Space, the final frontier: 19 Jan 2014

Saturday 25 January 2014

Mars 25/1/2014, a photo by Raymond Collecutt on Flickr.

Last Quarter, 49% of the Rising Moon is Illuminated taken through a double glass window with a Canon SX50 HS on January 24, 2014 IMG_1029

Last Quarter, 49% of the Rising Moon is Illuminated taken through a double glass window with a Canon SX50 HS on January 24, 2014 IMG_1029, a photo by Ted_Roger_Karson on Flickr.

jupiter-R RGB-1400hrs-cs3x-final

jupiter-R RGB-1400hrs-cs3x-final, a photo by AstroJohnH on Flickr.

J2014-01-22-0222-RGB-R-EMr #Jupiter

J2014-01-22-0222-RGB-R-EMr, a photo by Jaicoa on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Jupiter and the moon Ganymede on January 22nd, 02:22ut. The moon is transiting behind the disc. Under average but with some turbulent conditions.

The Waxing Gibbous Moon

The Waxing Gibbous Moon, a photo by gatoth on Flickr.

Laplace A crater on the Moon -- with a visitor

NASA Cassini Significant Events for 01/15/2014 - 01/21/2014

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=45225

Photos: Best Space Photos of the Week - Jan. 25, 2014

http://www.space.com/24420-best-space-photos-of-the-week-jan-25-2014.html

Interplanetary Dust Driven by Stellar Winds Could Carry Organics to Earth & Exo-Planet

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2014/01/interplanetary-dust-driven-by-stellar-winds-could-carry-organics-to-earth-alien-planets.html

Lovejoy and X1 LINEAR: How to See Comets That Will Warm Up Your Mid-Winter Mornings

http://www.universetoday.com/108569/lovejoy-and-x1-linear-comets-to-warm-up-your-mid-winter-mornings/

Possible Supernova PSN J10553544+0423042 in MCG +1-28-20 or PGC 32834: Probably Asteroid 2367 Praha Narrowfield C - Jan 6 2014

Possible Supernova PSN J10553544+0423042 in MCG +1-28-20 or PGC 32834: Probably Asteroid 2367 Praha Narrowfield C - Jan 6 2014, a photo by Joseph Brimacombe on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
SUMMARY
Non-detection. Almost certainly Asteroid 2367 Praha.
DISCOVERY
TAROT Calern telescope: 2014.1.5.320; Mag 16.8 (1/5)
DATA
Total exposure 180 min (18 x 10 min, clear filter; unbinned, scale 0.63 asec/px)
Time: 2014.1.6.379
Photometry: Not done
Astrometry: Discovery position marked
DATA AQUISITION
These data were collected remotely from New Mexico Skies, Mayhill, New Mexico, USA by Joseph Brimacombe, Coral Towers Observatory, Cairns, Australia, using a 43-cm CDK telescope, STL-6303 camera and PME mount.
FITS file available on request from jbrimaco@bigpond.net.au

Possible Supernova CSS140109:100201+404034 in an Anonymous Galaxy Narrowfield C - Jan 10, 2014

Possible Supernova CSS140109:100201+404034 in an Anonymous Galaxy Narrowfield C - Jan 10, 2014, a photo by Joseph Brimacombe on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
SUMMARY
SN seen at Mag 19.02 C. Measurements include light from faint anonymous host seen on DSS2 image
DISCOVERY
Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey: 2014.1.1.9; Mag 19.18 (1/9)
DATA
Total exposure 30 min (3 x 10 min, clear filter; unbinned, scale 0.63 asec/px)
Time: 2014.1.10.398
Photometry: Mag 19.02 +/- 0.10 C (V for ref)
Astrometry: RA 10 02 00.94 Dec +40 40 33.3
DATA AQUISITION
These data were collected remotely from New Mexico Skies, Mayhill, New Mexico, USA by Joseph Brimacombe, Coral Towers Observatory, Cairns, Australia, using a 43-cm CDK telescope, STL-6303 camera and PME mount.
FITS file available on request from jbrimaco@bigpond.net.au

