tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71233476405039030712024-02-21T08:05:17.347+00:00Astronomy & SpaceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123347640503903071.post-59437119306870932312014-01-15T19:26:00.001+00:002014-01-15T19:26:18.303+00:00Building homes on the MOON: Robots could one day 3D print an astronaut base on our rocky satellite | Mail Online<p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2539857/How-3D-printing-help-colonise-moon-Contour-Crafting-technique-build-lunar-bases-astronauts-just-24-hours.html"><img title="article-2539857-1AAD7FAA00000578-198_634x398" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="article-2539857-1AAD7FAA00000578-198_634x398" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqVOfFWSiTwwnz9B1rtxbCsvRokoSBd7EhwcssZDe4oQS-IwhEeX4yHCvYJ_GwE4o14LyGUT2uhJITHuOkxk0o-JDT8SheXLNcZhT9vJAqTX4vzLl3KTIaFZkFR15ZgNII_63gCeBwu2TX/?imgmax=800" width="368" height="241">Building homes on the MOON: Robots could one day 3D print an astronaut base on our rocky satellite | Mail Online</a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123347640503903071.post-47881830085050949062014-01-15T12:39:00.001+00:002014-01-15T12:39:29.224+00:00The experts behind Gaia's arrival at nothingness / Operations / Our Activities / ESA<p align="center"><a href="http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/The_experts_behind_Gaia_s_arrival_at_nothingness"><img title="The Milky Way Shines on Paranal" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="The Milky Way Shines on Paranal" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFWTiqukgy493y8x8UzZhHnkKE4a8u69BRrF-fC3COLBxYmM59hZD56w13Iaybdrg2YJ389eUilP8c03ynYADC_QNB-YGMWoowlcCY2oxkx2DfiYuTKZTocqPezCnVISSxXypcQWLUimw/?imgmax=800" width="240" height="159"><font color="#8080ff">The experts behind Gaia's arrival at nothingness / Operations / Our Activities / ESA</font></a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123347640503903071.post-33381631270666560742014-01-15T12:36:00.001+00:002014-01-15T12:36:26.654+00:00Three-storey Sky Whale fits 755 passengers, has virtual reality windows and self-healing wings | Mail Online<p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2538651/The-future-air-travel-Three-storey-Sky-Whale-fits-755-passengers-virtual-reality-windows-self-healing-wings.html"><img title="article-2538651-1AA217E500000578-395_634x423" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="article-2538651-1AA217E500000578-395_634x423" align="left" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-iCfCpV3JaFo/UtaAxph6C7I/AAAAAAAATA4/tgk2o6AiL3U/article-2538651-1AA217E500000578-395_634x423%25255B4%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="326" height="228">Three-storey Sky Whale fits 755 passengers, has virtual reality windows and self-healing wings | Mail Online</a></p> <p>Reminds me of Thunderbird 2 & Star trek ! Its such a nice futuristic design</p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123347640503903071.post-69388139782267768452014-01-14T16:03:00.001+00:002014-01-14T16:03:21.605+00:00Scientists plan to recreate a DYING STAR on Earth to learn more about red giants | Mail Online<p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2539215/Scientists-plan-recreate-DYING-STAR-Earth-learn-red-giants.html"><img title="article-2539215-1AA7EFBA00000578-414_634x343" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="article-2539215-1AA7EFBA00000578-414_634x343" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcycjpBFbWbN3zwWpqf6wq6wuFFSoMXR9RS7P_yuoBl6ZMSZWtUiqFVnZmYoQ6MW5iambUiJL45jGVphJC6JozJvVSbymDlYnODrnZUDJxRKl-syiVEEJObFtfj1hSDs06EfbmPG4jVHFv/?imgmax=800" width="301" height="173">Scientists plan to recreate a DYING STAR on Earth to learn more about red giants | Mail Online</a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123347640503903071.post-46369599225437761482014-01-14T13:51:00.000+00:002014-01-14T16:40:39.065+00:00January 2014 | China Lands on the Moon<div id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:845c1619-d15d-49b1-a0d0-f92ce891aac3" class="wlWriterSmartContent" style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 8px"> <div id="3b9c9c62-cb09-4ac0-819f-099e2c2cc961" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"> <div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKifdzv0xLA&feature=youtube_gdata_player" target="_new"><img onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('3b9c9c62-cb09-4ac0-819f-099e2c2cc961'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/vKifdzv0xLA?