herpguy Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 If you know any rare astronomy events, post them here. Make sure you include dates, specific times, locations, where to look, what to look for, and links. Mine: Catch Mercury While You Can http://space.com/spacewatch/060217_night_sky.html Location: Northern Hemisphere When: The best time to see it is February 24, 2006. But it is visible until March 3rd. Time: About 45 minutes after sunset. Where to look: Just south of due west. What to look for: A very bright "star" with a trace of a yellow-orange tinge. Start posting some events! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 The transit of Venus June 5-6, 2012. I saw the transit in 2004; there had not been one since the pair in 1882 and 1874, and will not be another until 2117 Full transit visible in the west Pacific, east Australia and east Asia; partial transit (in progress at sunset or sunrise) in the Middle East, parts of Europe and North America. Not visible in west Africa or most of South America. See the link for details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herpguy Posted February 24, 2006 Author Share Posted February 24, 2006 When: Last days of Feb. and first week of march 2006. Best time to see it is March 5th. Time: About 90 minutes before sunrise. Where to look: Very low to the horizon, due east. Location: Northern Hemisphere What to look for: A circular patch of light with a bluish-white hue and an almost star-like center. What you can see it with: Telescope, binoculars, naked eye (although it will be very dim). http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20060224/sc_space/seeitnownewcometbrightensrapidly;_ylt=AvgQR00Muam5D3Va1uNAFqkPLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTA5aHJvMDdwBHNlYwN5bmNhdA-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Same as herpguy from an other source... MORNING COMET: A new comet is emerging in the morning sky: Comet Pojmanski has been brightening since its discovery in January and can now be found just east of Venus before sunrise: sky map. It looks like a slightly fuzzy blue star of magnitude 5; binoculars reveal a small tail. A good morning to look is Monday, Feb. 27th, when the comet glides by the double star Algedi. http://spaceweather.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airmid Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 Solar eclips at march 29 2006 Visible in Asia, Europe, Africa Georgia, Turkey, Nigeria and others will have a total eclips Northwest Europe will have about 1/3 around noon GMT Eclips info Airmid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 ASTEROID FLYBY: On Monday, March 6th, asteroid 2000 PN9 will fly past Earth. There's no danger of a collision with the mile-wide space rock, but it will be close enough (2 million miles) and bright enough (12th magnitude) for amateur astronomers to photograph using big backyard telescopes and CCD cameras: ephemeris. http://spaceweather.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted March 14, 2006 Share Posted March 14, 2006 LUNAR ECLIPSE: When the full moon rises on Tuesday evening, March 14th, you might notice something odd--a pale shadow darkening the moon's southern hemisphere. That is the shadow of Earth, and if you can see it, you've spotted a penumbral lunar eclipse. http://spaceweather.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 http://www.spaceweather.com/eclipses/gallery_14mar06.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted March 27, 2006 Share Posted March 27, 2006 Mini-Comets Approaching Earth 03.24.2006 A cometary "string-of-pearls" will fly past Earth in May 2006 giving astronomers a fantastic view of a dying comet. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/24mar_73p.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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