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NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover at Namib Dune

  • Posted by OCastronomy
  • On April 18, 2016
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover at Namib Dune (360 view) This image of the downwind face of “Namib Dune” on Mars covers 360 degrees, including a portion of Mount Sharp on the horizon. Use the arrows in the top left, or click and drag your cursor or mouse, to move the view up/down and right/left. Important […]
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Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

  • Posted by OCastronomy
  • On March 6, 2016
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse will be visible March 23 2016 from most parts of Asia, Australia, North America and South America. A penumbral lunar eclipse will occur when the Earth’s shadow or umbra misses the Moon during a lunar eclipse, lunar eclipses can only occur the night of a full moon. The type and length of an eclipse depend upon the […]
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Five Planets Alignment

  • Posted by OCastronomy
  • On January 19, 2016
Five Planets Alignment Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn the five planets visible from Earth by the naked eye will form a line of bright points which has not happened since 2005. This alignment will be visible from southeast to south west from January 20 to, February 20 but the best time to catch a glimpse […]
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David Bowies Space Oddity

  • Posted by OCastronomy
  • On January 11, 2016
David Bowies Space Oddity, recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station. Rest in peace, Starman. A revised version of David Bowie’s Space Oddity, recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station. Composition: “SPACE ODDITY” Written by David Bowie Published by Onward Music Limited From the album “Space Sessions: […]
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To Scale The Solar System

  • Posted by OCastronomy
  • On December 28, 2015
To Scale The Solar System To Scale The Solar System is a film n a dry lakebed in Nevada, by a group of friends who build the first scale model of the solar system with complete planetary orbits: a true illustration of our place in the universe. A blue marble 1.4 centimeters (about half an inch) […]
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2015 Geminids meteor shower

  • Posted by OCastronomy
  • On December 9, 2015
2015 Geminids meteor shower The Geminids will peak between December 13 and 14 with conditions being good with little LP (light pollution) due to a waxing crescent Moon. Viewers in the Northern Hemisphere (Orange County) should try to view the shower right after sunset. The Geminids can be observed annually between December 4 and December 17, but peak activity should being around […]
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Webb Space Telescope Receives First Mirror Installation

  • Posted by OCastronomy
  • On December 8, 2015
Webb Space Telescope Receives First Mirror Installation NASA has successfully installed the first of 18 flight mirrors onto the James Webb Space Telescope, beginning a critical piece of the observatory’s construction. The full installation of all 18 mirror segments in Webb’s primary mirror is expected to be complete early next year. This video is public […]
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Comet ISON Being Destroyed by the Sun

  • Posted by OCastronomy
  • On November 16, 2015
Comet ISON Being Destroyed by the Sun Most comets don’t survive a close encounter with the Sun. Two years ago this month, though, Comet ISON was thought by some to be big enough to withstand its perilous sun-grazing dive. The featured video shows the drama as it was recorded by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), […]
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Soyuz undocking, reentry and landing explained

  • Posted by OCastronomy
  • On October 29, 2015
Soyuz undocking, reentry and landin explained Watch and find out, How does an astronaut return to Earth from the International Space Station? What does it feel like to re-enter the atmosphere? How does the Soyuz capsule function? This video is based on an actual lesson delivered to the ESA astronaut class of 2009 (also known […]
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Jupiter in 4k Ultra HD

  • Posted by OCastronomy
  • On October 15, 2015
Jupiter in 4k Ultra HD New imagery from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is revealing details never before seen on Jupiter. High-resolution maps and spinning globes (rendered in the 4k Ultra HD format) are the first products to come from a program to study the solar system’s outer planets each year using Hubble. The observations are […]
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