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/vKifdzv0xLA?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXY8IkVvWGiAApnMVM9ecZi53ABvsQ8M82L_nLwQQ7Bagd52J8keGt-ePACjzvKKKd6-E3byyR84Xc_28imfa2qYnKJorcNdwj8hdtdVoG8AuiuogDcT4NW8WmwP83fAvtwmh6u0sPMXwQ/?imgmax=800" galleryimg="no"></a></div></div></div> <p align="center"><font size="3"><strong><font color="#8080ff">Viewing figures | Dec 29 2013 – Jan 14 2014 <font color="#ffffff">10,200</font></font></strong><strong> <font color="#4f81bd">with likes from</font> UK, Russia & USA</strong> </font> <p align="center"><a href="http://www.spaceflight101.com/change-3.html" target="_blank"><font color="#0080ff"><strong><u>Spaceflight 101 - Chang'e 3</u></strong></font></a> <p align="justify"><font size="2">There has been a rollercoaster of Chinese emotions over the last month. </font> <p align="justify"><font size="2">The atmosphere was tense upon the launch of Chang’e 3 on December 1st, then as the Moon probe entered into Luna orbit China lost two expensive satellites, so the atmosphere again was very tense during the Luna landing. Fortunately all went well, the Chang’e 3 & Jade Rabbit instruments work fine, so the so the science can begin proper from January 10th. </font> <p align="justify"><font size="2">In this program we examine the mission in detail from launch, and what we know about the landing site from previous spacecraft. If you would like to contact me my Email address is </font><a href="mailto:Richard.pearson53@yahoo.co.uk"><font size="2">Richard.pearson53@yahoo.co.uk</font></a><font size="2"> Please follow me on Twitter @Richard91113095 </font> <p align="justify"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-aFOKz0raJAk/UtVA1Y8o4vI/AAAAAAAAS_8/Acf-y2ZuesM/s1600-h/3776748_orig%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img title="3776748_orig" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="3776748_orig" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdRg1Sy0i0oSriC3qYvLlgB9cXaFJMJ5DEgOWTwbkODvmSzz02XLaEkwQZ4c6PuNLhcTkXB0dBmHWz7jTZXcxp0NSI-TA9RJbJqf3YFB9FMTqb4N_xeMLi_2-sFqVjGkgrIXM1T-rbFpj/?imgmax=800" width="694" height="417"></a> <p align="center"><font color="#00ffff"><em>First APXS (Infrared) Spectrum of Luna soil</em></font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2">Please share this program with your friends by Email, Face-book & Twitter. The next program will be available from January 31st so please make a note in your diary; thank you for watching.</font></p> <p><font size="2">Richard Pearson</font></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123347640503903071.post-17078583431633057392014-01-13T21:26:00.001+00:002014-01-13T21:26:31.520+00:00Scientists discover group of 'hypervelocity' stars travelling so fast they could escape the Milky Way's gravitational clutches | Mail Online<p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2538750/Scientists-discover-group-hypervelocity-stars-travelling-fast-escape-Milky-Ways-gravitational-clutches.html"><img title="article-2538750-1AA319C400000578-339_634x529" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="article-2538750-1AA319C400000578-339_634x529" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih0DyU34O53FIK2fdaBFvv4xyxd_Z_drwbWzy0WEbVnnfrquUmHXM326qm0KEDjiapiX9EYssuDjiVYyY9Tbbp9rpvKznD6Rm70Wz-iuGSyX7A9YmPZhRIi_xhIq0rvisx-78SMSn0OLZN/?imgmax=800" width="240" height="200"><font color="#85c4ff">Scientists discover group of 'hypervelocity' stars travelling so fast they could escape the Milky Way's gravitational clutches | Mail Online</font></a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123347640503903071.post-24269017276972977152014-01-13T16:55:00.001+00:002014-01-14T12:23:49.899+00:00Altair Astro <p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrz6d5c27KI30tdS1m0VB5GGZrBEZsxejOzQGTIwURLmPjNmYWEZOQU7S3mzjbcSOj2ZAV5CadEsEWzhfEMK-AQ3wzulyPEooNmsSTW7mzEniF3KQBuOo2kfm5Yvt8BdWX-ufU8WT3Xgg/s1600-h/AARC250-TT%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="AARC250-TT" style="border-top: 0px; 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border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="article-0-1A93828900000578-434_634x557" align="left" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Rg9yprJiNI4/UtHhPeyE06I/AAAAAAAAS9Y/LIFOOx0RYto/article-0-1A93828900000578-434_634x557_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="240" height="211"></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2537804/Sir-Patrick-Moores-astronomical-generosity-secret-sons-Sky-At-Night-Presenter-leaves-bulk-400k-estate-four-men-adopted-fathers-died.html">Sir Patrick Moore's astronomical generosity to secret 'sons': Sky At Night Presenter leaves bulk of £400k estate to four men he 'adopted' after fathers died | Mail Online</a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123347640503903071.post-53379188606089672882014-01-11T15:05:00.001+00:002014-01-11T15:12:23.918+00:00New Chang’e 3 Images released by China<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-DL_zYO2XPa4/UtFdnNPeo5I/AAAAAAAAS7U/ScWYkTrG-6E/s1600-h/17%252520dec%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="17 dec" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="17 dec" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkX-lKSpG4d7fg4IZeiCkB1ptLIEAcxFUpMmlD83UEfrJLosFtXchC9yzMiNNU17JrTOZfS0MebgbRKP_8tM6CyXgn-lcbeoIEf-nlsZ0eVLBsYcpd1_DbNioY1Z3XpXmUEuzLvwPhyEuW/?imgmax=800" width="325" height="343"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-OE_cVVcFf6k/UtFdoprgzAI/AAAAAAAAS7k/aMA6jCKRk78/s1600-h/article-2537388-1A8E2A0700000578-203_634x595%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="article-2537388-1A8E2A0700000578-203_634x595" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="article-2537388-1A8E2A0700000578-203_634x595" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-4fNZ9YDH0rI/UtFdpkLX-0I/AAAAAAAAS7s/fPrhj-N9JKI/article-2537388-1A8E2A0700000578-203_634x595_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="343" height="341"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-K4oh12cJpMY/UtFdqtUHu7I/AAAAAAAAS70/yPuDsrnCMUU/s1600-h/article-2537388-1A8E2A0000000578-248_634x466%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img title="article-2537388-1A8E2A0000000578-248_634x466" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="article-2537388-1A8E2A0000000578-248_634x466" align="left" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-I675ymzW_Kw/UtFdrRjlMvI/AAAAAAAAS78/AS2QFaAdl6s/article-2537388-1A8E2A0000000578-248_634x466_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="326" height="257"></a></p> <p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL72ABKoFoUMUYP0O4GjtIW4K0m8Ving7V7DeNfnysDEP8tDvc4lnKxjswsdgGJiPYvs43qDggXPnpEjJCd5SEOQCaKKOm5TKPA3lxpuHsCAsI8s6SBpB4RhidOaHv-3X-2vhGob5fLH-Z/s1600-h/dec%25252016%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="dec 16" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="dec 16" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Z0oKcMoOL8E/UtFdsxoHS3I/AAAAAAAAS8M/CKKwDDfNAGk/dec%25252016_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="338" height="259"></a></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Z3gUYUOJciY/UtFdt-G5ErI/AAAAAAAAS8U/roak0IiNvjI/s1600-h/22%252520dec%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><img title="22 dec" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="22 dec" align="left" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ZELWwXij43E/UtFduq5vepI/AAAAAAAAS8c/6S5stTtV2KA/22%252520dec_thumb%25255B5%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="326" height="250"></a></p> <p align="justify">New images released on Friday 10th January showing the Change’e 3 lander and Jade Rabbit on the Moon. Click on any of the images to enlarge. The last image was taken of the Earth on December 25th in UV. The earth was 83.7% illuminated and has an angular size of 2 degrees of arc in the Luna sky.