http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/ North Star Astronomical Soc Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:21:04 GMT comet http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/110 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/110 I am north of the Arctic circle now at about 68 degrees North Latitude living in an Eskimo village. Saw an Arctic ice-bow yesterday opposite the sun like a Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:23:18 GMT discoverer98 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/109 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/109 Last night just after 9 PM I viewed a very bright (magnitude -5 with surges to -7) bolide approaching from the southwestern horizon and culminating about 40 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:37:00 GMT discoverer98 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/108 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/108 POSSIBLE PERSEID METEOR OUTBURST: This year's Perseid meteor shower could be even better than usual. According to NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, a Sun, 12 Apr 2009 05:02:53 GMT discoverer98 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/107 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/107 Mercury will be easily visible in the west the next few weeks during twilight. I have observed it the last 2 nights climbing higher in the west each night and Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:24:24 GMT discoverer98 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/106 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/106 Tonight after sunset compare crescent venus with the crescent moon in binoculars or a small telescope and see how similiar their shapes are. Also this weekend Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:12:46 GMT discoverer98 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/105 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/105 Comet Lulin is now a naked eye morning object near Libra headed toward Virgo. The comet makes its closest approach to Earth (0.41 AU) on Feb. 24, 2009. Current Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:40:48 GMT discoverer98 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/104 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/104 The appearance of Venus through a telescope becomes more crescent shaped during January as the planet's orbit brings it closer to Earth. As the planet's phase Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:35:35 GMT discoverer98 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/103 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/103 Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and clear skies for the new year. Carpe Noctem Patrick Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:30:28 GMT discoverer98 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/102 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/102 Hi , Over the next few weeks Jupiter and Venus will slowly draw together in the twilight SW skies. They will both be very close to the crescent moon on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:41:36 GMT discoverer98 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/101 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/101 Venus moon mercury and mars are all within a few degrees of each other tonight making a spectacular sight low in the SW. At 8:30 PM Venus was first to show its Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:20:58 GMT discoverer98 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/100 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/100 If anyone is interested in a star party in july let me know. I have emailed the Sirius Stargazers to see if they will be holding any star parties in our area. Mon, 05 May 2008 14:56:57 GMT discoverer98 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/99 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/99 This week mercury will be very bright above the western horizon in late twilight. I observed it easily last night in binoculars and naked eye and with a 12" Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:28:09 GMT discoverer98 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/98 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/98 On Wednesday night, Feb. 20, for the third time in the past year, the moon will become completely immersed in the Earth's shadow, resulting in a total lunar Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:26:44 GMT discoverer98 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/97 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/97 Hi, Comet Holmes can still be seen near Algol in Perseus with the naked eye and Comet Tuttle is moving south out of Aries and is also visible naked eye on a Fri, 28 Dec 2007 05:39:52 GMT discoverer98 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/96 http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/northstarastronomical/message/96 A wide field of comet 17P and galaxies NGC 1160 and NGC 1161 (left of yellow arrows) taken last night has just been posted in our photos section in the Comets