18
Feb 10

Asteroid Hunting

If you have a pair of binoculars or even a small telescope, you could try and follow an asteroid, Vesta, as it slowly move across the sky. The asteroid can be found in the constellation of Leo, not too far from Gamma Leo.

Happy Hunting

Image credit: Sky & Telescope

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18
Feb 10

Asteroid Hunting

If you have a pair of binoculars or even a small telescope, you could try and follow an asteroid, Vesta, as it slowly move across the sky. The asteroid can be found in the constellation of Leo, not too far from Gamma Leo.

Happy Hunting

Image credit: Sky & Telescope

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18
Feb 10

3D Sun for the iPhone

Source: NASA

Imagine holding the entire sun in the palm of your hand. Now you can. A new iPhone app developed by NASA-supported programmers delivers a live global view of the sun directly to your cell phone. Users can fly around the star, zoom in on active regions, and monitor solar activity.(read more)

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18
Feb 10

No Place to Hide: Missing Primitive Stars Outside Milky Way Uncovered

Source:ESO Science Release eso1007


The Fornax dwarf galaxy. Credit: ESO.

After years of successful concealment, the most primitive stars outside our Milky Way galaxy have finally been unmasked. New observations using ESO’s Very Large Telescope have been used to solve an important astrophysical puzzle concerning the oldest stars in our galactic neighbourhood — which is crucial for our understanding of the earliest stars in the Universe. (read more)

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