</p> <p align="justify">China scientists working on the project say they had a lot of help from NASA and designed Jade Rabbit from plans of NASAs Mars rover vehicles that are now successfully exploring the Red planet. </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p align="justify"> </p> <p align="justify"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--8kyPcBTSXE/UtFdvkEy-TI/AAAAAAAAS8k/_jKHi-fnOVQ/s1600-h/dec%25252025%252520Dec%252520earth%252520uv%25255B13%25255D.jpg"><img title="dec 25 Dec earth uv" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="dec 25 Dec earth uv" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdp2Q5hH-jivaAvuF2KIdHVoLEmgbYVNuFY3CKWiDcm7XEnrxdP7ybHN4q-HEwiXKJfMHGWEidn0JCN0gq8X0K80vwnHfNns5QTdvPp8opro3TFS8lvhCXHjXY8fWHG19q1C-YotgbI9Y/?imgmax=800" width="352" height="332"></a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123347640503903071.post-90145264969288024042014-01-05T16:19:00.001+00:002014-01-14T13:58:13.759+00:00Cold Weather forecast | February<div id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:6141af86-525f-4f0f-8042-45803772a969" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 5px"><div id="41069822-9222-43ed-a37f-baef29a09039" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2lhM8MT2Ww" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF4_T_OC4KyDMx_UX9MGvZFqUxA4AbsMbRULe0bBDHbnZt65Neqmi89fqpN7O68Gdx0-Cp3gSAK4dO26DN5evfHvj2PqsLvNeLx0tXdgeImkys9D43ZA8Fs9G-kg2arcTGDNMa1_96SoIZ/?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('41069822-9222-43ed-a37f-baef29a09039'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/B2lhM8MT2Ww?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/B2lhM8MT2Ww?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div><div style="width:448px;clear:both;font-size:.8em">13th January 2014</div></div> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center">Check-out Gavin’s Weather News Site</p> <p align="center"><a title="http://www.gavsweathervids.com/" href="http://www.gavsweathervids.com/"><font color="#00ffff" size="3">http://www.gavsweathervids.com/</font></a></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123347640503903071.post-81666660535786189102014-01-05T14:57:00.001+00:002014-01-06T23:00:19.300+00:00BBC News - New Sky At Night presenter Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock 'confused with tea lady'<p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25109143"><font color="#00ffff"><u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEkqRqDrduJ4C-QMAx-mKsZJKvN0Lpxcmfng8f4HjoWCYO9kixd9AVE7UlA3SIfl7yAvssk7q052f0OUwO79TYYmeNitUhTvF_Dw-tPoZ34734_EYsUd4kzy1vm0iWljKVVjrMDwMBlgT/s1600-h/_71400105_maggie%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="_71400105_maggie" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="_71400105_maggie" align="left" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dW2rfmcwuEE/Uslyxj_NSZI/AAAAAAAAS0U/Ks-O6Watfkk/_71400105_maggie_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="366" height="218"></a>BBC News - New Sky At Night presenter Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock 'confused with tea lady'</u></font></a></p> <p align="justify">The Sky at Night returns early next month in a new 30 minute slot on BBC 4. The show will be available soon after on the BBC I-player catch-up service.</p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123347640503903071.post-60607055848583334962013-12-31T11:41:00.001+00:002014-01-05T02:33:58.178+00:00NASA Images of Chang'e 3 Landing Site | NASA<p align="center"><a href="http://www.nasa.gov/content/nasa-images-of-change-3-landing-site/"><strong><u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5N6oGHxpmfRmrvacoyYnlNWMoD53Jm4MUaKxYqSnf2fdkAzzZHCZNOPHqPR8BF30k0SSwufK_aRchYC3LcHiqJgKZWDFgM4C4WHPrT_pmN_AiO0w9p8ososfJ3vCYhMzLvZ6r0nuICe8/s1600-h/before8516r_after2775r_enhance_0%25255B4%25255D.gif"><img title="before8516r_after2775r_enhance_0" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="before8516r_after2775r_enhance_0" align="left" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJAAv_Alsx_-Cn5ZWjn4H_omQ8U5Ho1ymXCG0tjyWP3ZHzIZCdhc8GZ_i5aNea5BSWmG_jk_WUwcentnRLYm7mP26cc7H4_Z8EGyc1V2jlLvb1CA0sujF9UCfV0uRMIFDNTK5Xup3dexA/?imgmax=800" width="371" height="397"></a>NASA