ISS close Call with Space Junk
The International Space Station had a close call when a now defunct Russian satellite sped by. Astronauts on board the space station were told to take up temporary shelter in
Category: Space Probes
Astroearth - by CMoreStars
Rare Galaxy Found
There are myriads of galaxies nebulas and who know countless planets throughout the universe. Humans have been observing them for millennia. Ancient writings speaks of twinkling lights in the night
Category: Stars
celestial trio March 25 2012
March is fast coming to a close and winter is near, now is a great time to see the thin Crescent Moon Venus and Jupiter. The early evening provides some
Category: Planets
Unwelcome “Visitors”
Earth has many visitors a great many occur on a daily basis. Some we see as meteors streaking through the night sky, we even get the occasional fireball. The “visitors
Category: Cosmic Objects
Basic Polar Alignment
The secrets to obtaining great astronomical images from your telescope depends on the type of camera telescope and mount you have. It also depends on your location and how close
Category: Telescopes
Atomic Time Clock
Having trouble keeping accurate time ? Wouldn’t it be great to have a time reference that you only had to re set every 14 billion years. A clock that is
Category: Equipment
Sunshine Lolly Pops and Roses
There has been a lot of press lately about the upcoming solar storm. There is nothing sinister about the Sun sending masses of highly charged particles throughout the Solar System
Category: Sun
I can See clearly Now
In one of my previous blogs I touched briefly on the subject of collimation. A telescope can be an expensive investment, not only do you have to shell out the
Category: Telescopes
Advertising on the Moon
While it is possible to have some form of advertising directed to the Moon for us earthlings to see. Why on earth would want to do it in the first
Category: Moon
Would you like to spend a day on Venus?
The brilliant shining light we see just after sunset or a little before dawn is the planet Venus. Surprisingly Venus is quite often mistaken for a UFO. Venus is also
Category: Venus
The Other Side Of The Moon
NASA’s Latest mission to the Moon is to get more precise information of the Moon's gravitational field. The Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory, or GRAIL uses two spacecraft orbiting the
Category: Moon
Building blocks of the stars Found Outside Our Solar System
The raw ingredients that make us have been found beyond the boundaries of our Solar system. The same particles that make up everything around us. The particles were discovered by
Category: Life
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