to navigate around the sky; you'll know how to use a telescope; and you'll have a strong understanding of the .. Celestron Cassegrain reflector, WikiCommons, Staycoolandbegood, .. All the constellations are like a map in the sky. Seasonal star charts display the locations of the best deep-sky objects . Celestron Sky Maps are made from /4” x /4” water-resistant. Instructions are included on the last two pages of the PDF file linked above. Once you These constellation patterns were adopted by Google Sky. The classic.
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Moon Map courtesy of Night Sky Magazine dancindonna.info . A stand-alone "star finder" is the new Celestron Sky Scout. Not only does it have a. The Evening Sky Map (PDF) is a 2-page monthly guide to the night sky suitable for all The Evening Sky Map is FREE for personal non-commercial use. The Celestron SkyMaster 15x70 binoculars are an excellent, low-cost choice for the. The stars on the map should match those in the sky. Navigating the Night Sky. Learn the sky by first finding those stars or constellations that you already know.
How to practice deep-sky? Torres In this section, I will give you an outlook regarding instruments and books for practicing Deep Sky. It is subjective and reflects just my experience, but perhaps it can help you to develop your own opinion about what you really need. Instruments I have owned different instruments along 25 years. My first instrument was an old 7x50 binoculars pair that my father gave me one summer.
I have to say that I do it frequently: less parafernalia, and more sky contact makes you more delighted. I also like very much observing with large binoculars.
Currently, these are a 25x Celestron SkyMaster pair with a parallel 9x50 finder small picture on the left. Formerly, it was a 20x80 Zeus binos pair. In combination with the LX, giant binos makes the starhopping process easier, and in addition, the binoculars provide a second perspective in the observed object very worthy.
However, too much parafernalia makes one reluctant to observe. For this reason, I tried to reduce the equipment. For field work I considered essential a set of two reference books picture on the right and the minimal accessories. The books include photocopies of the original sources, so moisture and deterioration are not so problematic. The field atlases are also photocopies stored into plastic folders see below.
Anyway, loading the car makes one always lazy. So except in situations where you are spending two or more nights, think twice before loading your car with tons of material that likely you will not use. Less equipment fully enjoyed will let in you better memories.
Good sky maps are essential. It consists of 12, maps see the pictures. Frequently you need to know exactly where the fuzzy you are chasing lies to perceive it.
Thus, I usually choose the HB-C left to navigate to the place where my target is located. Then, if necessary, I switch to my map collection left and below to boost the detail and to spot the object.
The HB-C provides panoramic views, and usually plots at least a 9 magnitude star near the object, that can be seen in the corresponding one-degree circle. This is essential: a smaller atlas, such as Sky Atlas , does not guarantee plotting at least one star close enough to the object, and makes more difficult the identification. I have tried the collection for half a year and I can affirm that is the best star atlas I have tried ever.
For getting truly functional maps, I prepared an index section listing the objects first by constellation, then by RA, and then by DEC, that allow locating any object in a few seconds. Each A4 page in the collection contains 54 maps gathered in blocks of six maps each right picture , and printed at dpi.
The main folder contains a selection of the 6, best DSO, and the second, an extension for faint galaxies, galaxy clusters and objects that did not pass the filtering conditions. As you can see, any of the 12, objects is presented with its basic data and a field of 1 degree centered on it.
Just take the atlas you prefer and compare the details. I am now working in a program to plot high resolution maps. Moreover, I am considering in the near future a project of developing a new printed atlas, more powerful than the Millennium Atlas. Do you want this atlas for you? I have prepared a PDF document with the first maps. It is free, follow this link.
These considerations led me to the idea of seeking something similar to a giant binocular, but with larger magnification. Could a large spotting scope be useful in deep sky? Finally, I found something that fits in this idea.
It is a large spotting scope, which combines a 2. Both objectives can be interchanged by flipping a mirror. The light path is folded, so the instrument is surprisingly compact and light. In order to make this telescope more functional, I coupled a 9x50 finder and a Manfrotto three-axis system on the geared head to make starhopping faster though keeping accuracy. The picture on the left shows the appearance of all the components assembled.
Zooming the image reveals a lot of detail, and objects that are totally faded at less magnification become visible. It is amazing to see how magnification brings to visibility objects totally imperceptible at x Obviously, the optical quality is not as good as in a true astronomical refractor, but anyway it is much better than that of giant binoculars.
This is an instrument for deep-sky objects, not for planets. If you are viewing Tonight's Best list during daylight hours, many objects toward the end of the list may not have risen yet, and so are dimmed in the list. Similarly, if you are viewing Tonight's Best list in the early hours before dawn, objects near the start of the list may have already set, and so are also dimmed.
You can tap this button to convert your list of search results, or the common object list, or the Tonight's Best list, into a custom observing list. Custom observing lists keep track of objects you want to observe, and record logs of your observations. By default, SkySafari comes with a single, empty observing list called "My Favorites". To create additional lists, tap the Create New Observing List button at the bottom of the Search view. For more information on observing lists, see the Observing Lists Help section.
You can rearrange and delete observing lists. Here's how. On iOS, tap the Edit button at the top of the screen. Then tap and drag the "grip" icon on the right side of the list to move it around the screen.
Tap and drag the - minus icon on the left side of the list to delete it. Tap the End Edit button at the top of the screen when you're finished. On Android, tap the Edit link at the top of the screen. Then tap the observing list you want to move or delete.
When finished, tap the End Edit link at the top of the screen. To move or delete items inside an observing list, use the same techniques after you've tapped on an individual list to view the items within it. You can do this both with common object lists, and custom observing lists. To change the way a list is sorted, first tap the Settings at the top of the list. Then choose the value to sort the objects by.
You can highlight objects in a list, to show their distribution in the sky. To highlight a list of objects, first tap the Settings at the top of the list. Then turn on the Highlight Objects switch at the top of the settings.
Objects in that list will then be highlighted with blue circles in the sky chart. The objects will be highlighted even if they are fainter than the sky chart's current magnitude limit, so you can easily find them. Only one object list can be highlighted at a time. If you turn on the Highlight Objects switch for one list, SkySafari will turn it off for all other object lists.
When the Highlight Objects switch is turned on, a small list icon appears in the sky chart, right above the middle of the toolbar. Tapping this icon gives you the following choices: Show List: Returns you to the currently-highlighted object list, right at the point you last viewed the list. Unhighlight List: Turns off the list highlighting.
Select Next Object: Selects and pans to the next object in the list following the currently selected object. Surprise Me: Selects and pans to a random object in the list that is currently above the horizon. It also contains English-language description and images of several hundred of the brightest and best-known objects in the sky.
Swipe the Object Info view left to see the description; swipe right to return to the object data.
On iPads and other tablets, images are displayed in-line with object descriptions. On phones or other devices with smaller screens, you can tap on image links embedded in the descriptions to show full-screen images. Buttons at the bottom of the view let you center the object in the sky chart, slew or align your telescope to the object, or - in SkySafari Plus and Pro - go into orbit around the object! Object Data The exact information displayed depends upon the type of object you have selected e.
At a minimum, SkySafari displays the following information for the object you selected: Names - the object's proper name, and any alternate names by which it is commonly known. Catalog Numbers - the object's numerical designation s in the catalogs of stars and deep sky objects most commonly used by astronomers.
The object's best-known catalog numbers are listed first. Description - the type of the object, and the constellation that it appears in. Apparent Size or Separation- how large the object appears in the sky, or the component separation for double stars; measured in arcminutes ' or arcseconds ".
The full moon appears about 30 arcminutes across. Double stars are typically separated by a few arcseconds. Visual Magnitude - how bright the object appears in the sky; smaller numbers imply a brighter object. Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, is magnitude Distance - the distance to the object, if it is known.
For solar system objects, the distance is displayed in miles, kilometers, or Astronomical Units; 1 AU is the distance from the Earth to the Sun, or about For stars and deep sky objects, the distance is given in light years or parsecs.
One light year, the distance light travels in a year, is about 63, AU. One parsec is the distance from which the Earth's orbit appears 1 arcsecond in radius, and equals about 3.
RA and Dec - the object's Right Ascension and Declination describe its position in the Equatorial coordinate system used with printed star atlases. The Equatorial coordinate system rotates with the Earth, so the object's RA and Dec do not change unless the object itself is moving!
Azimuth and Altitude - the object's coordinates in the local Horizon coordinate system describe its current position in the sky. As the Earth turns, the object appears to move across the sky, so these coordinates change even if the object itself is not moving. Rise and Set Times - when the object appears on the horizon for the current local day.
Depending on your current latitude, and the object's declination, the object may not set e. Polaris seen from the northern hemisphere ; or it may not rise e. Transit Time - if the object is visible from your location on the current date, the transit time is when the object crosses the meridian and appears highest in the sky.
Angular Separation - SkySafari Plus and Pro show the object's angular separation and position angle from the Sun, from the last object you selected, and from the chart center. In SkySafari Plus and Pro, when you're in orbit around another solar system object, the Object Info view provides all information about an object as it is seen from your perspective in orbit.
For example, it gives the constellation in which the object appears, and the object's visual magnitude and distance, as seen from your simulated location in space - not as seen from Earth. Events with a specific time have a small clock icon on the right.
Tapping the clock will take you to that time and center the selected object, allow you to see the simulated event in the sky chart. Other Controls Along the bottom of the Object Info view are other buttons which let you center the object in the sky chart, go into orbit around it, slew your telescope to the object, or align the scope on the object.
Center - this button centers the object in the sky chart. See the Center button Help for more information. Instead, an arrow appears, leading you toward the selected object. Move your phone in the direction of the arrow to center the object in the field of view. When the object is centered, the arrow disappears, and your phone will be pointing toward the object's position in the sky. Orbit - this button lets you leave Earth and orbit the object, if it's a solar system object. See the Orbit button Help for more information.
These let you slew GoTo the object with your telescope, or to Align your telescope on the object. See the Scope Control view for more information about this.
Observe - Tap this button to add the object to an observing list, log a new observation of the object, view all your logged observations of the object or to download a Deep Sky Survey DSS image of the object.
If you are adding an object to an observing list you only have one list, the object will be added to that list.
If you have more than one list, SkySafari will let you choose which list you want to add the object to. See the Observing Lists Help for more information. Galaxy View helps you visualize the 3-D location of stars and deep sky objects.
The face-on image is an artist's rendition based on recent data from the Spitzer Space Telescope looking down from above the north galactic pole Objects in the left, face-on view are always drawn overlaid on the galactic disk so they will be visible.
This does not imply the object is actually in the northern galactic hemisphere. You should consult the right, edge-on view to see which hemisphere the object is actually in. You can also show the Galaxy view from the highlighted list's icon along the bottom of the chart. In this case, all objects in the highlighted list are show in the view.
In either case, if an object is outside the current field of view, a blue line is drawn in the direction it will be found. Share: Takes a snapshot of the view that may then be shared with others through Email, Facebook, iCloud Photo Sharing, etc. Auto Zoom: If the selected object is outside the viewable area, this will will zoom out to make the object visible. If the selected object is very close to the Sun at the current zoom level, the command will zoom in to display the object better in relation to the Sun.
Show Constellation Sectors: Divides the Milky Way galaxy in the neighborhood of the Sun into sectors, where each sector corresponds to the Milky Way constellation you would see when looking in that direction. Showing the constellation sectors allows you to better understand which part of the Milky Way galaxy you are looking at when observing within a particular Milky Way constellation.
This spiral arm is appropriately called the Sagittarius Arm. This is looking in the direction toward which the Galaxy is rotating.
When viewing the Milky Way in Auriga and Orion you are looking directly away from the galactic center, back through our own spiral arm. Reset: Resets the view to a zoom level where the whole Galaxy is visible. Center The Center button centers the selected object in the sky chart. Use this button if the selected object has moved off screen, and you want to re-center it in the field of view.
The selected object will stay centered if you zoom in or out, or animate the sky chart using the Time Flow controls. If turned off, the chart jumps instantly to objects when you center them. Time Flow The Time button in the main Sky Chart toolbar displays a set controls which let you flow the date and time dynamically, or adjust it step-by-step. Tap the Time button to show these controls; tap it again to hide them.
When visible, the time flow controls contain the following items: Current Time Label: The chart's current date and time is shown at the top of the panel. If there is an underlined segment, this indicates the time unit that will be used for flowing or stepping time e.
Tap the rightmost arrow to start the flow of time continuously forward; tap the leftmost arrow to flow time continuously backward. Tap either of these arrows to stop the flow of time.
Time Step Arrows: The central arrows adjust the time by a single step, equal to the time unit you have selected underneath. For example, if you selected 1 day as the time unit, tapping the center right arrow will move the time forward by 1 day - but it will not continuously run the time by one day.
Now Button: Stops the flow of time, and returns to the current date and time indicated by your device's internal clock. Time Units Button: The button in the lower left shows the time unit you will change time by when stepping or flowing time.
Tapping the button brings up a panel where you can change the time unit. The unit can also be quickly changed by tapping the corresponding part of the time label at the top of the panel.
For example you would tap the day part of the time and date to change the unit to days. In SkySafari Plus and Pro, the number in the time unit button is a multiplier applied to the time unit. You can tap the button to enter a new multiplier with the numeric keypad - for example: 10 minutes, 7 days, seconds one sidereal day , or Please Note: in the basic version of SkySafari, you can only use time steps of exactly one minute, one day, etc.
You'll find that different astronomical phenomena are best simulated using different time units. For example: Second - best for showing the motion of fast-moving satellites. Minute - best at showing the daily rise-and-set motion of the Sun, Moon, and Stars.
Hour - best for showing the motion of Jupiter and Saturn's moons. Day - best for showing the motion of the planets against the background stars, as they and we! Year - best for showing the orbital motion of binary star systems like Sirius and Alpha Centauri. Time flow is temporarily paused when another view like Search, Object Info, or Settings is present. You can also use the Settings to change the simulated date and time.
If you are using SkySafari to control a telescope, we do not recommend using Time Flow while the telescope is connected - simulating a view other than the current date and time may result in pointing the telescope at the wrong place in the sky!
Before connecting, select your telescope type and communication options in the Settings, under Scope Setup. By default, SkySafari's uses a "Demo" telescope. This is a dummy virtual telescope that lets you to use the controls without having a real scope connected. To connect to a real telescope, choose the telescope type and communication parameters in the Settings.
Please note: you can't use SkySafari's telescope controls when you are orbiting another object in the solar system. To use them, first return home to Earth. Connecting and Disconnecting After setting up your telescope in the Settings, tap the Scope button in the toolbar to show the Scope Control view at the bottom of the screen. The Scope Control view contains a button which lets you connect or disconnect from the scope. Connect: This button opens a connection to your telescope.
If you are using an Android device with a paired bluetooth serial adapter, then SkySafari will use bluetooth for telescope communication. Otherwise, SkySafari will use Wi-Fi for wireless telescope communication.