Images of Chang'e 3 Landing Site | NASA</u></strong></a></p> <div id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:4104ab09-b264-4bd2-b20d-49efbed14ea3" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: right; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 20px"><div id="348596dc-05ff-4919-a35a-d3c0e6140c79" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3ZtgIfnp00&feature=youtube_gdata_player" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha5R2igrqSV1kwyDwTFi_DoiL1DwE9qO_-UbgNiLDGH0ITMv7RRf_p60hYR31XownGr1nBj6VWtZPXOnAryFeymeqUjAq9uJ4yB49fP5jVqRDdingC2FAvKvvf4pAtzUNuyfe0Duu1f-Fh/?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('348596dc-05ff-4919-a35a-d3c0e6140c79'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"360\" height=\"202\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/B3ZtgIfnp00?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/B3ZtgIfnp00?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"360\" height=\"202\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div><div style="width:360px;clear:both;font-size:.8em">Advertisement from 15 Dec 2013</div></div> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123347640503903071.post-63175926656143915022013-12-28T17:53:00.001+00:002013-12-29T16:52:20.700+00:00China’s Luna Mission programme 2004 - 2013<p align="center"><font size="3"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-6HEqH11odvE/UsBTQJbJ-2I/AAAAAAAASt8/NtasFS1E0eE/s1600-h/Yutu-ChangE3-1%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="Yutu-ChangE3-1" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px" border="0" alt="Yutu-ChangE3-1" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-BA7lHR8R970/UsBTQo-oFrI/AAAAAAAASuE/yxVLAWHBUvw/Yutu-ChangE3-1_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="390" align="left" height="280"></a>Let’s take a look back at China’s Moon programme.</font></p> <p align="justify"><font size="2">China's lunar mission is divided into three stages: orbiting, landing, and return. The following is the timeline of China's Luna mission development.</font> <p align="justify"><font size="2">1998 Commission for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence (COSTIND) begins planning the lunar mission, tackling major scientific and technological problems;</font> <p align="justify"><font size="2">2004 January - lunar orbiter project is formally established;</font> <p align="justify"><font size="2">February - mission is named "Project Chang'e" after a mythical Chinese goddess who flew to the moon;</font> <p align="justify"><font size="2">2007 Oct. 24 - Chang'e-1 is successfully launched;</font> <p align="justify"><font size="2"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-fDBr9wvRiWs/Ur8QDpmuC4I/AAAAAAAASs0/LNckoNfqN-4/s1600-h/chang%252527e%2525201%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="chang'e 1" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: right; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 8px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="chang'e 1" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-3BW_7KZaipc/Ur8QEKiRcaI/AAAAAAAAStA/y0qPku1IINQ/chang%252527e%2525201_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="285" align="right" height="140"></a>Nov. 7 - Chang'e-1 enters lunar orbit;</font> <p align="justify"><font size="2">Nov. 26 - a clip of the voice of the probe and a Chinese song "Ode to the Motherland" are sent back from orbit. China's first picture of the lunar surface is published by Xinhua News Agency;</font> <p align="justify"><font size="2">2008 Jan. 31 - COSTIND publishes the first picture of the lunar polar region taken by Chang'e-1;</font> <p align="justify"><font size="2">October - the State Council, China's Cabinet, approves the Chang'e-2 mission;</font> <p align="justify"><font size="2">Nov. 12 - based on data collected by Chang'e-1, the first lunar hologram with a resolution of 7 meters is published;</font> <p align="justify"><font size="2">2009 March 1 - Chang'e-1 impacts the moon under control;</font> <p align="justify"><font size="2">2010 Oct. 1 - Chang'e-2 is sent into space aboard a Long March-3C carrier rocket