Juno probe to arrive at Jupiter on July 4th 2016

Posted by OCastronomy
On June 20, 2016

Juno probe to arrive at Jupiter on July 4th 2016 NASA’s Jupiter-bound Juno probe will arrive at its destination on July 4th 2016, upon arrival Juno will fire its main engine for 35 minutes, placing it into a polar orbit around Jupiter. Juno will probe beneath the cloud cover of Jupiter and study its auroras […]

A Mercury Transit Music Video

Posted by OCastronomy
On May 12, 2016

A Mercury Transit Music Video What’s that small black dot moving across the Sun? Mercury. Possibly the clearest view of Mercury crossing in front of the Sun last week was from Earth orbit. The Solar Dynamics Observatory obtained an uninterrupted vista recording it not only in optical light but also in bands of ultraviolet light. […]

Lyrid Meteor Shower Live in 2016

Posted by OCastronomy
On April 21, 2016

Lyrid Meteor Shower Live in 2016 Lyrid Meteor Shower is active between April 16 and April 25 yearly and it tends to peak around April 22 or April 23. The Lyrids were created by the debris from a comet named Thatcher, this comet takes about 415 years to orbit around our Sun. The best time to watch […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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: […]

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) […]

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 […]

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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