Tapping it will connect and then guide you though an alignment process. Once you've connected, this button's title will change to Disconnect. Tapping it will end your telescope control session. Before tapping the Connect button, make sure you've selected the correct telescope type and communication options in the Settings. Make sure the scope is powered on, and any necessary alignment procedures are completed.
Consult your telescope manual for details on the scope's alignment procedure. After connecting, the sky chart is centered where SkySafari thinks the scope is pointing, as reported by your telescope. If this is wrong, your telescope is probably not star-aligned correctly. While you're connected to a telescope, the Compass or Gyro button in the toolbar will be turned off.
The sky chart cannot be centered on the telescope, and centered on the compass, at the same time. Slewing and Aligning Once your telescope is connected, arrow buttons appear on the sides of the screen. The status bar expands to show the scope's coordinates and target object. The arrow buttons let you move the scope directionally.
A motion rate slider appears, to ket you control how fast the directional motion occurs. To select an object in the sky chart, tap on it, or use the Search view. While a GoTo is in progress, this button's title changes to "Stop", and pressing it will issue a command to stop the currently-in-progress GoTo.
You can use this as an "emergency stop" if the telescope is in danger of hitting something, or if you have accidentally slewed to the wrong object.
Note that not all telescopes support GoTo commands, and that you cannot GoTo an object which is below the horizon. Align: This synchronizes the scope to coordinates of the selected object.
The bullseye indicator in the sky chart shows where the telescope thinks it is pointing. If that appears incorrect, the scope and the software must be synchronized.
To do this: Physically point the scope at a real star in the sky, using SkySafari's arrow buttons or the scope control panel. Center the object in the eyepiece. Select that same object in SkySafari to make it the current target object.
Do this by tapping the object in the sky chart, or by searching for it by name. Tap the Align button. Moving the telescope will cause the sky chart to move, following the telescope's motion. It subtracts that offset from the telescope's reported position whenever the telescope is within 10 degrees of the object you Aligned on.
In other words, SkySafari performs a "local sync" around the alignment target. If you move the telescope to a very different part of the sky, you may want to Align on a target in that part of the sky. This eliminates the need to level your telescope mount base. Simply set up your telescope, point it at the first alignment star, select that star in SkySafari, and tap "Align". Repeat the process with a second alignment star, choosing "Align" rather than "Restart Alignment" when asked.
Your encoders should now be aligned to the sky. You can continue to align on additional second stars; but SkySafari only uses the two you most recently aligned on. If you want to forget the pervious alignment stars and align as your first star, choose "Restart Alignment". Make sure your two alignment stars are at least 10 degrees apart; 90 degrees apart is ideal. SkySafari will warn you if your alignment stars are too close together, or if their positions don't match - for example, if you've accidentally selected the wrong alignment star in SkySafari, or you're not really pointing the telescope at that star in the sky.
SkySafari remembers the telescope's alignment until you quit the app, so you should not have to realign if you disconnect or are accidentally disconnected from the encoder control box. However, if you accidentally kick the telescope mount, or otherwise destroy your alignment, you can realign without having to quit SkySafari. To start over, point the telescope at a star, select the same star in SkySafari, and tap Align. When given the option, align on the star as the "First Star".
That will reset SkySafari's alignment process and start it over with the star you just selected. S for Dec. Orbit The Orbit button lets you leave Earth behind, and orbit the Sun, other Solar System objects, and even nearby stars.
In the basic version of SkySafari for iOS, you can unlock the Orbit feature with a one-time in-app purchase. Entering Orbit and Returning to Earth To orbit a solar system object or another star, first select one by tapping on it in the sky chart, or by searching for one with the Search view. Then tap the Orbit button. In a few seconds, you'll fly through millions of miles of space into orbit near the object you selected.
If you select the Sun and then tap the Orbit button, you'll fly to a location Astronomical Units above the Sun, where you can see the entire solar system as a whole. From there, you can select any other solar system object and fly into orbit around it. When you want to go home to Earth, tap the small Earth icon at the bottom of the sky chart. SkySafari will fly you back to same Earthly location you left earlier. Navigating in Orbit When you're orbiting a solar system object or nearby star, that object stays locked at the center of the sky chart.
Swiping the chart moves you around the object. Two new buttons at the bottom of the sky chart let you fly toward or away from the object you're orbiting. The status bar above the sky chart indicates your distance from the object. You can magnify the field of view by pinching and zooming, just as you can when viewing from Earth.
Zooming will not move you toward or away from the object you're orbiting; it simply changes the sky chart's field of view. A planet can appear very large in the sky chart because you're far away from it but highly zoomed in, or because you're zoomed out but very close to the planet. Usually the distinction is obvious, but this is one thing to note in case you become confused. While you're orbiting another star or solar system object, you can center the sky chart on a different object by tapping it and tapping the "Center" button, or by searching for it and tapping the "Center" button in the Object Info window.
If you do this, swiping the chart will no longer move you around the object you're orbiting; it will simply pan the field of view. To resume orbiting the object, tap it to select it again, then tap either the "Center" or "Orbit" button. Using SkySafari in Orbit When you're orbiting another star or solar system object, certain SkySafari features are not available.
For example, you cannot use the compass or gyroscope, and you cannot use any telescope control features. These features are only designed to work when you're observing from the Earth's surface!
SkySafari also adjusts some display settings when you leave Earth and enter "orbit mode". For example, planet and moon orbits are automatically displayed, and constellation lines are hidden. The maximum field of view width is restricted to 90 degrees. SkySafari does these things to provide a clearer display. When you return home to Earth, your previous display settings are restored.
When you're in orbit around another star or solar system object, the Object Info view provides all information about an object as it is seen from your perspective in orbit. When you are orbiting another star, SkySafari only displays stars in the Hipparcos catalog, and nearby stars whose distances are well known. SkySafari does not display faint Tycho or Guide Star Catalog stars, because their positions in three-dimensional space are unknown.
Therefore their apparent positions when seen from outside our Solar System cannot be accurately depicted. If turned off, you will jump instantly into orbit around objects when tapping the Orbit button instead of experiencing a few seconds of animated "flight". As you move the phone around, the view on the sky chart follows your motion.
You can identify stars and planets by holding your phone up next to them, and you can find any object in the sky by following an arrow that points in its direction.
Please note: some devices, like the iPod Touch and Kindle Fire, have a gyroscope but no compass. The toolbar icon for Compass will say Gyro instead. You can activate the compass or gyro as follows: Tilt your device upward. Tap the Compass icon in the toolbar.
On a device with gyro but no compass, tap the Gyro button in the toolbar to activate the gyro. Tap the Compass or Gyro button again, or touch any part of the sky chart, to turn the compass or gyroscope off. You can turn off "Tilt to Use" if you find that you're accidentally activating the compass too often, or if you prefer to activate it from the main toolbar.
Please note: in SkySafari Plus and Pro, the compass and gyroscope cannot be used when you are orbiting another object in the solar system.
You can only use the compass when you are viewing from Earth. Using the Compass SkySafari uses the compass to center the sky chart on the direction you're holding your phone. You can also use it to find objects in the sky. To do this, first turn on the compass.
Then tap Search, and enter the name of the object you're looking for. When the Object Info view appears, tap the Locate button at the bottom of view. An arrow appears, leading you toward your selected object. Follow the arrow with your phone to center the object on the screen. In SkySafari Plus and Pro, the compass and altimeter will be turned off if you connect to a telescope, or lock on the telescope's position in the sky chart. The sky chart cannot be centered on the telescope's position, and centered on the coordinates reported by the compass, at the same time.
A note on accuracy: the solid-state compass built into most mobile devices is not very accurate, and easily affected by interference. It can easily be wrong by ten degrees or more.
The compass may be useful for locating bright objects in a general part of the sky, but it's certainly not accurate enough to point a telescope. So to find your way around the sky with the gyroscope, you'll need to use a slightly different process. First, locate a known reference object in the sky, like the Moon. Then search for the same object in SkySafari, and center it on the screen.
With the object centered, hold your device toward the object in the sky. Then tap the gyro button with a finger in your other hand! Now, as you move your device around, the gyroscope follows its orientation relative to the object you used as a starting point. As you move the device around, the sky chart on the screen follows to match the view in the sky behind it. As with the compass, you can use the gyroscope to find an object in the sky. Start with a known object in the sky, then find and center the same known object in SkySafari's sky chart, and turn on the gyroscope - just as described above.
Then search for the unknown object you're trying to find in SkySafari. When the Object Info view appears for that object, tap the Center button. SkySafari show an arrow that leads toward the object; follow the arrow with your phone to find the object in the sky.
Night Vision The Night button changes SkySafari's appearance to a red-on-black theme designed to help preserve your night vision. Night Vision is best used in the dark, out under the stars. Tap this button once to switch to the Night Vision theme; tap again to restore SkySafari to its previous appearance.
For many people, the screen is still too bright to effectively preserve their night vision - even when SkySafari is using its Night Vision theme.
However, this setting only works within SkySafari. To turn down the screen brightness for all apps on your devices, use the screen brightness slider in the main Settings app on your device. An even better solution is to place a piece of red film over the screen.
A brand called Rubylith works particularly well. A "hardware" approach to preserving your night vision works better than any software solution because it will enforce a red appearance across all applications, not just SkySafari. SkyWeek describes all major sky events: eclipses, conjunctions, good meteor showers - miss nothing! Whether you're a newbie skywatcher or an experienced amateur astronomer, SkyWeek will become your handy, everyday guide to what's up.
Tap the SkyWeek icon in SkySafari's toolbar to view a page listing the week's current events. Tap the VIEW icon next to a particular event to view a custom sky map which illustrates the event. Sky maps that are automatically set for your location. And starting from the sky scene that's displayed, you can pan around the heavens, change the scene to other times and dates, and zoom in or out.
SkyWeek's daily event listing also includes links to more info. It shows important information for the Sun, Moon, planets and selected satellites. Tapping an entry will take you to the Object Info for that object so you can learn more about it.
The constellation and distance information refers to where the object is "right now" relative to your current location. For the Sun, Moon and planets, the rise and set times are calculated for the current day. For example Sun rise time is when it rose, or will rise today, not necessarily for the next Sun rise. For satellites, the rise and set times refer to the next visible pass of the satellite. An Iridium flare happens when the satellite's reflective antennae act like a signal mirror and reflect the Sun's light down to your specific location.
If you are watching the satellite when it flares you will see it suddenly increase in brightness. By tapping the Iridium satellite's entry you can go to the Object Info and see the exact altitude and azimuth where the flare will happen in the sky.
When set to current time, the chart view will update every second to show the current positions of objects in the sky. Use Current Time keeps SkySafari's simulated time in sync with your mobile device's built-in system clock.
When turned on, the sky chart updates to match real time every second. Setting the Date To change the simulated date: iOS users touch the Date tab at the top of the screen, then rotate the picker wheels to the desired date.
Android users tap the Set Date button to select a new date. When the switch is on, SkySafari automatically determines whether DST is currently in effect based upon the date and your simulated location. SkySafari displays a message below the switch, telling you whether it thinks DST is currently in effect for your simulated date and location.
Governments often change the rules for daylight saving time, so SkySafari's automatic DST option may not work. Setting the Time To change the simulated time: iOS users touch the Time tab at the top of the screen, then rotate the picker wheels to the desired time. Android users tap the Set Time button to select a new time.
There are buttons below the picker to allow you to quickly set the time to specific events such as Sunset, Moonset, etc. The exact time of these events will differ based on your location and the simulated date. Select the Advanced tab to see some new options which let you avoid With the Advanced tab, you can enter a date up to 10, years from the present in SkySafari Plus, and up to , years from the present in SkySafari Pro. You can also enter the time to the nearest second.
Julian Date is another method to set the date. Widely used in astronomy, the Julian Date is the number of days since January 1, B. The Julian Date begins at Greenwich noon, not midnight. Midnight i. Julian dates do not observe any time zones or daylight saving time changes. Local Sidereal Time is displayed near the bottom of the Date settings view.
This indicates the hour of right ascension that is currently on your local meridian, and is sometimes used for aligning a telescope. Location SkySafari needs to know your location on Earth in order to correctly plot the location of objects in the sky.
You can set this in the Location view from the main Settings screen.
Four pieces of information are necessary: Latitude - distance north or south of the equator Longitude - distance east or west of the prime meridian Elevation - altitude above sea level Time Zone - local time offset in hours from Universal Time UT , previously called Greenwich Mean Time GMT A time zone west of behind Universal Time is negative; time zones east ahead of UT are positive.
Always enter the time zone offset for Standard Time only. Don't enter a Daylight Saving Time offset here. SkySafari will automatically correct for Daylight Saving Time. Please note: in SkySafari Plus and Pro, you cannot change your location settings while you are orbiting another object in the solar system. These settings only refer to your location on Earth. To change them, you first need to return home to Earth. When the location information is obtained this way, your location name is automatically filled in as "Current Location".
Choose Location From Map If your mobile device is connected to the internet, you can use Apple or Google maps to choose a new location. This is useful if you want to see the sky from a place other than where you are located right now. You could use this feature to view the sky as it will appear from a distant city or island where you're planning to take a vacation. After you tap this option, a map view will appear, centered on your current location.
You can pinch or swipe this map to zoom or move around, just as you would with the built-in Maps app on your device. Tap and hold to drop a pin on your desired location. Then tap Done at the top of the screen.
SkySafari will use the longitude, latitude, and location name where your pin dropped. SkySafari will make a best guess about the elevation and time zone, since this information is not available from Apple or Google Maps. Choose Location From List If your mobile device is not connected to the internet, and GPS or Wi-Fi-based location services are not available, you can choose a location from a searchable list of thousands of cities in SkySafari's database.
Tap "Choose from List" to see a list of locations, sorted by country. Choose a country to see a list of cities in that country. Choosing a city will automatically fill in the data for you. You can also search for any location in SkySafari's database by entering its name in the search field above the list of countries.
If SkySafari finds more than one location which matches the name you entered, it will list all matching locations, and you can choose the one you want. If there is only one matching location, SkySafari will use it. The location database in SkySafari's basic version includes every city worldwide with more than , inhabitants - a total of over 4, cities.
In SkySafari Plus and Pro, the location database includes all cities with more than 10, people, plus more than observatories, star parties, NASA centers, and other "astronomical" locations - a grand total of over 30, locations in all!
To retrieve a user-defined location, tap the "Choose Location from List" button, then choose the "User-Defined Locations" group. You must name your location something other than "Current Location" before saving it as user-defined. If you choose the same name as an existing user-defined location, that existing location will be overwritten with the new longitude, latitude, etc.
You can delete user-defined locations as follows: Tap the "Choose Location from List" button. Choose the "User Defined Locations" group at the end of the location groups list.
Tap the "Edit" button at the top of the user-defined locations list. Tap the small, red, round, "-" button for each user-defined location you wish to delete.