from southwest China's Xichang satellite launch centre;</font> <p align="justify"><font size="2"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz3ROx5zScJfZzN6eoGTbHQXkof2qKZPGbsNHNY49UHwh8MFeSMAR-Z6N7Ej6j7tBrd0EwQU4SWUnBEc4AgK0sqrsnwEFVk9i_dLMVzAEiZXP-UI46zR8MicTmVifGXmYLyT8EJ4MXL3OC/s1600-h/chang%252527e%2525202%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="chang'e 2" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: left; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px 8px 0px 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="chang'e 2" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxsm55Xb3sNV8jO8K08_MxWUJmdynJyI4UJ4dZtFEhLzfTaPAAZ-lTtvrg0tP-2hRsKCYL7LGiYo-PVBZn4QFDUqBn3AbeEnyYhccBECYmOix01rhRNY-8h4O-QHIiOPUTy9FkbWOO9Pd/?imgmax=800" width="253" align="left" height="168"></a>Oct. 9 - Chang'e-2 enters 100-km circular lunar orbit;</font> <p align="justify"><font size="2">Oct. 26 - Chang'e-2 enters lower, elliptical orbit; prepares to photograph Sinus Iridium;</font> <p align="justify"><font size="2">Oct. 29 - Chang'e-2 photographs Sinus Iridium and returns to a higher orbit;</font> <p align="justify"><font size="2">Nov. 8 - pictures of Sinus Iridium published by the State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence (SASTIND);</font> <p align="justify"><font size="2">2011 April 1 - Chang'e-2 completes all six engineering objectives and four scientific missions. Its design lifetime expires;</font> <p align="justify"><font size="2">April to the end of May - Chang'e-2 surveys south and north poles of the moon, and takes high-resolution pictures of the chosen landing site for Chang'e-3;</font> <p align="justify"><font size="2">Aug. 25 - For the first time in history, from lunar orbit a space craft enters the second Lagrange Point (L2) orbit, where gravity of the sun and Earth balance the orbital motion of the satellite;</font> <p align="justify"><font size="2">2012 Feb. 6 - SASTIND publishes a lunar hologram with a resolution of 7 meters;</font> <p align="justify"><font size="2">Dec. 13 - Chang'e-2 arrives in deep space 7 million km away from Earth, and surveys the Tout asteroid;</font> <p align="justify"><font size="2">Present Chang'e-2 is 60 million km away from Earth and has become China's first man-made asteroid in the solar system. It continues flying into deeper space. </font></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123347640503903071.post-17807852188941135572013-12-27T13:45:00.001+00:002014-01-05T15:27:10.160+00:00Happy New Year everyone<div id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:ca223109-a4d4-4566-87d1-34338417a597" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 8px"><div id="326f6aa2-4c6e-4f9e-8fcf-0d8b90841a00" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKifdzv0xLA&feature=youtube_gdata_player" target="_new"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-U7t4_Oka1Sw/Usl5y4fa_cI/AAAAAAAAS1M/NcYUZ0UIEvk/videobb5622f0c505%25255B8%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('326f6aa2-4c6e-4f9e-8fcf-0d8b90841a00'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/vKifdzv0xLA?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/vKifdzv0xLA?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div><img title="johannes-keplers-442nd-birthday-5097900694568960_4-hp" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="johannes-keplers-442nd-birthday-5097900694568960_4-hp" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-9kRNIZqLSTA/Ur2GPUkbkII/AAAAAAAASsU/wplIheA8SKU/johannes-keplers-442nd-birthday-5097900694568960_4-hp_thumb%25255B2%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" width="235" height="134"> <p>Finally finished January’s programme ‘China lands on the Moon.’ It is 40m long. It was challenging to obtain the video sequences and copyright permission. I acknowledge the help of Alan Simpson of the BBC for technical advice, Kevin Adams for his lovely music, NASA and CNTV. <p>This then is my contribution the BBC’s Astronomy Live Events around the country. I seem to have missed Christmas this year, all I need now is Dr Who to give me a lift in his Tardis to December 23rd….