Have fun!







Have fun!
If you cannot get out to observe because of bad weather don't forget the second session of the project "From the Big Dipper to the Southern Cross" on the 10th of January, the project intends to bring the two hemispheres together - truly One People, One Sky! For this project there will be two telescopes - one in the northern hemisphere and one in the south - on two different nights. No experience is needed. This is a chance to watch as an experienced telescope operator and guide show how they capture the wonders of the night sky. Join other members of AWB Affiliates around the world. Chat will be available between participants and with the telescope operator. Join in or just watch - should make excellent armchair astronomy!
For more information take a look at http://www.astronomerswithoutborders.org/.
If you are looking for something relatively easy to show to people why not try Melotte 20 (also known as Collinder 39); this is an open cluster centered around the star Alpha Persei (or Algenib), the brightest star in the constellation of Perseus.
The cluster can be seen with the naked eye if you have a really dark sky, otherwise a pair of binoculars will show it in all its glory.
For more information about Melotte 20, take a look here: www.seds.org/messier/xtra/ngc/alphaper.html
Scheduled for the 8th and the 10th of January, the "From the Big Dipper to the Southern Cross" project intends to bring the two hemispheres together - truly One People, One Sky!
For this project there will be two telescopes - one in the northern hemisphere and one in the south - on two different nights. No experience is needed. This is a chance to watch as an experienced telescope operator and guide show how they capture the wonders of the night sky.
Join other members of AWB Affiliates around the world. Chat will be available between participants and with the telescope operator. Join in or just watch.
For more information take a look at www.astronomerswithoutborders.org.
Dear readers
As you know the EAAE is under big website transformations.
This blog has been built to provide observational alerts about astronomical events that can be seen during the following nights.
The responsible for this blog will be Bob Larcher an EAAE member that has a long term collaboration history with the French section of the EAAE and that is now part of the EAAE's webteam.
We hope you will enjoy it.
Dear readers
As you know the EAAE is under big website transformations.
This blog has been built to provide observational alerts about astronomical events that can be seen during the following nights.
The responsible for this blog will be Bob Larcher an EAAE member that has a long term collaboration history with the French section of the EAAE and that is now part of the EAAE's webteam.
We hope you will enjoy it.
Star trails and a Geminid meteor over Brasstown Bald mountain, Georgia, in 1985.
Image Credit and Copyright: Jimmy Westlake