Four-and-a-half years after the original lodgings at Siding Spring Observatory were destroyed in the Wambelong bushfire, a state-of-the-art accommodation facility has been officially opened at the site.
Representatives from the Australian National University (ANU) were joined by staff and members of the community to help inaugurate the Lodge on Friday, 23 June.
The former building, a temporary home to visiting astronomers, was destroyed along with two other buildings - the Fire Station and the Director’s Cottage - in the same blaze that razed 54 homes and 95 per cent of the Warrumbungle National Park.
ANU Vice-Chancellor and Nobel-winning astrophysicist, Professor Brian Schmidt, said 13 January, 2013 was a date he would never forget.
“We were able to watch the bushfire electronically,” Professor Schmidt said.
“I remember seeing the fire build up that day and I was concerned.
“As the night fell, I remember looking up at the glow from the site and we knew something was alight and we suspected it was the Lodge.”
Professor Schmidt said while fire could destroy buildings, the discoveries made by the great academics at Siding Spring Observatory could never be deleted from the global understanding of astronomy, astrophysics and space science.
“The buildings signify our belief that this knowledge has life- changing, real-world application, as well as the potential to inspire people around the world to support and work in science.”
Having spent many months working “on the mountain” during his career, Professor Schmidt said it was a place where you could do great things.
“Siding Spring is a thriving site, leading the world with some impactful papers, with many different things just waiting to be discovered.
“This building is a large investment in the future and signifies ANU’s ongoing commitment to
discovering what lies beyond our own world.
“Having accommodation on the mountain, means that we can do a wider variety of activities in addition to the work we do at night...when it’s not cloudy!”
The newly-constructed Lodge offers 18 private ensuite double rooms, combined with a library, lounge and seminar room, offering spectacular views over the Warrumbungle National Park.
The building features current bushfire protection measures, including ember shields on all windows, while lighting restrictions have also been incorporated, with block- out blinds on all windows and a special “push button” lighting system along walkways.
ANU Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics director, Matthew Colless, said the new Lodge would ensure that Siding Spring Observatory’s position was one of the best places in the world for scientists to visit and conduct astronomy.
“Astronomers work unsociable hours in remote locations, but the new lodge will ensure that they have the best possible facilities to enable them to focus on the science,” Professor Colless said.
Warrumbungle Shire Council mayor, Peter Shinton, ANU Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics director, Professor Matthew Colless, Aboriginal Elder, Aunty Maureen Sullivan, and ANU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Brian Schmidt officially opened the Lodge at Siding Spring Observatory on Friday, 23 June. Photo courtesy Stuart Hay, ANU.


