tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65645220221733252282011-11-27T18:22:19.798-05:00It's out there; all you have to do is look!Crystalnoreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564522022173325228.post-37366785706945658382007-10-22T14:53:00.000-04:002008-12-10T07:13:05.304-05:00

ScienceDaily (Oct. 15, 2007) — Echoing the re-discovery of America by the Spanish long after an earlier Viking reconnaissance, astronomers have learned that a recently observed asteroid - one that could potentially hit the Earth - was actually first observed nearly a half-century ago. Researchers at the Minor Planet Center of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, MA have

Crystalnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564522022173325228.post-39374755193777945252007-09-10T12:31:00.000-04:002008-12-10T07:13:05.518-05:00

So far the Hourglass Nebula is ranked #5. Cast your vote and view the results. Many of these are absolutely amazing.http://www.space.com/bestimg/index.php?cat=hst

Crystalnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564522022173325228.post-73777795632877873232007-09-07T07:02:00.000-04:002008-12-10T07:13:05.885-05:00

September 5, 2007Scientists believe they have found the parent object that produced the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago.Provided by SwRI The impactor believed to have wiped out the dinosaurs and other life forms on Earth some 65 million years ago has been traced back to a breakup event in the main asteroid belt.A joint U.S.-Czech team from Southwest Research Institute (

Crystalnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564522022173325228.post-26048062595381352042007-09-06T11:44:00.000-04:002007-09-06T11:51:11.641-04:00

With all the talk lately about Dark Energy, I wanted to fully understand what it was. Going to Wikipedia, it states:In physical cosmology, dark energy is a hypothetical form of energy that permeates all of space and tends to increase the rate of expansion of the universe. [1] Assuming the existence of dark energy is the most popular way to explain recent observations that the universe appears to

Crystalnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564522022173325228.post-9062994091287392192007-09-05T14:37:00.000-04:002007-09-06T10:01:16.871-04:00

I want to hear what you have to say. What would you like to see on this site.

Crystalnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564522022173325228.post-90283177931616461782007-09-05T08:26:00.000-04:002008-12-10T07:13:07.108-05:00

You might want to hold off on that.According to Discover magazine, Dennis Hope, who runs Lunar Embassy will sell you a plot on the moon for $19.99 plus tax because of a loop-hole in the 1967 United Nations Outer Space Treaty. This treaty prohibits nations from owning the moon, however he claims that it does not prohibit individuals. Ram Jakuh, a law professor at the Institute of Air and Space Law

Crystalnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564522022173325228.post-2688045531462397992007-09-01T10:32:00.000-04:002008-12-10T07:13:07.336-05:00

Oh, my! How fantastic!These may very well be the first pictures posted of this event that is not scheduled to occur again in our lifetime.Note the tail. Right before dawn.

Crystalnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564522022173325228.post-91094050163707587512007-08-31T09:49:00.000-04:002008-12-10T07:13:07.531-05:00

Peter Jenniskens, Ph.D.Meteor Astronomer, Carl Sagan Center, SETI InstituteSPACE.comThu Aug 23, 10:30 AM ETThe meteors that are about to rain down in the early morning of September 1 date from around 4 A.D., the latest calculations show.It is not often that we can tell when a shooting star was first released from a comet into space, to travel as a meteoroid in an orbit around the Sun, and finally

Crystalnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564522022173325228.post-75436659840259275682007-08-30T09:13:00.000-04:002007-08-30T09:16:46.837-04:00

By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science WriterFri Aug 24, 7:45 AM ETAstronomers have stumbled upon a tremendous hole in the universe. That's got them scratching their heads about what's just not there. The cosmic blank spot has no stray stars, no galaxies, no sucking black holes, not even mysterious dark matter. It is 1 billion light years across of nothing. That's an expanse of nearly 6 billion trillion

Crystalnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564522022173325228.post-22663934749111645362007-08-29T08:46:00.001-04:002008-12-10T07:13:08.072-05:00

All right, I promised you photos. It's hard to find them right now, I'm sure there are still many that getting posted. However, I have three spectacular photos of the moon going to total and the blood-red moon photo of the total eclipse. Ohhhhhh!This was the photo I took below, but with a 35mm... I never thought I would get one like this and of course I didn't. Maybe I'll keep this one and

Crystalnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564522022173325228.post-55745898466910387992007-08-28T06:40:00.000-04:002008-12-10T07:13:08.440-05:00

I got myself up and headed outside this morning to see a spectacular show. I was quickly disappointed as the moon had slipped behind the trees. Thinking quickly I got in my car and drove to my parents house a few blocks away, up the hill from me. I pulled into their driveway and saw the best site...sitting on their front porch I could see everything. The sky was clear, no trees and the best start

Crystalnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564522022173325228.post-34930923747143571862007-08-27T13:03:00.001-04:002007-08-27T13:04:46.475-04:00

Hope you have clear skys for the eclipse tonight. Unfortuantly I am on the east coast, but it should still be pretty spectacular.Let me know how your night went.

Crystalnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564522022173325228.post-80380215018504357822007-08-24T22:28:00.000-04:002008-12-10T07:13:08.705-05:00

How can I best view a meteor shower?If you live near a brightly lit city, drive away from the glow of city lights and toward the constellation from which the meteors will appear to radiate.For example, drive north to view the Leonids. Driving south may lead you to darker skies, but the glow will dominate the northern horizon, where Leo rises. Perseid meteors will appear to "rain" into the

Crystalnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564522022173325228.post-59643904226621949992007-08-19T16:31:00.000-04:002008-12-10T07:13:08.883-05:00

I find myself staring at this picture in awe of the beauty and magnifigance of the cosmos around us. Wondering how many of these solar systems may hold life and feeling disappointed that I will never know. I also wonder, if there is life out there, are they staring at us like we are at them. Makes me wonder...

Crystalnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564522022173325228.post-16773311022681701562007-08-17T22:24:00.000-04:002008-12-10T07:13:09.082-05:00

August 15, 2007Material blowing off Mira is forming a wake 13 light-years long, or thousands of times the length of our solar system. The space-based Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) was scanning the star during its ongoing sky survey in ultraviolet light when astronomers noticed what looked like a comet with a gargantuan tail.Mira, Latin for "wonderful," has been a favorite of astronomers for

Crystalnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564522022173325228.post-8317724095007646662007-08-16T21:26:00.000-04:002008-12-10T07:13:09.329-05:00

A total eclipse of the Moon occurs during the early morning of Tuesday, August 28, 2007. The event is widely visible from the United States and Canada as well as South America, the Pacific Ocean, western Asia and Australia. During a total lunar eclipse, the Moon's disk can take on a dramatically colorful appearance from bright orange to blood red to dark brown and (rarely) very dark gray.An

Crystalnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6564522022173325228.post-10696960257094253602007-08-16T13:23:00.000-04:002007-08-16T13:35:57.706-04:00

Twilight - This is the time before sunrise and after sunset where it is still light outside, but the sun is not in the sky.Civil Twilight - This is defined to be the time period when the sun is no more than 6 degrees below the horizon at either sunrise or sunset. The horizon should be clearly defined and the brightest stars should be visible under good atmospheric conditions (i.e. no moonlight,

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