DaveH
Striker
There seems to be plenty of people on here interested in space and astronomy, but most of the discussion is in the conspiracy nut job threads, so I thought I’d kick off a thread for real space stuff.
The Quadrantid meteor shower tonight should put on a good show, info at
It should be better once the moon sets for those willing to stop up after 1am.
A few other highlights is Earth getting close to Mars in October, which should see it very bright and red in the autumn skies. Taking advantage of the short distance, there are a few rover missions due to launch in July.
The one I’m most excited about is at the end of the year, a conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn on the 21st December. They will be appearing closer to each other all year, but by mid December, both will appear in the same telescope field of view giving the opportunity to image both together. By the 21st they will look like one massive bright star in the western sky shortly after sunset. Just with an ordinary camera there should be some great sunset pictures as it shines bright in the orange and purple bands you get on the horizon.
The Quadrantid meteor shower tonight should put on a good show, info at
| EarthSky
earthsky.org
A few other highlights is Earth getting close to Mars in October, which should see it very bright and red in the autumn skies. Taking advantage of the short distance, there are a few rover missions due to launch in July.
The one I’m most excited about is at the end of the year, a conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn on the 21st December. They will be appearing closer to each other all year, but by mid December, both will appear in the same telescope field of view giving the opportunity to image both together. By the 21st they will look like one massive bright star in the western sky shortly after sunset. Just with an ordinary camera there should be some great sunset pictures as it shines bright in the orange and purple bands you get on the horizon.