“…behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.”
“When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.” (Matt. 2:1b-2 & 9)
When about 6, I questioned this, commenting that the wise men said they had seen the star in the east, but were from the east, and had therefore travelled west – not east. My Sunday School teachers weren’t up to answering that – but now I can grasp that the first “in the east” was possibly referring to the location of the magi (just as was “from the east”), rather than the relative location of the star, though as “anatole” could mean “rising” as well as “east”, the second instance could mean that they had seen the star’s first appearance. Unless, of course, like Jonah, they set off in the wrong direction but ended up where God intended!
There is no similar linguistic answer for my second six-year-old’s objection, that in order for the star to be “over where the young child was”, it would have needed to be in low geosynchronous orbit (OK, I didn’t, at 6, have the word “geosynchronous”, but I did have the concept that, apart from the North Star, stars were not in the same direction all the time).
Unless, of course, what they were seeing was Venus, which appears as the “morning star” in the East and as the “evening star” in the west; following it’s apparent movement during the day would take them west. That might be uncomfortable, given that the “morning star” is commonly identified with Lucifer (“the light bringer”) and thence with Satan – but then, in Rev. 22:16, Jesus identifies himself as the morning star. A light shining in the darkness?
However, it is difficult to see Venus as “standing over” where the child was.
It is at least conceivable that the Magi (known as astrologers in the ancient world) could have divined via astrology a location, and certainly the author may have thought this plausible. That said, if we move from the physical to the symbolic, things look different. Stars indicate the celestial, i.e. the divine realm, and this could argue that the Magi were drawn not so much by astrology as by divine inspiration. Actually, I might argue that astrology is without material foundation, but offers a set of correspondences which give the practitioner a basis on which to use intuition/inspiration.
And, assuming that the author may have known, despite the ancient conception of the heavens as being very much as later described by Omar Khayyam “And that inverted bowl we call the sky, whereunder crawling cooped we live and die; lift not thy hand to it for help, for it rolls impotently on as thou or I”, that stars do not come to rest over a particular location, he was probably invoking the symbolic; in order to hang over Bethlehem, the star would have had to descend from the heavens to earth, and the divine would come down to the material.
God with us, in other words.


