June Night Sky
D.W.Q.M.: Duke Juliano: "There's this man in Florence- claims that by arranging ground glasses in a certain order, it's possible to see the moon and stars as large as your hand."
Marco:"Is that a good thing?" (from the Fourth Doctor story, The Masque of Mandragora)
Today's astronomy post is brought to you by Sky and Telescope.
Happy Solstice, everybody! :)
Summer officially started at 2:46 am EDT, this morning.
Planets
June 25th-29th: Grab your binoculars! Venus, Mercury, and Saturn form a rare 3 planet cluster (a trio-3 celestial objects that fit within a 5 degree circle) low on the WNW horizon near Pollux and Castor, approximately 50 minutes after sunset. Watch how they come together from now until the 25th. :)
For more on this, and other events this week, check out this week's Sky at a glance.
I might have to skip out on this one, unless I can find another neighborhood to stargaze in-too many buildings around-don't want anyone to think I'm a peeping tom! I felt pretty weird when I tried to catch the young crescent moon earlier this month. (D'oh!) Who am I kidding? I'm going to try even if I do look weird. ;)
This day in astronomy
June 4th, 1948: Dedication of the 200 inch telescope at Palomar Mountain, California-the world's largest telescope for 2 generations.
June 24th, 1947: The term 'flying saucer' was coined when Idaho Pilot Kenneth Arnold reported seeing flying disks over Washington's Cascade Mountains.
June 30th, 1908: An asteroid the size of a ten story office building breaks up and explodes over Siberia with the force of a hydrogen bomb-killing many reindeer, but no humans.
Clear skies and happy viewing!
Marco:"Is that a good thing?" (from the Fourth Doctor story, The Masque of Mandragora)
Today's astronomy post is brought to you by Sky and Telescope.
Happy Solstice, everybody! :)
Summer officially started at 2:46 am EDT, this morning.
Planets
June 25th-29th: Grab your binoculars! Venus, Mercury, and Saturn form a rare 3 planet cluster (a trio-3 celestial objects that fit within a 5 degree circle) low on the WNW horizon near Pollux and Castor, approximately 50 minutes after sunset. Watch how they come together from now until the 25th. :)
For more on this, and other events this week, check out this week's Sky at a glance.
I might have to skip out on this one, unless I can find another neighborhood to stargaze in-too many buildings around-don't want anyone to think I'm a peeping tom! I felt pretty weird when I tried to catch the young crescent moon earlier this month. (D'oh!) Who am I kidding? I'm going to try even if I do look weird. ;)
This day in astronomy
June 4th, 1948: Dedication of the 200 inch telescope at Palomar Mountain, California-the world's largest telescope for 2 generations.
June 24th, 1947: The term 'flying saucer' was coined when Idaho Pilot Kenneth Arnold reported seeing flying disks over Washington's Cascade Mountains.
June 30th, 1908: An asteroid the size of a ten story office building breaks up and explodes over Siberia with the force of a hydrogen bomb-killing many reindeer, but no humans.
Clear skies and happy viewing!
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