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Limpopo Astronomy outreach #3 - 2013 May 18
posted: Yesterday, Monday, 2013 May 20 at 19:31
tags: astronomy, outreach, Limpopo, Kos Coronaios.
The third IAU/OAD outreach event by Limpopo Astronomy and the Soutpansberg Club was held in Modimolle (Nylstroom).
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Jupiter near the Moon (Sunday, May 12)
posted: Eight days ago, on Monday, 2013 May 13 at 02:01
tags: astronomy, astrophotography, Southern Sky Highlights 2013, Moon, Jupiter, Kos Coronaios.
The beautiful crescent Moon near Jupiter in the evening sky on Sunday.
(photo: Crescent Moon near Jupiter, below Orion. Kos Coronaios.)Crescent Moon in the evening sky
posted: Eight days ago, on Monday, 2013 May 13 at 01:55
tags: astronomy, astrophotography, Southern Sky Highlights 2013, Moon, Sun, Kos Coronaios.
The beautiful crescent Moon returned to the evening sky on Saturday (May 11).
(photo: Crescent Moon low on the horizon. Kos Coronaios.) posted: 17 days ago, on Saturday, 2013 May 04 at 02:15
tags: astronomy, observing report.
A log of sky brightness readings taken at various places in South Africa.
Outreach at Elkanah (2013 April 30)
posted: 17 days ago, on Saturday, 2013 May 04 at 01:30
tags: astronomy, outreach, Cape Town.
Star gazing at the Ostrich Ranch, Cape Town, with the folk from Elkanah House.
(photo: Setting up at dusk.)A lunar eclipse and (almost two) occultations
posted: 25 days ago, on Friday, 2013 Apr 26 at 04:10
tags: astronomy, astrophotography, Southern Sky Highlights 2013, lunar eclipse, Moon, Kos Coronaios.
Last night's penumbral eclipse of the Moon was captured by Kos Coronaios of Limpopo. Two occultations were also attempted.
(photo: Partial eclipse of the Moon. 2013 April 25. Kos Coronaios.)Crescent Moon visits Jupiter and Aldebaran
posted: 35 days ago, on Tuesday, 2013 Apr 16 at 08:55
tags: astronomy, astrophotography, Southern Sky Highlights 2013, Moon, Jupiter, Wim Filmalter.
A beautiful crescent Moon shone near Jupiter and the Hyades this past Sunday.
(photo: Crescent Moon and Jupiter. Wim Filmalter.) posted: 118 days ago, on Wednesday, 2013 Jan 23 at 12:48
tags: astronomy, star charts, astrophotography, Southern Sky Highlights 2013, comets.
Comet C/2012 F6 Lemmon is back! It can be spotted in the morning sky, visible in the east shortly before sunrise. For the next week or so, the comet will share the dawn with Mercury. The little planet shines brightly at around magnitude zero, while the comet is around 6th magnitude.
(photo: Comet Lemmon. 2013 April 16, 05:11 SAST. Imaged by Kos Coronaios, Limpopo.)Limpopo Astronomy outreach #2 - 2013 April 06
posted: 42 days ago, on Tuesday, 2013 Apr 09 at 10:08
tags: astronomy, outreach, Limpopo, Kos Coronaios.
The second IAU/OAD outreach event by Limpopo Astronomy and the Soutpansberg Club was held at Forever Resort Warmbaths (Bela Bela).
(photo: IAU/OAD outreach by Limpopo Astronomy, 2013 April 06. Image by Kos Coronaios.)Limpopo Astronomy outreach #1 - 2013 March 29
posted: 49 days ago, on Tuesday, 2013 Apr 02 at 00:58
tags: astronomy, outreach, Limpopo, Kos Coronaios.
The first IAU/OAD outreach event by Limpopo Astronomy and the Soutpansberg Club was held at the Mall of the North in Polokwane on Friday.
(photo: IAU/OAD outreach by Limpopo Astronomy, 2013 March 29. Image by Kos Coronaios.)Making and using a manual barn door star tracker
posted: 56 days ago, on Tuesday, 2013 Mar 26 at 15:29
tags: astronomy, observing equipment, astrophotography, Ed Foster.