Over time I discovered nightspace photography and while I struggled with it initially, I grew comfortable with shooting in the dark along with my tripod. That quickly escalated to seeking dark sky sites where I could enjoy the view of the stars and I found myself constantly looking at places to go where I could get away from the light pollution of Houston and set my camera to capture the night sky, the milky way and any meteor shower I might get lucky enough to enjoy.
My other interests are general landscapes which I usually try to capture while walking about, or while scouting locations for night shoots and I’ve been trying to get myself into making Time-Lapse videos by making a couple of small projects, I still feel I can do much better.
I’ve recently been awarded with the highly commended prize in the 2016 Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition in London, same competition for which I was shortlisted in 2014. I've been published (in print) by the International Dark Sky Association and the Royal Observatory Greenwich and I've also been awarded the RAW artist 2013 Houston photographer of the year for my nightscape photography work. Feel free to browse my portfolio and take a look at my store to see more of my work.


Living where I live, to escape from light pollution takes time. And miles. And some warm layers.
Earlier tonight it dawned on me just how bright the full moon was. There’d been the much-hyped “super moon” the night before, but there was just enough of a thin, hazy cloud layer to render it borderline pointless. Tonight the sky is fully clear, and the moon is decidedly bright. So I decided to head out of the city, to get a better and less distracted view.
I didn’t go very far this time. The last time I drove to get away from the city’s light pollution I went a good 20 minutes out of town along the Yellowhead. This time I barely went 10 minutes east from the Henday, not far from Sherwood Park. I twisted through a couple gravel rural roads until finding a nice clearing, and parked.
It wasn’t as isolated as one might want. There were plenty of farms and acreages nearby, and a couple cars passed by. The light pollution was barely cut, really. Only a little more than the major planets and constellations were visible.
But the stars weren’t the focus. They were shoved aside by the sheer power of the moon. It was just that bright tonight, as bright as anything. Compared to how the moon usually glows, especially within the city, it was as though someone had put fresh batteries in an LED flashlight. As I lay on the hood of my car, head against the windshield, the moon downright glared at me. My worn out glasses gave the light a smeared, flowery effect. Removing the glasses didn’t help much. The moon still blared with a cold white force. I had to let my eyes adjust in order to see around the big light, to see the Orion constellation and the other distinct little orbs.
My eyes played tricks on me just the same. I don’t think I’ve ever directly seen a shooting star before, only ever in periphery. At first I thought I saw a small one out of the corner of my eye, and so I focused to see if there were more, even a shower. A couple more peripheral little streaks passed before I realized that the stars seemed to be dancing in general. Some sort of optical illusion, probably brought on by how tired I was, or my eyes worn out from staring at a laptop all day, or even a side effect of the moon’s powerful glow.
Either way I let it pass. No wishing tonight. No constellations. Just a short rendezvous with a decidedly bright moon.


The Sun is 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit
It takes only seconds for the light to reach the Earth 93,000,000 miles away The Sun is A million times the size of Earth.
If the Earth was the size of a golf-ball the sun would be 15 feet in diameter 960,000 Earths fit inside the sun
It would take the Gross National Product (GNP) of the U.S. for 7 million years for a power company to run the sun for 1 second
The Sun is only one of billions upon billions of stars in the galaxy and it sets perfectly to sustain life on earth. How big is God?
The Psalmist wrote:
When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained; What is man that You take thought of him, And the son of man that You care for him? (Psalms 8:3-4 NASB)
Do you honestly believe a God who created the universe by spoken word and the breath of his mouth cannot deal with the elephant in your life?
God is big enough are you small enough? You must reach that point where you acknowledge that you are not big enough but God is! He will not intrude uninvited into your life. You must allow him to be big enough in your life. Get out of HIS chair and let Him rule.


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Come take a closer look at the cosmos with astrophotographer Ed Ting, TONIGHT!
Doors open at 6:30pm. Talk begins at 7pm. Admission to this event is FREE.
Hot off his popular appearance at Ignite, Ed Ting returns to the Newmarket Millspace: Center for Art, History & Culture Gallery to give an expanded (approx. 40 min.) talk on astrophotography and astronomy. Ed is a past president of the New Hampshire Astronomical Society. He has been on New Hampshire Public Radio and has been published in Amateur Astronomy, Night Sky, and Sky & Telescope magazine. He is probably best known for his web site, scopereviews.com where he discusses astronomy equipment.
Come enjoy Ed’s work in our gallery. Cash bar will be available.