Supernova SN 2014I in ESO 487-G36 or PGC 17633 Narrowfield C - Jan 19, 2014

Supernova SN 2014I in ESO 487-G36 or PGC 17633 Narrowfield C - Jan 19, 2014, a photo by Joseph Brimacombe on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
SUMMARY
SN seen south-west of the nucleus at Mag 18.18 C.
DISCOVERY
Stuart Parker (BOSS): 2014.1.17.520; Mag 17.0 (1/17); Type 1a
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Total exposure 80 min (8 x 10 min, clear filter; unbinned, scale 0.63 asec/px)
Time: 2014.1.19.284
Photometry: Mag 18.18+/- 0.08 C (V for ref)
Astrometry: RA 05 42 19.87 Dec -25 32 40.3
DATA AQUISITION
These data were collected remotely from New Mexico Skies, Mayhill, New Mexico, USA by Joseph Brimacombe, Coral Towers Observatory, Cairns, Australia, using a 43-cm CDK telescope, STL-6303 camera and PME mount.
FITS file available on request from jbrimaco@bigpond.net.au

Elements and Ephemeris for 2006 AL4

(2006 AL4) Near-Earth Flyby (0.051 AU) JPL Small-Body Database Browser

JPL Small-Body Database Browser

Occultation of Saturn

http://asa.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/occnwdo.cgi?dir=2014/occns&file=occn.2014Jan25.Saturn&body=Saturn

TDRS-L launch on This Week @NASA

Weekly Space Hangout - January 24, 2014: LEGO Mars Rover & the Supernova!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x-VIqztWXk&feature=share

Weird 'Jelly Doughnut' Rock on Mars Explained | Video

Rosetta Wakes Up!; Herschel Finds Water Plumes on Ceres; John Dobson Dies: SFN 124

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4LqSn6VM5U&feature=share

Legend of the celestial Hunter and Scorpion

http://earthsky.org/tonight/legend-of-the-celestial-hunter-and-scorpion

Friday 24 January 2014

New Horizons: Updates From the January 2014 Science Team Meeting, Part 2 | The Planetary Society

This Week's Sky at a Glance January 24 – February 1 - SkyandTelescope.com

This Week's Sky at a Glance - SkyandTelescope.com

The Sky this Week: January 24–February 2, 2014 | Astronomy.com

Happy 10th anniversary Opportunity!

Stephen Hawking: “The Absence of Event Horizons Means There are No Black Holes"

More Great Images of Supernova 2014J Plus View it During Live Webcasts

NASA Spacecraft Take Aim At Nearby Supernova | International Space Fellowship

NASA Instruments on European Comet Spacecraft Begin Activation Countdown | NASA

Last Quarter, 49% of the Rising Moon is Illuminated taken through a double glass window with a Canon SX50 HS on January 24, 2014 IMG_1034

Last Quarter, 49% of the Rising Moon is Illuminated taken through a double glass window with a Canon SX50 HS on January 24, 2014 IMG_1034, a photo by Ted_Roger_Karson on Flickr.

Tolstoj and Nureyev - Nasa MESSENGER: Release Date 24 Jan 2014

MESSENGER: MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging

‘Cosmic Flashlight’ Makes Gas Glow Like A Fluorescent Light Bulb

Nearby Brown Dwarf Captured in a Direct Image

Dream Chaser’s KSC vision enables 2016 debut | NASASpaceFlight.com

Hubble, Hubble, Seeing Double! | International Space Fellowship

Superhabitable Exoplanets May Actually Exist - Space News - redOrbit

Asteroid Hunter NEOWISE Finds Over 800 Minor Bodies In Our Solar System Since Reactivation - Space News - redOrbit

James Webb Space Telescope Passes a Mission Milestone | NASA

Live Universe: January 24, 2014

Сквозь тернии к звёздам

http://youtu.be/4NOUJwDD5gI

Space to Ground - 1/24/14 #ISS

Космонавт Валерий Поляков

Космонавт Сергей Авдеев

Космонавт Владимир Титов

Next ISS Crew Meets the Media

http://youtu.be/KJ0uE5ozt0U

Conjunctions: Conjunction between the Moon and Saturn, January 2014 – In-The-Sky.org

New Horizons: Updates From the Science Team Meeting, Part 1 | The Planetary Society

Spectacular Nighttime Blastoff Sends Critical NASA TDRS Communications Relay Skyward from Cape – Photo Gallery

Opportunity Discovers That Oldest Rocks Reveal Best Chance for Martian Life

Sierra Nevada Dreamchaser Will Launch on First Orbital Flight Test in November 2016

Black Hole Steals Gas From Trillions Of Stars

Top 10 Discoveries by Mars Rovers Spirit & Opportunity: A Scientist's View | Space.com

