Chinahand Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 Beagle2 found - and pretty much intact.RIP Dr Pillanger - you were closer than you knew and better than the bumbling image those who mocked your efforts tried to create. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempus Fugit Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 almost played a blinder there fella, R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lao Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Hubble sees an ancient globular cluster: http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/hubble-sees-an-ancient-globular-cluster/#.VLvLZ0esV1g It's amazing to think that when it was first discovered it was little more than "small, faint smudge" through the telescope of discoverer John Russell Hind, but now 160 years on, with all the advances in technology, we get to see what those astronomers could not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinahand Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 It anthropomorphizes a bit, but still ... it is astronomy stuff ... and quite fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempus Fugit Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 if it's clear sky tonight look out for the aurora borealis as there's a huge radio aurora happening at the moment (reflected VHF signals) so good chance of visual when darkness comes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbie Bobster Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 SpaceX CRS-6 Launch this evening. Dragon delivery to ISS, but with 1st stage landing attempt on the barge Just Read the Instructions Webcast from 2115 GMT here. NASA TV webcast begins a bit earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbie Bobster Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Good news and bad news... Elon MuskVerified account @elonmusk Ascent successful. Dragon enroute to Space Station. Rocket landed on droneship, but too hard for survival. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Spotted the ISS earlier tonight...it can be seen next couple of nights too...route/times: http://iss.astroviewer.net/observation.php?lon=-4.54&lat=54.23&name=Isle%20of%20Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessTickle Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Albert, is that what the big bright star towards Peel was - between 10pm & 11pm?? Have no knowledge of astronomy stuff so it could have just been a star ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbx Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Probably a star. The longest time you'll see the ISS for is about 5 or 6 minutes and that's for a full transit from horizon to horizon. If you have an android phone then a free app that gives you full info of how and when to spot it is "ISS detector". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinahand Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 Both Jupiter and Venus are bright and in the Western sky at the moment. By 11pm it's not going to be Venus - it never gets too far from the sun and always sets soon after it, so most likely it's Jupiter. Here's the first stage of Falcon 9 not quite making it down. Technology wise this is one glorious failure. What they are trying to do is really really hard rocket science! It is only by pushing at the boundaries of the impossible that the possible can be found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbie Bobster Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 The Dangers of Valve Stiction! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 (edited) There are some pretty good apps for phones out there that identify the night sky and objects you are seeing...holding your phone up against the sky. Like 'night sky tools'. ETA: 'Night sky tools'...not to be confused with Brian Cocks or Dara o Brainless. . Edited April 16, 2015 by Albert Tatlock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinahand Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 Space X is launching a rocket tonight at 10:55. You can view it live from here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbie Bobster Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Space X is launching a rocket tonight at 10:55. You can view it live from here. No 1st stage recovery effort this time, seems to be inconsistent with delivering a large payload to GTO. But quick launch turnaround. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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