</p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123347640503903071.post-40007093815229029492013-10-31T12:27:00.000+00:002014-01-06T22:53:41.342+00:00November 2013 | Radio astronomy<div id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:fa91cff7-ecdf-4a5b-be5d-4ae62f1793bd" class="wlWriterSmartContent" style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 8px"> <div id="d729e0b0-73af-433c-a5f5-309793c83dd9" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"> <div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIRDKX6KulQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player" target="_new"><img onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('d729e0b0-73af-433c-a5f5-309793c83dd9'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/nIRDKX6KulQ?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/nIRDKX6KulQ?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" style="border-top-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-QrQK7_t7lmw/Un0bZvapn_I/AAAAAAAASfA/9KbeLH6GNBI/video5c79b1d6f6b2%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" galleryimg="no"></a></div></div></div> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#8080ff">Since this programme was first aired on 31st October it has been seen by over <font color="#ffffff">149,226</font> viewers.</font></strong></p> <p align="center"><strong><font color="#8080ff">In addition there were over <font color="#ffffff">5,000</font> viewers on EuTube which closed down on new year’s day.</font></strong></p> <p align="justify">Eighty Two years ago American astronomer Karl Jansky constructed the world's first radio telescope and discovered radio waves coming from the Milky Way, which paved the way for a new branch of astronomical research. Last month the final antenna for the Large Millimetre/sub millimetre Array (ALMA) project was handed over to the observatory by the European AEM Consortium to complete the world's largest radio telescope complex in Chile. Therefore In this month's programme, our main theme is radio astronomy.</p> <p align="justify">We also take a look at the highlights for November including a total eclipse of the Sun, on November 3rd, the Leonid meteors, and the latest news about comet ISON. You may also wish to try and glimpse the Ashen light on the night side of the planet Venus.</p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123347640503903071.post-91269921006282434042013-10-29T18:17:00.000+00:002013-11-12T11:48:58.847+00:00The Unfolding Universe<p align="justify"> <p align="justify"><font size="2" face="Calibri"></font></p> <div id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:aa10740a-8c31-432d-9189-8f4d84fde4e8" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: none; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"><div id="029e6c47-0da0-471a-83c9-bf445356edea" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-6mTVxIJN0&feature=youtube_gdata_player" target="_new"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-RGXzKId0Fc8/UoIVSU7c9kI/AAAAAAAASj4/X9AnljVgfOI/video4feb9043a30c%25255B10%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('029e6c47-0da0-471a-83c9-bf445356edea'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"708\" height=\"398\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/D-6mTVxIJN0?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/D-6mTVxIJN0?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"708\" height=\"398\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> <p>1982 25th Anniversary Programme</p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123347640503903071.post-10500456851713150422013-10-01T13:58:00.000+01:002013-11-08T17:07:02.304+00:00October 2013 | Voyager 1 at the edge of space<div id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:177a5b11-e170-41f0-a713-b8f1d547c450" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 8px"><div id="576a26e6-b4f4-442f-b9ce-26ebeec24377" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQwt0-_qtew&feature=youtube_gdata_player" target="_new"><img src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ByoLtWX5iuc/Un0aNLo8cyI/AAAAAAAASe0/sOEEd8GZi8E/video6ebbcd6da93a%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('576a26e6-b4f4-442f-b9ce-26ebeec24377'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/gQwt0-_qtew?