How NASA's Mars Rovers Spirit and Opportunity Work (Infographic) | Space.com

Eye Exams, Spacewalk Preps for Station Crew | International Space Fellowship

NASA's Opportunity at 10: New Findings from Old Rover | International Space Fellowship

"Cosmic Orphans" with Trent Dupuy

http://youtu.be/bSJ4z-Jfay0

Ceres, the largest asteroid known, is spewing water into space

Cigar Galaxy Supernova Timelapse 1/22/14

Building The Dream: Sierra Nevada's Dreamchaser Comes Together

Coldest Places in the Universe: Canary Islands - January 23, 2014

Opportunity: 10 Years on Mars - Science

Opportunity: 10 Years on Mars - Operating A Rover

TDRS-L Spacecraft Separation

Liftoff of TDRS-L

Cerere avvolto nel vapore acqueo

(2014 BZ2) Near-Earth Flyby (0.015 AU) JPL Small-Body Database Browser

JPL Small-Body Database Browser

Moon and Saturn before dawn on January 25 | Tonight | EarthSky

Mars - March 6, 2012

Mars - March 6, 2012, a photo by Joseph Brimacombe on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Taken from Coral Towers Observatory 2346 local time (UT + 10) using a Mewlon 250 at F/44 and Skynyx 2-0 camera.

Light My Cigar! Supernova SN 2014J in M82 Narrowfield IR Color - Jan 23, 2014

Light My Cigar! Supernova SN 2014J in M82 Narrowfield IR Color - Jan 23, 2014, a photo by Joseph Brimacombe on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
SUMMARY
SN seen west-south-west of the nucleus at Mag 10.65 IR > 700 nm. Brightened by 0.28 Mag in 24 hours
DISCOVERY
SJ Fossey: 2014.1.21.810; Mag 11.7 (1/22)
DATA
Total exposure 60 min (6 x 10 min, infrared filter; unbinned, scale 0.63 asec/px)
Time: 2014.1.23.465
Photometry: Mag 10.65 +/- 0.63 IR > 700 nm (R for ref)
Astrometry: RA 09 5 42.18 Dec +69 40 25.8
DATA AQUISITION
These data were collected remotely from New Mexico Skies, Mayhill, New Mexico, USA by Joseph Brimacombe, Coral Towers Observatory, Cairns, Australia, using a 43-cm CDK telescope, STL-6303 camera and PME mount.
FITS file available on request from jbrimaco@bigpond.net.au

Supernova SN 2014D in UGC 7170 or PGC 38748 Narrowfield C - Jan 21, 2014

Supernova SN 2014D in UGC 7170 or PGC 38748 Narrowfield C - Jan 21, 2014, a photo by Joseph Brimacombe on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
SUMMARY
SN seen south-south-west of the nucleus at Mag 16.64 C.
DISCOVERY
Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey: 2014.1.1.410; Mag 17.0 (1/1); Type 1a
DATA
Total exposure 30 min (6 x 5 min, clear filter; binned 2x2, scale 0.91 asec/px)
Time: 2014.1.21.395
Photometry: Mag 16.64 +/- 0.05 C (V for ref)
Astrometry: RA 12 10 36.87 Dec -18 49 36.2
DATA AQUISITION
These data were collected remotely from New Mexico Skies, Mayhill, New Mexico, USA by Joseph Brimacombe, Coral Towers Observatory, Cairns, Australia, using a 51-cm RCOS telescope, STXL-6303 camera and PME II mount.
FITS file available on request from jbrimaco@bigpond.net.au

Thursday 23 January 2014

Curiosity images a gate and a drift, sols 519-521 | The Planetary Society

Will Spacewalks Happen On Expedition 40? NASA Undecided Due To Leak Investigation

Astrophotographers Rush to Capture Images of New Supernova 2014J

Ancient Mars May Have Been Habitable for Hundreds of Millions of Years | Space.com

NASA's Opportunity Rover: A Decade of Mars Exploration (Op-Ed) | Space.com

New Gallery Shows Beauty, Science of Mars Explored by Rovers | Space.com

Extreme Power of Black Hole Revealed | International Space Fellowship

Light My Cigar! Supernova SN 2014J = PSN J09554214+6940260 in M82Narrowfield CRB - Jan 23, 2014