A Barn door star tracker is a relatively easy and cheap gadget to make if you don't want to spend R 20k on a GEM.
(photo: Manually driven barn door star tracking platform gadget.)Cape Magician's Circle turns 80
posted: 61 days ago, on Thursday, 2013 Mar 21 at 20:55
tags: magic, College of Magic, Cape Magicians Circle, events, photo diary, Cape Town.
The CMC - Cape Magician's Circle - celebrates its 80th birthday.
(photo: Workshop)2013 Autumn Southern Star Party
posted: 61 days ago, on Thursday, 2013 Mar 21 at 00:18
tags: astronomy, star party, Southern Star Party.
The 2013 Autumn SSP was held on March 14-17 at Bergwater Lodge near Montagu.
(photo: SSP group photo, by Paul Kruger.) posted: 62 days ago, on Wednesday, 2013 Mar 20 at 08:00
tags: astronomy, astrophotography, Jupiter, Moon, Kos Coronaios, Southern Sky Highlights 2013.
Kos Coronaios images the Moon between Jupiter, the Pleiades and Hyades.
(photo: 2013 March 17. Jupiter, Moon, M45 and Hyades. Kos Coronaios) posted: 66 days ago, on Saturday, 2013 Mar 16 at 12:00
tags: astronomy, astrophotography, Sun, space craft, Oleg Toumilovitch.
After more than three years of many unsuccessful attempts, Oleg Toumilovitch has captured the International Space Station crossing the surface of the Sun.
(photo: ISS crossing the Sun. 2013 March 16. Oleg Toumilovitch, Johannesburg) posted: 77 days ago, on Tuesday, 2013 Mar 05 at 12:14
tags: magic, College of Magic, Cape Magicians Circle, events, photo diary, Cape Town, Jacques le Sueur.
Today's CMC meeting featured a talk by Diane May on cold reading.
(photo: Diane May on cold reading) posted: 83 days ago, on Wednesday, 2013 Feb 27 at 01:17
tags: astronomy, astrophotography, Hakos, photo diary.
One day at Hakos Observatory, Namibia, in one photo.
(photo: One day, one photo. Hakos Observatory, Namibia. December 2012. Auke Slotegraaf) posted: 84 days ago, on Tuesday, 2013 Feb 26 at 12:19
tags: astronomy, astrophotography, Kos Coronaios, Southern Sky Highlights 2013, Moon.
A beautiful Full Moon rises over the bosveld.
(photo: Full Moon rising. 2013 February 26. Kos Coronaios) posted: 91 days ago, on Tuesday, 2013 Feb 19 at 11:40
tags: astronomy, astrophotography, Kos Coronaios, Southern Sky Highlights 2013, Moon, Jupiter.
Yesterday, the more-or-less Quarter Moon and Jupiter had a close approach. Kos was on stand-by to witness the event.
(photo: Daylight view of Jupiter and the Moon. Kos Coronaios) posted: 98 days ago, on Tuesday, 2013 Feb 12 at 18:55
tags: astronomy, observing report, astrophotography, asteroids, Southern Sky Highlights 2013, Greg Roberts.
Update (2012.02.21): Images of the asteroid from Greg Roberts in Cape Town!
Asteroid 2012 DA14 zips past Earth and through the southern skies on the evening of February 15. A steady pair of binoculars, a watch, and a star chart are all you need to see this cosmic bullet, lickety-splitting it 28,000 km/h past our planet.
(photo: 2012 DA14 flyby imaged by Greg Roberts) posted: 104 days ago, on Wednesday, 2013 Feb 06 at 22:50
tags: astronomy, star charts, astrophotography, Southern Sky Highlights 2013, comets.
The time has come to bid farewell to Comet C/2011 L4 (PanSTARRS), at least from our southern hemisphere vantage point. Now, keep your browser aimed steadily at spaceweather.com for images from stargazers on the other side of the planet. Meanwhile, Comet Lemmon can still be enjoyed.
(photo: Montage of some of the images of PanSTARRS taken by South African astrophotographers.)The best astronomical events in the southern skies for 2013.
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