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S2 Ep. 12 - SETI at the SKA
Host: Paul Carr
We talk to UC Berkeleyâ€™s Andrew P.V Simeon, lead author of a recent paper on what will change about SETI when the Square Kilometer Array comes online
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Interview with Andrew P.V. Siemion on SETI at the SKA
Andrew Siemion answers questions on SETI@Home
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Burst 4 - Upper Limits
Released 17 February 2015
Paul Carr talks to Daniel Cartin about his test paper "Upper Limits on the probability of interstellar civilization arising in the local Solar neighborhood"Â
Music by Jason Robinson
Daniel Cartin's earlier appearance on the Wow! Signal
Season 2, Ep. 11 - The Noble Ape
Release Date: 15 February 2015
Host Tim Jones engages Tom Barbalet in a wide ranging conversation centered around his Artificial Life environment Noble Ape and its applications to space exploration.
Music by DJ Spooky and Erika Lloyd.
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Season 2 Episode 10 - Let's Go Explore Venus!
Release Date: 21 January 2015
Paul Carr talks to astrobiologist David Grinspoon and NASA physicist Geoffrey Landis about the science and technology of Venus exploration.
Detailed Show Notes
Music by Dj Spooky and George Hrab…
Season 2 Episode 9 - Near and Far
Release Date: 14 January 2015
Paul Carr and Mike Mongo talk about the near future of the Wow! Signal Podcast and the long term future of humanity. Will we colonize Mars or the Moon? How about starships?
Detailed Show Notes
Music by DJ Spooky…
Burst 3 - MISS on Mars?
Release Date: 20 December 2014
Nora Noffke, Associate Professor in the Department of Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Old Dominion University, tells us about her recent hypothesis paper that argues that certain sedimentary structures seen by the Curiosity rover on Mars could be fossilized microbial mats.Ancient Sedimentary Structures in the …
Burst 2 - Through the Lens of the Drake Equation
Release Date: 7 December 2014
In this short Wow! Signal Burst, Paul Carr talks us through where we are on the seven terms in the Drake Equation, which more about what we don't know then whatÂ we know - so far.
Music: Elbow Grease byÂ Jason Robinson
Calculating the Odds of Intelligent Alien LifeÂ (video narrated by Jill Tarter)
Season 2 Episode 8 - Incoming Asteroid!
Host Paul Carr is joined by James Garrison and Tim Jones. Astronomer JL Galache of the IAU Minor Planet Center and author Duncan Lunan enlighten us about the threat that Near Earth asteroids pose to Earth and what we can do about it. Â
Music by DJ Spooky, Jason Robinson and Erika Lloyd.
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Burst 1 - The Astronaut Instruction Manual for Preteens
In this short Wow! Signal Burst, Mike Mongo, Astronaut Teacher, tells us about his forthcoming book, which has just completed successful crowdfunding. The Astronaut Instruction Manual for Preteens. The book is available for preorder now.
Theme music by Jason Robinson.
The Wow! Signal is produced by Dream of the Open ChannelÂ and distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike license.…
Season 2 Episode 7 - Actually, Wow!
This podcast is named after an event that took place on 15 August 1977 at the Ohio State Big Ear radio astronomy observatory. Astronomr Jerry Ehman noticed a signal that looked exactly like what they were looking for - an ET radio beacon. Was it?
We talk to Dr. Robert S. "Bob" Dixon, who was instrumental in bringing the Big Ear instrument to bear on the SETI problem, in his very first podcast interview.…
Season 2 Episode 6 - The Habitability Lab
We talk to planetary scientist and astrobiologist Abel Mendez about waht is presently understood about the habitability of exoplanets, and the habitable exoplanet catalog.…
The Long Delays
Is SETA really just local SETI? It makes sense to me, and to Alan Penny, coordinator of the UK SETI REsearch Network. We talk to Dr. Penny about the future of SETI. Then, we talk to another Scottish astronomer Duncan Lunan about the scientific mystery of the Long Delay Echoes. Are the LDEs from a Bracewell Probe?
Music by DJ Spooky, Jason Robinson, Erika Lloyd and George Hrab
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Season 2 Episode 4 - Cells, Planets
The study of astrobiology projects current scientific knowledge of the living world into the wide universe and asks the questions we all want to ask: where are the best places to search for life in the universe and what should we look for? ARe we searching for exotic microbes, living beings like ourselves, or advanced robots that have taken over from their creators?
In this episode we meet Steven Dick and Betul Kacar, two astrobiologists from different backgrounds who are exploring these questions in different ways.
Detailed Show Notes…
This is the conversation between Paul Carr and "Eric the Red" previsiouly split into two parts, not provided here in a single part, with no additional edits. This is not an official episode.…
Season 2 Episode 3 - Oblique Strategies
Host Mike Mongo talks to futurist librarian Heath Rezabek about preserving humanity's knowledge into the far future. Paul Carr talks to economist and former AI researcher Robin Hanson about a possible future in which huans exist, but aren't very important. Will AI put us all out of a job, and what will that mean to us if so?…
Oh No, Not Again.
A special Towel Day episode of the Wow! Signal featuring a roundtable discussion of the work, inspired ideas and philosophical jokes of Douglas Adams. Panelists are Nichols Joll, Jeremy Hunsberger, Ben Brockert, Mike Mongo and Jim Cavera.
Music by Stephen Moore and Eben Brooks
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Season 2 Episode 2 - The Great Voids
We talk to Dr. Daniel Cartin about his recent follow up to Geoffrey Landis' percolation framework for understanding the Fermi Paradox. We also talk about the life spanÂ of technological civilizations, and how accidental contact could be important to understanding how this life span could increase over time.
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Season 2 Episode 1 - The Golden Age of Exoplanets
Season 2, Episode 1
Released 19 March 2014
Exploration for exoplanets with the Kepler telescope and trying to find laser pulses from distant civilizations with planet hunting legend Geoff Marcy. ESA's Ana Heras tells us about the science goals of ESA's proposed PLATO mission.
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Season 1 to Season 2 - meet the new team
In this special hiatus episode, we present an edited recording of a hangout the team had on November 24th 2013, in which we discussed ideas for topics and guests in Season 2. It's a chance for listners to meet the new team and get a sense of what's coming up.
The Wow! Signal Podcast team members are: Paul Carr, Jim Cavera, Jude Hollingsworth, Ron Jeffries, and Mike Mongo.
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The B612 Foundation…
Episode 10- the Serendipity Schema
This episode again picks up the thread of Episode 5 Â - the Search for Extraterrestrial Artifacts, or SETA. Â We talk to scientist and space entrepreneur Ben McGee about this paper on Xenoarchaeology,or the search for ancient alien artifacts, and to Dr. H. Paul Shuch about the experimental website Invitation to ETI at ieti.org.
Music by Sleep Research Facility, Curlew and DJ Spooky.
The Wow! Signal Podcast podcasting seal of approval for this episode: Singularity 1-on-1 by Nikola Danaylov.…
Episode 9 - Listening to the Silence
The Fermi Paradox, Part 2, with Unverse Today's Fraser Cain and University of Edinburgh's Duncan Forgan.
Episode 2 - the Fermi Paradox with Geoffrey Landis
Duncan Forgan et. al. ,Â The Effect of Probe Dynamics on Galactic ExplorationÂ Timescales
John Baez and Mark Egan's Telesto
Episode 8 - Cosmik Debris
Release Date: 25 June 2013
The subject is asteroid mining by humans and others.
Duncan Forgan, scientist at the University of Edinburgh, talks about how we could detect ET asteroid mining.
Isaac Stott, CEO of Stott Space, abouthis compaine's ambitious plans for beating the big boys to to the punch.
Ben Wright McGee: Â scientist, writer and space entrepeneur about how asteroid mining could work and why.
A little music by DJ Spooky, with musical contributions by Ahleuchatistas, JAson Robinson and Mike Griffin.…
Episode 7 - My Dinner With Garthright
On May 11th 2013 I sat down with skeptic Bing Garthright to talk about his impressions of UFOCon 13. Â This led to some interesting stories of his days as a NICAP UFO investigator, as well as some measured - and often very positive - Â thoughts about the speakers he had just heard.
The fourth Wow! Signal Podcast podcasting seal of approval for podcasts is awarded to: The Brain Science Podcast by Virginia Campbell.
Music by Ahleuchatistas and Jason Robinson.…
Episode 6 - Conversation with an Alien Hunter
We talk to Seth Shostak of the SETI Institute about the past, present and future of the Searchfor Extraterrestrial Intelligence. Â We alos award the third Wow! Signal podcast podcasting seal of approval to: the Weekly Weinersmith. Â Music is mostly by Cuneiform artist Jason Robinson.…
Episode 5 - Superior Galactic Communities
The Search for Bracewell Probes, Part 1.
An introduction to the Search for Bracewell Probes, with a liberal sprinkling of music by DJ Spooky (aka Paul D. Miller) from his album "Song of a Dead Dreamer."
In part 1, I cover what the hypothetical thing called a Bracewell Probe is, and discuss some of the variables that might affect whether or not it would be possible for us to to detect one in our own solar system. Â We don't know whether they exist, but if they do, we want to find them....
The second Wow! Signal Podcast seal of approval for podcasting is awarded to Oh, No, Ross and Carrie!
Oh No, Ross and Carrie.
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Episode 4 - All the Lonely Planets
A conversation about alien life with Dr. David Grinspoon, author of Lonely Planets. Â We talked about his career as ab astrobiologiest, about the habitability throughout the solar system from Venus to the moons of Saturn, a proposed Venus ballon, the Curiosity rover on Mars, his upcoming book, his band, and more.
David Grinspoon's website,Â funkyscience.net
Lonely Planets - the Natural Philosophy of Alien Life
TheÂ Episode 4 Script
Carl Sagan on the Drake EquationÂ (video)
Episode 3 - A Conversation with Socrates - The Future of Humanity, part 1 with Nikola Danaylov
I speak to Nikola Danaylov of the Singularity Weblog about the future of humanity. Â This is the first in a series on the future of humanity for this podcast. Â We discuss transhumanism, the singularity, colonization of the universe, and Lance Armstrong, among others.
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Episode 2 - What About Fact A?
There is no persuasive evidence that aliens from other star systems have ever visited our planet - situation Michael Hart dubbed "Fact A." Â However, as Enrico Fermi pointed outi n 1950, this is something of a surprise. Â This podcast is the first in a series examining what has become known as the Fermi Paradox. Â
We'll talk to award winning SF author and NASA scientist Geoffrey Landis about one of his proposed solutions to this paradox, and set the stage for further explorations. Â We'll also sample some powerful music by 21st Century Jazz artist Jason Robinson from his new CD "Tiresian Symmetries" and experimental sound sculptor Sleep Research Facility from the new CD "Stealth," Â based on sounds recorded in a B2 bomber hangar in the UK.
The Fermi Paradox: An Approach Based on Percolation TheoryÂ by Geoffrey Landis
Sleep Research Facility
The Drake EquationÂ (SETI Institute)
The Fermi Paradox, part 1 (Dream of the Open Channel)
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Episode 1 - Antonio Paris is Not From Outer Space
Episode 1 of the Wow!Signal Podcasts is out and available! Â Author and researcher Antonio Paris of aerial-phenomenon.org joins us to discuss what is wrong with UFOlogy and what can be done to revive it for the 21st century.…
The Wow! Signal Podcast
The Wow! Signal Podcast is the voice is 21st Century's search for the question to the answer of Life, the Universe and Everything. The podcast is a heady mix of interviews with bleeding edge thinkers, writers, and investigators.


Maybe the earth's axis is wandering?
According to NASA, "Earth’s spin axis drifts slowly around the poles; the farthest away it has wobbled since observations began is 37 feet."
Yes, Earth has a wobble - its tilt has varied up to 37 feet. That represents 0.00005 degree variation. Want to visualize that? It's like trying to see the diameter of a human hair a football field away.
That is incredibly insignificant to climate.