Light My Cigar! Supernova SN 2014J = PSN J09554214+6940260 in M82 Narrowfield CRB - Jan 23, 2014, a photo by Joseph Brimacombe on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
SUMMARY
SN seen west-south-west of the nucleus at Mag 11.23 C, 10.90 R and 12.53 B. Brightening in C and fading in R.
DISCOVERY
SJ Fossey: 2014.1.21.8910; Mag 11.7 (1/22)
DATA
Total exposure 35 min (7 x 5 min, clear filter, 1 x 5 min red filter and 1 x 5 min blue filter; binned 2x2, scale 0.91 asec/px)
Time: 2014.1.22.466
Photometry: Mag 11.23 +/- 0.30 C (V for ref); Mag 10.90 +/- 0.47 R; Mag 12.53 +/- 0.31 B
Astrometry: RA 09 5 42.13 Dec +69 40 26.0
DATA AQUISITION
These data were collected remotely from New Mexico Skies, Mayhill, New Mexico, USA by Joseph Brimacombe, Coral Towers Observatory, Cairns, Australia, using a 51-cm RCOS telescope, STXL-6303 camera and PME II mount.
FITS file available on request from jbrimaco@bigpond.net.au

NASA Event Reflects on Accomplishments of Mars Rover

http://youtu.be/CpS919WF--8

Space Station Live: Studying The Risk of Visual Impairment in Space

http://youtu.be/uaK-XZfFF7M

Supernova in M82 - Deep Sky Videos

Accurate Parallax Measurement toward the Symbiotic Star R Aquarii | AAVSO

HiRISE | Giant Gullies North of the Argyre Impact Basin (ESP_034829_1325)

HiRISE | Oxus Patera Collapse Feature (ESP_034656_2195)

HiRISE | Shapes and Spots on a Polar Sand Dune (ESP_034441_2565)

HiRISE | Light-Toned Deposits along Coprates Chasma Slopes (ESP_034329_1670)

A Colorful History of Floor-Fractured Komarov - LROC News System

Supernova Photos: New Star Explosion in Galaxy M82 Seen by Stargazers | Space.com

Heavy metal in the early cosmos

ULA set to open 2014 campaign with Atlas V launch of TDRS-L | NASASpaceFlight.com

Virgin Galactic Announces Successful Test Firings Of New Liquid Rocket Engines For LauncherOne | International Space Fellowship

Traffic Cops To Prevent Collisions Between Satellites And Space Debris - Space News - redOrbit

A Rayed Horizon - Nasa MESSENGER: Release Date 23 Jan 2013

MESSENGER: MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging

The Moon!

The Moon!, a photo by The-dodo on Flickr.

NASA Tests Orion Spacecraft Parachute Jettison Over Arizona

Jupiter's full rotation in 2014 best edition!

Waning Gibbous, 60% of the Rising Moon is Illuminated taken through a double glass window with a Canon SX50 HS 012314 IMG_1005

Waning Gibbous, 60% of the Rising Moon is Illuminated taken through a double glass window with a Canon SX50 HS 012314 IMG_1005, a photo by Ted_Roger_Karson on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
-2.0 °F outside temperature.
Clear sky.

TDRS-L Rolls to the Launch Pad

Apollo 13 - The Checklist - Part 3 (Full Mission 41)

http://youtu.be/v_rlm5is684

Apollo 13 - The Checklist - Part 2 (Full Mission 40)

http://youtu.be/zWT5-FS_HyE

The Moon: Last Quarter, January 2014 – In-The-Sky.org

The Inner Planets: Venus at perihelion, January 2014 – In-The-Sky.org

Clementine – The Mission, Twenty Years Later | Spudis Lunar Resources Blog

Russia's Ambitious Planetary Exploration Goals | The Planetary Society

In the Eye of the Beholder

NASA Pressing Towards Fall 2014 Orion Test Flight – Service Module Complete

Why is The Sun Going Quiet? | Space.com

Golden Spike recruit Draper to evaluate lunar landing sites | NASASpaceFlight.com

Sloshing Robots and Spacewalk Preps Aboard Station | International Space Fellowship

NASA-funded Sounding Rocket To Fly Into Heart Of Aurora - Space News - redOrbit

Elements and Ephemeris for 2013 NC15

(2013 NC15) Near-Earth Flyby (0.069 AU) JPL Small-Body Database Browser

JPL Small-Body Database Browser

(2013 YS2) Near-Earth Flyby (0.056 AU) JPL Small-Body Database Browser

JPL Small-Body Database Browser

Video: The known universe | Space | EarthSky

See a winding river of stars called Eridanus | Tonight | EarthSky

Supernova PSN J08595594-0725103 in MCG- 1-23-16 or PGC 25264 Narrowfield C - Jan 21, 2014

