November Night Sky
D.W.Q.M.: "Where in time and space am I?" -the Second Doctor
Okay, so this is a few days late-I'm sorry! Today's astronomy post is brought to you by Sky and Telescope. :)
Daytime Occulation of Jupiter All times EST, for Cleveland.
Okay, so this is a daytime event-so sue me! Actually, it'll be really hard to see, but I still think it's cool, so I'm posting it anyway. ;)
On Novemeber 9th, beginning just before 11am, the moon will occult Jupiter. At about 11:00am, Jupiter will disappear behind the moon, and reappear again about an hour later (noon or so). Jupiter and the moon will be a little higher than the sun, and off to the right. Of course, you'll need a telescope with a solar filter to view this, and whether or not you'll be able to find Jupiter or the moon at all will depend on the transparency of the sky (how blue it is...) Like I said, probably not good for the casual viewer, but like I said- I thought it was cool so I posted it anyway. ;)
If you'd like to read about it some more, check out the article from Sky and Telescope.. :)
Taurid Meteor Shower
The Taurids is the lesser known November shower. Not very spectacular-only 3 or 4 meteors per hour during peak time, but they can be seen from late October throughout November-and many meteors can be seen during the evening, as well as the morning. The shower's radiant is about 5 degrees south of the Pleiades-the higher the radiant, the more the meteors appear everywhere in the sky. :) The meteors of this shower are brought to us by the debris field of the comet 2P/Encke. :)
Leonids Meteor Shower
Although the storm has passed, the Leonids are expected to peak on November 17th this year, after the moon has set. Best conditions-expect to see 15 to 20 meteors per hour. Their trails tend to be long and bright. The meteors of this shower are broguth to us by the debris field of the comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle.
A few years ago, a bunch of us met at a friend's house at 4 am to witness the meteor storm-there were so many meteors, we lost count!! It was alot of fun. :) (yes, we froze our butts off, but it was worth it!)
For more info about these showers, just click here. :)
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In unrelated news, today would have been my grandfather's 100th birthday. WOW. :) Hard to believe! ;) While he was alive, the doctor used to tell him that he had seen every decade of the 20th century-pretty neat, if you ask me. :)
Okay, so this is a few days late-I'm sorry! Today's astronomy post is brought to you by Sky and Telescope. :)
Daytime Occulation of Jupiter All times EST, for Cleveland.
Okay, so this is a daytime event-so sue me! Actually, it'll be really hard to see, but I still think it's cool, so I'm posting it anyway. ;)
On Novemeber 9th, beginning just before 11am, the moon will occult Jupiter. At about 11:00am, Jupiter will disappear behind the moon, and reappear again about an hour later (noon or so). Jupiter and the moon will be a little higher than the sun, and off to the right. Of course, you'll need a telescope with a solar filter to view this, and whether or not you'll be able to find Jupiter or the moon at all will depend on the transparency of the sky (how blue it is...) Like I said, probably not good for the casual viewer, but like I said- I thought it was cool so I posted it anyway. ;)
If you'd like to read about it some more, check out the article from Sky and Telescope.. :)
Taurid Meteor Shower
The Taurids is the lesser known November shower. Not very spectacular-only 3 or 4 meteors per hour during peak time, but they can be seen from late October throughout November-and many meteors can be seen during the evening, as well as the morning. The shower's radiant is about 5 degrees south of the Pleiades-the higher the radiant, the more the meteors appear everywhere in the sky. :) The meteors of this shower are brought to us by the debris field of the comet 2P/Encke. :)
Leonids Meteor Shower
Although the storm has passed, the Leonids are expected to peak on November 17th this year, after the moon has set. Best conditions-expect to see 15 to 20 meteors per hour. Their trails tend to be long and bright. The meteors of this shower are broguth to us by the debris field of the comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle.
A few years ago, a bunch of us met at a friend's house at 4 am to witness the meteor storm-there were so many meteors, we lost count!! It was alot of fun. :) (yes, we froze our butts off, but it was worth it!)
For more info about these showers, just click here. :)
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In unrelated news, today would have been my grandfather's 100th birthday. WOW. :) Hard to believe! ;) While he was alive, the doctor used to tell him that he had seen every decade of the 20th century-pretty neat, if you ask me. :)
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