Hey Space Placers!
History was made today as it was announced that a prediction in 1916 by Albert Einstein that gravitational waves should exist, has been proven correct.
I am at the airport writing this and will give you some links to read.
But this is HUGE as we now have a new way to observe and HEAR the Universe......and the technology to make this all happen is truly mind boggling.
http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=137628
https://www.advancedligo.mit.edu
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2016/february/scientists-celebrate-advances-021116.html
We also now KNOW that black holes exist!!!!
There are new discoveries in the Universe that await us due to gravitational wave astronomy coming of age as of today.
Thank you Professor Einstein and the thousand+ scientists, engineers and NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (which funded the LIGO project decades ago) for making this possible.
BTW the gravitational wave signal came from the southern skies and near the Magellanic Clouds!!!
Sky Guy Headed to Australia
A personal daily comment on astronomy along with space missions, NASA, observing and lots more.
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Recent Space Rock News
Hey Space Placers!
Check out my column on recent space rock news at WTOP.
Getting ready to return to Australia aboard Azamara Quest this Saturday to travel to the Great Barrier Reef. I hope to share much with you during those 17 days.
Sky Guy in VA
Check out my column on recent space rock news at WTOP.
Getting ready to return to Australia aboard Azamara Quest this Saturday to travel to the Great Barrier Reef. I hope to share much with you during those 17 days.
Sky Guy in VA
Monday, February 8, 2016
Sky Shots From Down Under
Hey Space Placers!
Here are my best sky shots from AU & NZ on Oceania Cruises' Nautica and Azamara Cruises' Azamara Quest. The pics were all taken while the ships were underway and are from the Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean and Tasman Sea. I covered over 12K nautical miles from Durban South Africa to Singapore on the Nautica and Sydney AU to Auckland, NZ on Azamara Quest.
I am returning to Azamara Quest soon to sail from Sydney, AU to Bali. I hope the skies will be clear for more sky shots to share with you.
I hope you enjoyed these. It was difficult to get these shots on a brightly lit and moving cruise ship w/ significant winds over the deck.
Sky Guy in VA For A Bit
Here are my best sky shots from AU & NZ on Oceania Cruises' Nautica and Azamara Cruises' Azamara Quest. The pics were all taken while the ships were underway and are from the Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean and Tasman Sea. I covered over 12K nautical miles from Durban South Africa to Singapore on the Nautica and Sydney AU to Auckland, NZ on Azamara Quest.
I am returning to Azamara Quest soon to sail from Sydney, AU to Bali. I hope the skies will be clear for more sky shots to share with you.
Venus & Milky Way in Tasman Sea |
Milky Way, Lightning & Large Magellanic Cloud In Indian Ocean |
Milky Way Through (l-r) Canopus & Sirius & Orion - Notice Pinkish Band of Barnard's Loop Above Orion |
Large & Small Magellanic Clouds (LMC-SMC) & Achenar |
Southern Cross Above Lightning & Thunderheads |
Close Up Of Eta Carinae (Pinkish area) & Milky Way |
Fishing Boats Below Orion in the Straits of Malacca |
Milky Way Through Sirius & Canis Major |
Milky Way W/ "Southern Pleiades (right of center) & Eta Carinae |
Venus Dead Ahead in Indian Ocean |
Last Quarter Moonset In Indian Ocean |
LMC & Canopus |
Milky Way & LMC SMC 1 |
Milky Way & LMC SMC 2 |
I hope you enjoyed these. It was difficult to get these shots on a brightly lit and moving cruise ship w/ significant winds over the deck.
Sky Guy in VA For A Bit
Friday, February 5, 2016
Ceres Video
Hey Space Placers!
Been awhile, I know.
Just got back from Australian and New Zealand, and will be returning next week for a 17-day voyage on Azamara Quest (AQ) from Sydney to Bali. I am really hoping for some clear skies as clouds dogged AQ for weeks.
The dwarf planet Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt has been observed by NASA's Dawn spacecraft for some time. I have blogged on the mysterious white spots which appear to be salt deposits.
NASA has put together a nifty video of Ceres that is worth seeing. It truly contrasts to the appearance of another dwarf planet, Pluto, especially when it comes to the abundance of craters on the former when compared to the latter.
I'll be posting some down under pics tomorrow.
Sky Guy Back in VA
Been awhile, I know.
Just got back from Australian and New Zealand, and will be returning next week for a 17-day voyage on Azamara Quest (AQ) from Sydney to Bali. I am really hoping for some clear skies as clouds dogged AQ for weeks.
The dwarf planet Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt has been observed by NASA's Dawn spacecraft for some time. I have blogged on the mysterious white spots which appear to be salt deposits.
NASA has put together a nifty video of Ceres that is worth seeing. It truly contrasts to the appearance of another dwarf planet, Pluto, especially when it comes to the abundance of craters on the former when compared to the latter.
I'll be posting some down under pics tomorrow.
Sky Guy Back in VA
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