Supernova PSN J08595594-0725103 in MCG- 1-23-16 or PGC 25264 Narrowfield C - Jan 21, 2014, a photo by Joseph Brimacombe on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
SUMMARY
SN seen east-south-east of the nucleus at Mag 18.44 C. Faded by 0.01 Mag in 3 weeks.
DISCOVERY
Catalina Real-Time Transient Survey: 2013.12.31.350; Mag 17.4 (12/31); Type 2
DATA
Total exposure 70 min (9 x 10 min, clear filter; binned 2x2, scale 0.91 asec/px)
Time: 2014.1.21.226
Photometry: Mag 18.44 +/- 0.33 C (V for ref)
Astrometry: RA 08 59 56.08 Dec -07 25 12.0
DATA AQUISITION
These data were collected remotely from New Mexico Skies, Mayhill, New Mexico, USA by Joseph Brimacombe, Coral Towers Observatory, Cairns, Australia, using a 51-cm RCOS telescope, STXL-6303 camera and PME II mount.
FITS file available on request from jbrimaco@bigpond.net.au

Light My Cigar! Possible Supernova PSN J09554214+6940260 in M82 the Cigar Galaxy Narrowfield IR - Jan 22, 2014

Light My Cigar! Possible Supernova PSN J09554214+6940260 in M82 the Cigar Galaxy Narrowfield IR - Jan 22, 2014, a photo by Joseph Brimacombe on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
SUMMARY
SN seen west-south-west of the nucleus at Mag 10.93 IR > 700 nm.
DISCOVERY
SJ Fossey: 2014.1.21.810; Mag 11.7 (1/22)
DATA
Total exposure 40 min (4 x 10 min, clear filter; unbinned, scale 0.63 asec/px)
Time: 2014.1.22.435
Photometry: Mag 10.93 +/- 0.63 IR > 700 nm (R for ref)
Astrometry: RA 09 5 42.18 Dec +69 40 25.8
DATA AQUISITION
These data were collected remotely from New Mexico Skies, Mayhill, New Mexico, USA by Joseph Brimacombe, Coral Towers Observatory, Cairns, Australia, using a 43-cm CDK telescope, STL-6303 camera and PME mount.
FITS file available on request from jbrimaco@bigpond.net.au

Wednesday 22 January 2014

Curiosity update, sols 488-520: Steady driving while watching the wheels

http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/2014/01221336-herkenhoff-sol520.html

Brand new supernova spotted in the cigar galaxy M82

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooon7MlPtgg&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Expedition 39 Crew News Conference Introduction

Supernova Explosion Seen In Nearby Galaxy | Video

New Supernova in M82

Conjunctions: Conjunction between the Moon and Mars, January 2014 – In-The-Sky.org

Bright Supernova in M82 - Observing Blog - SkyandTelescope.com

The Acid Clouds of Venus --"New Discoveries Provide Clues to Evolution of Earth's Atmosphere"

Bright New Supernova Blows Up in Nearby M82, the Cigar Galaxy

Galaxies on FIRE: Star feedback results in less massive galaxies

Large international interest in riding with NASA’s next Rover | NASASpaceFlight.com

At Your Service: Orion Service Module Complete | International Space Fellowship

Bright star reveals new exoplanet | International Space Fellowship

Solar Activity Update: Arizona - January 22, 2014

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l252dwZuvg&feature=share

Samantha’s Futura logo / Astronauts / Human Spaceflight / Our Activities / ESA

NASA Set for a Big Year in Earth Science with Five New Missions | NASA

Herschel discovers water vapour around dwarf planet Ceres / Herschel / Space Science / Our Activities / ESA

Light-Toned Deposits along Coprates Chasma Slopes

Oxus Patera Collapse Feature

Shapes and Spots on a Polar Sand Dune

Giant Gullies North of the Argyre Impact Basin

How Do We Get to Pluto? Part II: Passing Pluto

Космическая среда от 22 января 2014 года

Apollo 13 - The Checklist - Part 1 (Full Mission 39)

http://youtu.be/om-iZI_ERCM

Some assembly required: Nature's instruction booklet for planetary migration

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw5FCeYisyQ&feature=share&t=30s

MSL Sol509 #Mars

MSL Sol509, a photo by Mick Hyde on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Michael L Hyde (c) 2014
Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech.