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/gQwt0-_qtew?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> <p align="justify">In September NASA officially confirmed that the Voyager 1 spacecraft entered interstellar space beyond our solar system in August 2012 when it became the furthest man made object to do so. In this program we take a look at what this actually means.</p> <p align="justify">We also look at the highlights of the October night sky, and with Messier marathon season about to begin we pinpoint several deep sky objects for you to observe. Finally we have the latest news about comet ISON, and nova V339 DELPHINI which flared up in August, and is now getting brighter!</p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123347640503903071.post-47956325789225906372013-08-01T13:53:00.000+01:002013-11-08T17:03:44.335+00:00August 2013 | The realm of comets<div id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:7bdc9177-f08f-4e0b-b478-2299b1974b41" class="wlWriterEditableSmartContent" style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 8px"><div id="44f0ed74-a589-44bc-a6d2-d6ae8d636d99" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;"><div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sukgHSeQy9Y&feature=youtube_gdata_player" target="_new"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjex5ra2u3T6VAJWUtpvS0Y46-YlrXRpDvtfpy1LccRpe-Tje6RRuQfBgEdO_xuw0o2yz5GNc37XznqzR0PO7lehpOYDAHY57ZQsJpHRy4gL9brZPyMEakR-BWTbAJ2W6T1M1cYp7iu75vW/?imgmax=800" style="border-style: none" galleryimg="no" onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('44f0ed74-a589-44bc-a6d2-d6ae8d636d99'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/sukgHSeQy9Y?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/sukgHSeQy9Y?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" alt=""></a></div></div></div> <p align="justify">Hello and welcome to Astronomy & Space. In this program we take a look at the highlights of the August night sky.The maximum of the Perseid meteor shower takes place on the night of August 11th which are associated with comet Swift-Tuttle, and comet ISON looks like it will be a great sight in the December night sky. Our main theme is therefore the Realm of Comets. </p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7123347640503903071.post-84449874247095175872013-07-01T17:56:00.000+01:002013-12-29T16:56:32.378+00:00July 2013 | Gaia journey to the stars<div id="scid:5737277B-5D6D-4f48-ABFC-DD9C333F4C5D:b62b411a-ea33-4896-85a9-f32a598b16ce" class="wlWriterSmartContent" style="float: left; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 8px"> <div id="ff7d8623-7fa1-4c4e-b4c3-f5523dbd7698" style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px"> <div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT2ggw7Dfkc&feature=youtube_gdata_player" target="_new"><img onload="var downlevelDiv = document.getElementById('ff7d8623-7fa1-4c4e-b4c3-f5523dbd7698'); downlevelDiv.innerHTML = "<div><object width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/FT2ggw7Dfkc?hl=en&hd=1\"><\/param><embed src=\"http://www.youtube.com/v/FT2ggw7Dfkc?hl=en&hd=1\" type=\"application/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>";" style="border-top-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none" alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-iLKdXiMS7io/Un0ZD0pw_gI/AAAAAAAASec/BSC44-JI7io/video8af8ae23cde0%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" galleryimg="no"></a></div></div></div> <p align="justify">GAIA is set to launch on December 19th.</p> <p align="justify">In this program first broadcast in July our main theme is the Milky Way.</p> <p align="justify">In recent news it is now estimated that there are 60 billion stars with extra solar planets in our Milky Way, and there are 100 billion stars in our galaxy. In this week’s program we highlight the European Space Agency’s new mission GAIA which is to launch soon atop of a Russian rocket to study the stars of our Milky Way in extra fine detail. </p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com13