I wonder if any of the international members here saw the eclipse yesterday?! Only a very small part of the world got to see it!
Ilia, I absolutely believe in other life in the universe. I feel it is more realistic to believe that too, we are just one planet in our solar system and just one solar system of the entire universe!
Last year astronomers got the first images of a certain kind, of planets beyond our solar system, and it makes you realize how little we can truly know!
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Lula thanks by sharring, great information and pics!!I very interesting of Space!
What do you think,are we one in all space or we have the same organic lifes in another plents?I very beleve that we don't one organic life in space!!! Don't say that I small boy,which believe in mystery,I only hope on this!
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Apart from Nic, I'm nuts about a few other things too, including celestial and earthly wonders (come to think of it Nic fits in that category !!)
2009 is The International Year of Astronomy and I have done a kind of celestial astronomy calendar for the year which includes full moons, eclipses and other astronomy, and wanted to share it here, for any fellow sky gazers!
There are some pretty big astronomical events this year including some Saturn events, and 2 solar eclipses....
One of which is TOMORROW! It's only visible in the southern hemisphere, check out the times and locations below, I would love to hear anyone's experiences if they see it, or see some photos!
CELESTIAL DIARY FOR 2009
FULL MOONS 2009
11 January 03.27 9 February 14.49 11 March 02.38 9 April 14.56 9 May 04.01 7 June 18.12 7 July 09.21 6 August 00.55 4 September 16.03 4 October 06.10 2 November 19.14 2 December07.30 31 December 19.13 (blue moon!)
SOLAR AND LUNAR ECLIPSES IN 2009
26 January: Annular solar eclipse
Visibility: beginning off coast of South Africa, moving east and north through the Indian Ocean, into Sumatra and Borneo. Greatest eclipse 07.59 UT
A partial solar eclipse is visible in southern Africa, south east Asia and west Australia
9 February: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Visibility: Approx 14.00-15.20 UT, greatest eclipse at 14.38 throughout most of Eastern Europe, Asia, Australia, Pacific Ocean, and western North America
7 July: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Very minor eclipse Visibility: most of Australia,the Pacific Ocean and the Americas
22 July: Total Solar Eclipse! This is the most major total solar eclipse of over a century!
Visibility: will be seen in India, move through Nepal and China, ending in the Pacific Ocean.
Begins 00.53 UT off the Indian west coast, moves across India and at 01.05 reaches China, greatest eclipse is at 02.35 in the South Pacific, with totality at 6 minutes 39 seconds.
A partial solar eclipse will be visible from most of east Asia and Hawaii
6 August: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Visibility: most of the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Western Asia
OTHER ASTRONOMICAL AND CELESTIAL EVENTS FOR 2009
22 February: Jupiter, Mercury, Mars conjunction
These will appear in the early morning sky in a 5 degree circle.
8 March: Saturn at opposition
This is the best opportunity to view and photograph Saturn and it's moons, as it will be at its closest to the earth
20 March: Vernal Equinox (Spring Solstice!)
11.44 UT Day and night are equal length
25 March: Venus appears both at dusk and dawn
For a few days Venus is visible as a morning and evening star. This is a rare astronomical event,and only happens once every 8 years!
16-25 April: Meteor showers
Peaking 21-22 April The lyrids meteor showers, radiating from the constellation Lyra
22 April: Occultation of Venus
Only visible from west coast US just before the sunrise
4 - 7 May: Meteor Showers
Peaking 5 - 6 May. The Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower radiating from the constellation Aquarius
21 June: The Summer Solstice
05.45 UT The longest day of the year, when the sun is as its highest point in the sky
21 June: Occultation of Antares
Visible late evening, East and central America and central Canada
18 July - 18 August: Meteor Showers
Peaking 25 - 26 July. The Delta Aquarids meteor shower radiant point from constellation Aquarius
10 August - 4 September: Saturn without rings!
The rings of saturn will be tilted edge on to the earth which makes them impossible to see. This is a rare phenomenon and only happens about every 14 - 15 years!
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