Greetings All Jupiter is in opposition on Sunday 5 January at 23h00 says my new copy of SGAS. It is then a mere 630 million kms from us. I have attached a distillation of the best Jupiter Events to observe during the month. For shadow transits, Io, is the closest moon to the planet and …
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Backyard astronomers in the Northern Hemisphere get an eyeful this week, when four comets will be visible with binoculars or small telescopes in the early morning sky. First up, the most famous of the bunch is Comet ISON, which is currently speeding towards its close encounter with …
This Nasa Hubble Space Telescope set of images reveals a never-before-seen set of six comet-like tails radiating from a body in the asteroid belt, designated P/2013 P5. Credit: Nasa, ESA, and D Jewitt (UCLA) For the first time, Nasa’s Hubble Space Telescope has spotted an asteroid, dubbed P/2013 P5, with six comet-like tails of dust. …
The alignment of gas with the pulsar so close to the super-massive black hole has given scientists a valuable tool for understanding its magnetic field. By NRAO, Socorro, New Mexico — Published: August 14, 2013 Astronomers have made an important measurement of the magnetic field emanating from a swirling disk of material surrounding the black …
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