Let Vivid blast you into hyperspace with these interstellar installations as you shoot past the moon and stars, and into another galaxy far, far away.
Cleland Bond Building, Playfair St, The Rocks – 22 May to 08 June, 6pm ‘til midnight
Visitors are blasted out of this world in this ‘space elevator’ simulating an astronomical take off. Moving galactic images, a mirrored floor, and a ceiling and walls lit by projections set to a futuristic soundtrack transport space travellers A Light Year Ahead on the ultimate space odyssey in just a matter of seconds.
Circular Quay West – 22 May to 08 June, 6pm ‘til midnight
Casting the essence of the moon through projection and a halo of light, Ayla demonstrates the surreal beauty of twilight’s natural light. Every night the silhouette changes as it moves in sync with the phases of the moon.
Cambridge St, The Rocks — 22 May to 08 June, 6pm ‘til midnight
The night sky moves closer to Earth in this laneway installation of meteor showers, shooting stars and supernova. As you travel through the laneway, our solar system comes alive as galactic effects flow and swirl, stars align and red dwarfs and blue giants twinkle.
Hickson Road Reserve, The Rocks — 22 May to 08 June, 6pm ‘til midnight
A six-meter shipping container has been transformed into a mind-bending universe. Comprised of hundreds of lights from floor to ceiling, this psychedelic galaxy bounces and reflects a multitude of colours off mirrored walls, as you’re pulled further and further into this portal to an alternate dimension.


Nick Lomb’s Transit of Venus 1631 to the Present is the best illustrated astronomy book for general readers since Terence Dickinson and Alan Dyer’s The Backyard Astronomer’s Guide. Everything about Lomb’s book from its eye seizing cover, rarely seen historic photographs and charming well researched commentary is first class. Transit is the type of work you steal1 from and frankly, there is no better endorsement than that. I’m not the only reader to reach this conclusion check out this and this and this.
When prowling our few remaining bookstores I often skip illustrated works. Usually they’re dumbed-down rehashes of familiar material but, in Transit’s case, I learned something on my first randomly browsed page. The chapter introduction for Venus of the South Seas reads:
Sometimes scientific expeditions have unintended consequences. The desirability of observing the 1769 transit from the South Seas began a chain of events that would lead to the founding of the colony of New South Wales by the British in January 1788. In effect, modern Australia owes its existence to a celestial event.
How about that history haters. I knew why astronomers cared about transits of Venus. In 1677 Edmond Halley, of Halley’s Comet fame, described a method for calculating the astronomical unit from transit of Venus timings. Venus is close enough to the Earth that its track over the Sun differs for widely separated terrestrial observers. This is the familiar parallax effect. From this small difference you can determine the astronomical unit and if you know the astronomical unit Kepler’s third law tells you the distance of every planet in the solar system. This was a huge payoff for 17th, 18th and early 19th century astronomers. This is what got Cook out in the Pacific. It’s a great story and Lomb’s telling is the best you will find.
1. I’ve picked up a few page design ideas.↩


Stellarium is an application that will help you to see the state of the entire universe from a computer or your laptop with great detail. Now you can have a personal planetarium on your computer with 3-D shape from the universe that it can be done at this time. You can find various kinds of stars and other planets of the various galaxies that have been mapped to the application Stellarium of this.
For those of you who want to know how the state of the universe at the moment and might want to learn more about astronomy, then you should already have this Stellarium application. You can also make this Stellarium application as a fun learning materials. A wide variety of stars and galaxies can be found easily in this Stellarium software. Simply by specifying the coordinates of the point or look it up manually, then you will get a 3D picture from where you are headed.
Stellarium software is an open source and free applications. So you do not need crack or patch to use this cool software. Various kinds of features are also available to complete in this Stellarium application. This will allow you to learn the current state of the solar system.
- Browse more than 600,000 stars
- Extra large catalog of more than 210 million stars
- The brightness of stars and planetary systems as well as its astronomical position
- Realistic view of the Milky Way
- Real atmosphere or atmosphere, beautiful sunsets and sunrises
- Planets and other satellite
- Powerful zoom
- Time Control
- Record and review your views
- Mobility in the ground by Mouse
- View planets and other protrusions on the surface are quite real
- Control by keyboard and control of the Telescope
- The tropical and astronomical coordinates
- Twinkle Stars
- Throwing stars
- Eclipse Eclipse
Find landscapes, celestial sphere
- English language support


In his autobiography, Paul said he believed large-scale, orbital space tourism was possible within a decade. And, in the years since, we’ve seen that momentum gather. His final space achievement, and the one that pushed his vision for space accessibility even closer to becoming a reality, was the design, construction and historic flight of Stratolaunch. The carrier aircraft, which is powered by six 747 engines, features a wingspan the length of a football field. Stratolaunch was engineered to push the boundaries of airport-style mobile launch operations that will make access to space more convenient, affordable, and routine.


Stars are one of the most fascinating phenomena in the universe. They are composed of hot, glowing gas, and they come in a variety of sizes and colors. Stars play a crucial role in the evolution of galaxies, and they are the engines of the cosmos. But what exactly are stars? Are stars actually exploded suns? It is a question that has puzzled scientists and laypeople alike for centuries. Let’s explore the nature of stars and try to answer this question.
Exploring the Nature of Stars
Stars are giant balls of gas that are held together by their own gravity. They are composed mainly of hydrogen and helium, and they can range in size from small, dim red dwarfs to huge, bright blue giants. Stars form in molecular clouds, which are dense clouds of dust and gas. As the clouds collapse due to their own gravity, they become hotter and denser, eventually reaching temperatures high enough to ignite nuclear fusion. This process releases energy in the form of light, and a star is born.
Stars spend most of their lives in a state of equilibrium, where the energy generated by nuclear fusion is balanced by the energy lost through radiation. Over time, however, stars will run out of hydrogen fuel and begin to evolve. Depending on the size of the star, it will either become a white dwarf, a neutron star, or a black hole.
Are Stars Exploded Suns?
The answer to this question is both yes and no. Stars are not exploded suns in the traditional sense, since they do not explode in a violent manner. However, stars are formed from the collapse of clouds of dust and gas, and this process is similar to that of a supernova, which is an explosive death of a star. In essence, stars are formed from the ashes of dead stars. Therefore, in a way, stars are the descendants of exploded suns.
Stars are amazing and mysterious objects that have captivated humans for centuries. While stars are not exploded suns in the traditional sense, they are formed from the same material that makes up exploded stars. Stars are the engines of the universe, and they play a crucial role in the evolution of galaxies.


Inspired by all that sparkles in the night sky, we're welcoming the North Star into our much loved Celestial collection. Known as the brightest star and a guiding light home from travellers, our little hoops are encrusted with crystals and combined with a shining moon for extra impact.
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The Supermoon of 2016
Tonight marks a special phenomenon – the first Supermoon in over 68 years. It will not occur again until 2034, so make sure you get outside tonight or early in the morning to check it out.
What is a Supermoon?
A Supermoon is when the moon is 90% closer in orbit to the Earth, about 30,000 miles closer to the Earth. At the same time, the Earth, Sun and Moon all line up as the moon continues it’s orbit around Earth. The Earth is in the middle with the Sun and Moon directly lined up on opposite sides.
The result of these two things happening at the same time is a Supermoon, giving us incredibly gorgeous views of our Moon. The Moon will appear bigger and brighter than normal.
When is the best time to see the Supermoon?
The Supermoon will be at it’s peak at 11:52pm PST. It will be glowing and gorgeous. It is early in the morning that I am excited to see it, when it will be out over the ocean here in Malibu as our morning begins.
If you are an early riser, before the sun comes up, head on out to the beach to check it out – we will be!!
It will also be almost as big tomorrow night. The full moons are usually visible for 2-3 nights in a row and this one will not be any different.
For the best viewing, you want to make sure you are in an area with as little light pollution as possible. At the beach, up on a mountain, or out in a field that is not inner city are all great options.
Why is the Supermoon a big deal?
Seeing the moon so close and so bright is awe inspiring. It helps one gain respect for our earth and our solar system.
The Supermoon reminds us that we need many elements to survive. Full moons trigger many natural rhythms and breeding cycles. Full moons guide many animals on their migratory paths and give us all a special energy. They guide the tides of the ocean and are a vital factor in the Earth’s ability to support life.
Now that sounds like something to celebrate, right?
I hope you get the chance to get outside tonight and appreciate this wonderful planet we live on and all that we have to be thankful for.
Malibu Mama Loves Xx


