Wed, 29 November 2006
Carpe Noctem - Seize the Night!excerpt from "Works and Days" "And if longing seizes you for sailing the stormy seas,when the Pleiades flee mighty Orion and plunge into the misty deep and all the gusty winds are raging, then do not keep your ship on the wine-dark sea but, as I bid you, remember to work the land." Hesiod, presumably lived around 700 BCE  Victoria Crater. Image credit: NASA/JPL/HiRISE (Thanks to Fraser at Universe Today) Michael this one is for you! Does it remind you of the SARLACC PIT from Episode VI? But wait there is more...WHAT makes straight parallel lines on Mars?
Listener FeedbackURL for the 7 Mag Charts Table of ContentsJim has had great luck with this red light/ white light head lamp from Lowes I picked up something similar from Home Depot and just love it! Unfortunately I can't find it on the internet site.
SunThere are two nice sunspots just appearing 926 and 927Planets Evening Planets Be ready around Dec 7th-11th with Mercury, Jupiter and Mars on converge on one another LOW on the pre-dawn sky!
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Constellations Time for a quiz! Fornax - the Furnace - Invented by Lacaille during his stay at the Cape of Good Hope in 1751 - 1752 (who else!) Indus - the Indian (Native American?) Invented by Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597 Epsilon Indi is one of the closest stars (17th)to Earth, approximately 11.82 light years away. Proxima Centauri is the closest at 4.2 light years away.
ViewingNaked eye - the Pleiades The Pleiades nebulae are blue-colored, which indicates that they are reflection nebulae, reflecting the light of the bright stars situated near (or within) them. The brightest of these nebulae, that around Merope, was discovered on October 19, 1859 by Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht (Wilhelm) Tempel at Venice (Italy) with a 4-inch refractor; it is included in the NGC as NGC 1435. The Pleiades also carry the name "Seven Sisters"; according to Greek mythology, seven daughters and their parents. In the Maori language, Matariki is the name of the constellation Pleiades. In traditional times, Matariki was a season to celebrate and to prepare the ground for the coming year. Offerings of the produce of the land were made to the gods, including Rongo. This time of the year was also a good time to instruct young people in the lore of the land and the forest. as well, certain birds and fish were especially easy to harvest at this time.
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M36 - open cluster mag 9 (NGC 1960) M37 - open cluster mag 11 (NGC 2099) M35 - open cluster mag 8 (NGC 2168) and near by NGC 2158 Southern Hemisphere chart
The MoonImages created with Lunar Phase Pro Our beautiful lunar photos are courtesy of Frank Barrett at celestialwonders.com I recommend visiting his site and checking out his lunar phase photos. You can zoom in for more detail.  Spanning 56 miles and descending 13,800 feet below lunar surface, Tycho�s massive walls are 13 miles thick. As one of the youngest craters, Tycho might not look like much tonight, but it is surely one of the most impressive of all features when the Moon reaches Full. Look around Tycho for six small craters encircling it like an old analog telephone dial. To the southeast, another prominent feature calls attention to itself - Maginus. Power up and look closely at the more than 50 meteoritic impacts that have all but destroyed it. The very largest of the wall craters is on the southwest crest and is named Maginus C. On the outer north wall, look for less conspicuous Proctor. It, too, has been struck many times! Gifts for the Astronomer!Do it yourself (DIY) giftsThere are so many creative things you can do for your astronomer, or for yourself, that won't cost and arm and a leg! Consider the following:
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