The Philippines will be experiencing a partial eclipse today starting at about 3:47pm local time (+8GMT). From this point until sunset, the moon will be passing in front of the sun at a pretty slow pace. Here’s how it will more or less look like when it happens.
2010 will provide great opportunities to enjoy the night sky. Astronomers – professionals and amateurs alike will definitely enjoy it and even non-astronomy buffs will love it.
Technology is great! Decades ago, the problem was how to transfer an organ such as a liver or a kidney to another body. Then that problem was solved and the new problem was where to find a donor as well as donor-recipient compatibility issues. Now, it will be a whole different ball game.
It’s the last lunar eclipse this year and it’s gonna be seen in Europe, Africa and Asia. Too bad it’s not gonna be a total lunar eclipse, just a partial one.
Just shot some quick photos of the turbulent (but beautiful) clouds of Typhoon Santi (international name Mirinae) using my cellphone camera. The bluish/greenish colors in the photo are artifacts of the cellphone camera (Motorola Rokr E6 a.k.a. Motorokr E6).
I want wind power to supply my house with electricity. Sadly though, wind in our area is not reliable and I haven’t seen any efficient “backyard-type” wind generators yet. I guess I just have to wait for our government to fund huge projects like these or perhaps wait for some really rich investor to build it.
Comet Lulin will be closest to Earth on the 24th of February. Sharp-eye viewers with dark, rural, skies, will be able to spot the comet as a dim, fuzzy star. Binoculars and small telescopes however might reveal more details including a possibly striking tail.
This Friday’s full moon is going to be the biggest and last for 2008. But why will it be bigger? Because we will be 27,836 kilometers closer to it than the average Earth-Moon distance of 384,403 km. As a result, the moon will appear to be 14% bigger than any average full moon and it will also be 30% brighter – a perfect setting for a lovely moonlight dinner.
Mark November 17, 2009 on your calendars because astronomers predict that the annual Leonids might put up a light show so dramatic it wasn’t seen since 1999 and 2001. In recent years, the Leonids have put up a rather “boring” show but astronomers believe that 2009 will be different with around 500 meteors streaking across the sky every hour.
The Hubble Space Telescope has been taking pictures of the Universe since 1990. It has gone through many problems but scientists and technicians managed to keep it up in space taking photos so clear it re-defined our idea of what space is. Throughout these years, Hubble has taken thousands of photos and has discovered new galaxies so far we didn’t knew it existed before.