Day: November 30, 2014

Bright Spot in Uranus’s Atmosphere

Australian amateur astronomer Anthony Wesley took these composite images of Uranus on September 19th and October 2nd, showing the dramatic appearance of a bright storm on a planet that normally displays only a diffuse bright polar region. The color is from RGB filters, but the spot appears in infrared. Anthony Wesley Amateur astronomers have confirmed …

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14” TELESCOPE DONATED TO LOCAL ASTRONOMY CENTRE

The HAC Committee members are(back from left): Peter Harvey, Derek Duckitt, Jenny Moris, Johan Retief, Lynette Geldenhuys and Fanie Lombard. Front: Pierre de Villiers (chairperson) and Deon Krige. Absent: Laura Norris. photo: jan-hendrik coetzer By Jan-Hendrik Coetzer Photo : jan-hendrik coetzer 2014-11-28 Prof Patrick Woudt, incoming head of the University of Cape Town’s(UCT) Department of …

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