Astro-Event of the Week: 19-25 August 2008; Spot, M13, The Beehive Cluster! August 18, 2008
Posted by webmaster in : Astro News & Commentary, Weekly Astro-events , add a commentAs 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. (more…)
Update: the Final Hubble Servicing Mission. August 14, 2008
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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. (more…)
Astro event of the Week, August 12-18, 2008: See a Triple Conjunction! August 11, 2008
Posted by webmaster in : Astro News & Commentary, Weekly Astro-events , add a commentAlas, 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 degrees, a nice binocular view. (more…)