Two Great Lights Gen. 1:16 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO
We have been studying the darkness in the universe for the last two broadcasts. We have seen that this darkness was created by God [Is 45:7] and fills the entire universe. This darkness is separated from the light God created in Gen 1:3-5 so that you cannot see the light. The only light from God that this world has ever know is the light of Jesus Christ, the light of his words and the light of his children. Aside from that, we have to two great lights and the stars that God put in the heavens.
So, today we are going to explore the typology of the sun and the moon. The sun pictures Jesus Christ, the bridegroom, and the moon pictures the moon, the bride of Christ.
The sun is a type of the Lord Jesus Christ.
- Jesus is called the “Sun of Righteousness” in Mal. 4:2.
- The sun is like a “bridegroom” in Ps. 19:4-5. Compare Jn. 3:29.
- Jesus Christ’s countenance looks like the sun shining, Rev. 1:16.
- Jesus Christ is the light of the world, Jn. 9:5.
- The sun sets red, picturing Calvary, where Christ shed his blood.
- The sun rises red, picturing the blood that soaks the Lord’s garments at the Second Advent, Rev. 19:13; Is. 63:2-3; Rev. 14:20.
- The Second Advent is called “day” (Mal. 4:1). The sun rules the day, like Christ will rule in the “day” when he returns (Rev. 19:15-16). The church age is “night” in the Bible (1 Thes. 5:2) so the Lord’s return is like sunrise.
The moon is a type of the church.
- The moon is like a bride (Song 6:4, 10), typifying the church, the bride of Christ (2 Cor. 11:1-4; Rev. 21:2; 22:17).
- The moon reflects the light of the sun (Matt. 5:14) and is incapable of producing its own light (Job 25:5; Jn. 15:5).
- The moon rules the night (1 Thes. 5:1-5).
- The moon follows the path of the sun (Jn. 21:22).
- The moon was defiled by the world when a man stepped on it in 1969 (pictures the Laodicean church of today, Rev. 3:17).
- The moon wanes and goes dark at the new moon. The church went through the dark ages and came out gloriously bright after the reformation, until it was full.
- An eclipse will darken the moon’s light so that it will not shine. An eclipse occurs when the earth gets between the moon and the sun. The church’s light dims when the world gets between us and our Saviour.
The sun and the moon divide light from darkness and they and the world are moving in opposite directions (1 Jn. 2:15; Jas. 4:4).
A preacher once said that a Christian who is not separated from darkness and who isn’t shedding light on that darkness is not a Christian by the Bible definition (Eph. 5:7-13; Col. 1:13; 1 Pet. 2:9). So, let your light shine!!


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Directed By: Sebastián Cordero
Written By: Philip Gelatt
Starring: Sharlto Copley, Michael Nyqvist, Daniel Wu, Anamaria Marinca, Christian Camargo, Karolina Wydra, Embeth Davidtz, Dan Fogler
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Rating: PG-13 for sci-fi action and peril
I often find myself hearing the word “awesome” incorrectly in every day conversation. If we’re being brutally honest here, I too have used the word on more than one occasion. It is too often used to describe things that in no way actually inspire awe. In the case of the new science fiction thriller EUROPA REPORT (in theaters and on demand now), however, the film inspires such an immense sense of awe, the most accurate thing I can say when describing the film to friends and family is, “this film is truly awesome!”
Inspiring awe and amazement within an audience on a limited budget can often be impossible with filmmakers finding themselves unable to accomplish their vision and, at times, leaving us in the middle of an emotional wasteland with no direction or understanding of what just occurred. Sebastian Cordero and Screenwriter Philip Gelatt, along with an outstanding team of actors and crew, regardless of any possible financial restrictions, were able to inspire within us a feeling of discovery, imagination, and human perseverance in the face of the complete and absolute unknown.
On November 16th, 2011, NASA, in the search for life beyond the confines of Earth, received data from the Galileo space probe that appeared to show a discovery of a vast supply of liquid water below the icy surface of the Jupiter Moon: Europa. Excited by the possibility that there could perhaps be many more such lakes in the more shallow ice regions of Europa, scientists were driven by the possibility that such expanses of water may provide some form of habitation for life. The privately funded Europa One Mission was devised and created to send a small crew of the world’s best scientists, engineers, and astronauts further than any human being had traveled before. The mission was to discover what mysteries Europa may hold for science and, perhaps, the future of the human race and its role in the universe.


TONIGHT: What You Need To See The Blood Moon
What NASA Says You Need To See The Lunar Total Eclipse Tongith In South Florida
BOCA RATON, FL – Boca Post (BocaPost.com) — The blood moon should be visible overnight as the cloudy and rainy weather should move out before the peak of the big show.
What do I need to see the lunar total eclipse ‘blood moon’?
Tonight’s total lunar eclipse starts at approximately 9:32 PM and will run through 2:50 AM on Monday morning. The show will peak during the “blood moon” phase from 11:29 PM to about 12:53 AM. This is the phase that the eath’s shadow will completely cover the sun and produce some beautiful pink and red hues across the moon.
The event will require several things to observe. According to Noah Petro, a Planetary Geologist at NASA, all you will need is “patience and eyeballs.” Of course, you will also have to be willing to stay up very late to see the entire show.
No, you don’t need any special equipment or need to wear protective eyewear. Unline solar eclipses, a lunar eclipse will not damage your eyes when looking directly at it. Remember, you are looking at reflective sunlight, not directly at the sun.
What about the weather?
The stormy weather we have been experiencing in South Florida will most likely affect the beginning part of the show.
Cloudy weather may prevent us from viewing the early stages of the eclipse as the earth’s shadow appears to take a bite out of the moon. The wather is set to clear at about 9:00 – 10:00 PM, according to weather.com.
So, the weather should be perfect for the ‘blood moon’ phase of the total lunar eclipse. See the anticipated schedule below.
What to expect during the blood moon?
- 7:58 PM – Moon rise just before sunset
- 8:12 PM – Sunset
- 9:32 PM – Partial lunar eclipse begins
- 11:29 PM – Total Lunar Eclipse begins (Beginning of ‘Blood Moon’)
- 12:12 AM – Maximum Total Eclipse
- 2:50 AM – Partial Lunar Eclipse ends (returns to full moon)
If you can stay up for it, it may be worth it. If you miss it tonight, you will have another chance to view the celestial event in November.


I have been experimenting with Honeybee & Ladybug. When analysing weather data, there are options to display the sky radiation using either the Tregenza sky with 145 patches or the Reinhart sky with 580 patches. Can you tell me how many sky patches are used in point in time and annual DGP calculations in DIVA?
For point-in-time calculations, there is no sky patch methodology. DIVA is using either one of the CIE standard skies or the Perez sky, which are derived from continuous functions.
For the annual DGP calculations, these happen in two phases:
The results of 1 and 2 are then combine for the glare analysis.
Thanks for clarifying Alstan.
Could you also confirm with reference to sky patches the methodology for the climate based daylight simulations please?
I'm not sure precisely what you are looking for, so here are some references:
A presentation on Daysim from the 2012 Radiance Workshop
Papers on the Daysim methodology
Paper on the annual DGP calculations
Thanks again Alstan,
Apologies for being a bit vague - I am just trying to get my facts straight before sharing the capabilities of the software with others. The material you have linked to is ideal and much appreciated.


These dates are close to the New Moon so there is the best opportunity to get dark skies for observing.
Whether the you are an absolute beginner or a serious amateur astronomer, we promise an enjoyable and worthwhile weekend amongst the stars.
Friday Evening from 8pm till 10.30pm, Intro and Stargazing.
Saturday Morning from 10.30 till 12.30, Talk on ‘Our star, the Sun’ and observing the Sun with special telescopes.
Saturday afternoons are free, when attendees could visit the Island Observatory, if pre-arranged or Needles Battery Space Display or just do their own thing.
Saturday Evening from 8.00 till 10.30, Talk ‘Life and Death of Stars’ and more stargazing.
Sunday Morning from 10.30 till 12.30, Talk ‘How to continue your interest in the Stars’ and more solar observing .Course ends.
Most talks and teaching sessions use our virtual reality planetarium dome.
Each course is limited to 15 attendees, ensuring opportunities with telescopes and personal attention from the planetarium astronomers. We have number telescopes up to 10 inches in diameter and purpose made solar telescopes.
Payment in full must be paid no less than 3 weeks before the weekend. Invoices will be sent out around 4/5 weeks before the event.
Weekends will ONLY run if we have 6+ people booked, so want to ensure it runs invite your friends!