Star Party "Astrofilisiciliani.org" July 4, 2008 from Madonie Mountains (Sicily-Italy)
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Mars will NOT be as big as the Moon... E-mail hoaks
Image represents about 4 am CST from San Antonio, Texas looking West on Jan. 29th.
No the planet Mars will not be as big as the moon. You'd be amazed at how many times people at public star parties come up to me and say with complete confidence that Mars will be as large, as close as the moon. I don't know who started this rumor but I've been hearing that line from the general public at star parties for years. On January 29, 2009 Mars will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. This is the best time to view and photograph Mars. But sorry is isn't going to be as big as the moon in the sky.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Monday, January 4, 2010
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Fly above the Moon!
This video is a 3-dimensional topography where Hubble Advanced Camera for Survey data was overlaid on top of the model of the Taurus-Littrow Valley, the landing site of Apollo 17. A fly through of the valley views the Camelot crater.
Credit: NASA, ESA, G. Shirah and A. Kekesi (GSFC/SVS), and G. Bacon (STScI).
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