 2008: See a Triple Conjunction!

Alas, poor North America! We miss out of both this months’ eclipses! But I give you as an Astro consolation of sorts; a rare triple planetary conjunction! 

Looking West, about half an hour after Sunset. (Credit: Stellarium)
    On the evening of August, 15th, the planets Mercury, Venus, and Saturn will span an area of less than 2 [...]

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