Solved A Possible Naked-eye Comet in March, A Better One in December.

[Anak]

Apologies, my dyslexia kicks in now and then.

On May1st at 4pm you could still see it from Berlin.
It is almost due North at 357° - 30° elevation, but at magnitude 7.61, you would need either really good eyesight, binocks, or telescope.

 

[indianacarnie]

That looks like Stellarium. I have it also, awesome software. and FREE!

 

[Anak]

That she be matey, that she be....Arrrr...

 

[Element7]

Apologies, my dyslexia kicks in now and then.

On May1st at 4pm you could still see it from Berlin.
It is almost due North at 357° - 30° elevation, but at magnitude 7.61, you would need either really good eyesight, binocks, or telescope.

Thanks, I'll be looking for it.

 

[Anak]

Your welcome.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Apologies, my dyslexia kicks in now and then.

On May1st at 4pm you could still see it from Berlin.
It is almost due North at 357° - 30° elevation, but at magnitude 7.61, you would need either really good eyesight, binocks, or telescope.
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Great stuff Anak I shall be in the UK then and I do like the Long John Silver reply to Indy LOL!!

I'll have o have a look at that software too sounds like something I would like to have myself.

 

[Gary]

Thanks, I will mark it on my calendar.

 

[Anak]

ICit, the link for Stellarium is Stellarium 0.12.0 Just click on the flavor of OS you want at the top of the page.

Links for: Stellarium User Guide - Stellarium Wiki, and manual: Main Page - Stellarium Wiki

This projection is for London at 5pm 05-01-13; North at 356° - 29° elevation, one degree further West, and lower, still magnitude 7.61.



Gary, you going to the UK also?
And I see you have the larger sig now, way to go Power User.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

ICit, the link for Stellarium is Stellarium 0.12.0 Just click on the flavor of OS you want at the top of the page.

Links for: Stellarium User Guide - Stellarium Wiki, and manual: Main Page - Stellarium Wiki

This projection is for London at 5pm 05-01-13; North at 356° - 29° elevation, one degree further West, and lower, still magnitude 7.61.
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Gary, you going to the UK also?
And I see you have the larger sig now, way to go Power User.

Thanks mate I had it on a little while after I had posted back and I found my coordinates and wow I know where I can find Saturn now and everything about this app is just gobsmacking!!
I have spent many an hour out on the back lawn with my son when he was younger watching the satellites travel across the sky and now I can see them at normal speed and speeded up etc and also what is on tomorrow night and the night after.

The fellow who did this software up is something else isn't he?

Thanks again

John

 

[Gary]

I just realized that I won't be able to see it in Ohio, Can't afford the flight.

 

[Anak]

Your welcome John,

The fellow who did this software up is something else isn't he?

Thanks again

John

Arrr...Matey, tis more than one scurvy dog dat taught dis up. take a gander at the 'velopers list to da right on the main page.
Be a scurvy crew of at least a dozen dat 'ave been workin' on dis, plus all da lubbers dat look for bugs in the riggin'.
They be a righteous bunch they be, make no bones 'bout it. I 'ould go ta Davey Jones' Locker for 'em I 'ould.

'our welcome, ye be welcome in any port I'm anchored....Arrr....

I just realized that I won't be able to see it in Ohio, Can't afford the flight.

'Tis not ta worry matey, there be Comet ISON a comin' when the 'noreasters howl 'hen the ice forms on the mizzen mast an the Sun is below the tropics...Arrr...

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Aye aye Capn' Anak sir tis fair sailin comin up in that there time of year and lucky me will be probably be 'avin good vewin weather sir - aye that I will !!

Now I 'as things to do below deck as all hands are beein' bit slack Capn' sir an' I have to report that thay 'as bin in the rum agin an' things gettin' out of 'and

 

[Anak]

Aye! Matey,
Be good words ye be tellin' me, but danger lies ahead...watch for the demons as ye cross the 'quator and be sure ye have all papers to enter home port. Da brigands be watchin' all! Und 'Member ta spike a gold doubloon ta main mast 'or luck on your 'rip.

I be checkin' on the slack und kno who's da leaders und come the dawn be 'ell to pay.
Nay a worry 'bout the good swabs for 'hey earnd that extra pint!

At the noon tamorrow we be comin' to calm seas und I show em what works 'bout.

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Aye aye Capn sir OI'll go get cat readied for said rapscallions

 

[indianacarnie]

This be yer banner?

 

[Anak]

Thank ye for the 'ffer und she'll have ta do 'til I gets me 'riginal from Davy Jones's locker....

 

[Anak]

This will be Interesting

Just received this in the mail....

March 27, 2013: Over the years, the spacefaring nations of Earth have sent dozens of probes and rovers to explore Mars. Today there are three active satellites circling the red planet while two rovers, Opportunity and Curiosity, wheel across the red sands below. Mars is dry, barren, and apparently lifeless.

Soon, those assets could find themselves exploring a very different kind of world.

"There is a small but non-negligible chance that Comet 2013 A1 will strike Mars next year in October of 2014," says Don Yeomans of NASA's Near-Earth Object Program at JPL. "Current solutions put the odds of impact at 1 in 2000."


Source: Collision Course? A Comet Heads for Mars - NASA Science

I didn't have much luck with PANSTARRS, but I hope some of you had a chance to see it.

It is approximately 1.24 Astronomical Units (AU) from the Sun, and fading into the distance.
Its still possible to view with binoculars at 3.7 Magnitude (MAG), but timing is critical to see it between twilight/dusk, and it getting lower in the horizon, adding in the cloud cover each evening, and I haven't been able to see it.

Clear Skies!

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Interesting clip Anak wouldn't that be something else to see if it did hit?

Haven't seem much down this way but am still looking at present there is a very bright full moon in the early hours so seeing anything is difficult.

Shame cos I live out in the country away from any really large light sources. Have been trying to pick out the planets from the Stellarium views but the moon and the old eyes not being so good even with binoculars - my telescopes I can't use at all now - cataracts

 

[Anak]

HeadsUp!

New News!

If you are up anytime after 12am any morning/nite the next few days, check out the Lyrid Meteor Shower

One of the "Old Faithful" meteor showers of the year will be at its best this weekend, but the moon may interfere with the celestial display.

Source: Moon Outshines Lyrid Meteor Shower Sunday Night | Space.com

Looking East 40° Longitude, 3am edt 04-21-13:



More: Are you ready for the Lyrid meteor shower? | Human World | EarthSky



There is also a slight chance for new meteor showers from Comet ISON:Comet ISON Meteor Shower - NASA Science

 

[Anak]

April 24, 2013: Later this year, Comet ISON is expected to become a naked-eye object when it skims through the atmosphere of the sun. The Hubble Space Telescope has just obtained a sneak preview.

Source: Hubble Sees Comet ISON - NASA Science