NASA Receives Mars 2020 Rover Instrument Proposals for Evaluation - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Sneak Preview of Survey Telescope Treasure Trove | ESO

Panning across a new image of the Lagoon Nebula from the VST

Zooming in on a new image of the Lagoon Nebula from the VST

Moon and Mars from midnight tonight until dawn January 23 | Tonight | EarthSky

Storm on Saturn - June 19, 2011

Storm on Saturn - June 19, 2011, a photo by Joseph Brimacombe on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Taken from Coral Towers Observatory using a Mewlon 250 telescope at F/44, a Skynyx 2-0 camera on a PME mount.

Jupiter - Sept 15, 2010

Jupiter - Sept 15, 2010, a photo by Joseph Brimacombe on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Taken from Coral Towers Observatory long, long ago using a Mewlon 250 telescope at F/44, a Skynyx 2-0 high speed webcam on a PME mount.

Transit of Venus Start of Egress: H-alpha - June 6, 2012

Transit of Venus Start of Egress: H-alpha - June 6, 2012, a photo by Joseph Brimacombe on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Taken from Coral Towers Observatory at 14h 28m (UT + 10) using an astrophysics 130, a Coronado SM90/B30 H-alpha filter and Skynyx 2-2 camera. 500 frames.

Supernova PSN J06120295-2149353 in NGC 2196 Narrowfield C - Jan 21, 2014

Supernova PSN J06120295-2149353 in NGC 2196 Narrowfield C - Jan 21, 2014, a photo by Joseph Brimacombe on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
SUMMARY
SN seen south-west of the nucleus at Mag 19.04 C.
DISCOVERY
Lick Observatory Supernova Search: 2014.1.20.280; Mag 18.0 (1/20); Type 1c
DATA
Total exposure 60 min (6 x 10 min, clear filter; binned 2x2, scale 0.91 asec/px)
Time: 2014.1.21.345
Photometry: Mag 19.04 +/- 0.47 C (V for ref)
Astrometry: RA 06 12 02.94 Dec +21 49 35.4
DATA AQUISITION
These data were collected remotely from New Mexico Skies, Mayhill, New Mexico, USA by Joseph Brimacombe, Coral Towers Observatory, Cairns, Australia, using a 51-cm RCOS telescope, STXL-6303 camera and PME II mount.
FITS file available on request from jbrimaco@bigpond.net.au

Supernova SN 2014G in NGC 3448 Narrowfield C - Jan 15, 2014

Supernova SN 2014G in NGC 3448 Narrowfield C - Jan 15, 2014, a photo by Joseph Brimacombe on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
SUMMARY
SN seen west-south-west at Mag 16.29 C.
DISCOVERY
Koichi Itagaki and Patrick Wiggins: 2014.1.14.317; Mag 14.6 (1/16); Type 2n
DATA
Total exposure 110 min (11 x 10 min, clear filter; unbinned, scale 0.63 asec/px)
Time: 2014.1.15.385
Photometry: Mag 16.29 +/- 0.24 C (V for ref)
Astrometry: RA 10 54 34.11 Dec +54 17 56.4
DATA AQUISITION
These data were collected remotely from New Mexico Skies, Mayhill, New Mexico, USA by Joseph Brimacombe, Coral Towers Observatory, Cairns, Australia, using a 43-cm CDK telescope, STL-6303 camera and PME mount.
FITS file available on request from jbrimaco@bigpond.net.au

'Super Ball Bot' Could Explore Saturn's Huge Moon Titan

http://www.space.com/24359-titan-superball-exploration-technology.html

China’s Yutu rover trundles across the Moon in Time-lapse Panorama

http://www.universetoday.com/108364/chinas-yutu-rover-trundles-across-the-moon-in-time-lapse-panorama/

Tuesday 21 January 2014

Solar wind and space dust create new source of water, laboratory study suggests

http://phys.org/news/2014-01-solar-space-source-laboratory.html

Photos: NASA's TDRS-L Data Relay Satellite Ready to Launch

http://www.space.com/24349-nasa-satellite-launch-photos-tdrs-l-mission.html

Mysterious Mars Rock Looks Like 'Jelly Donut,' Defies Explanation (Photos)

http://www.space.com/24356-mars-rock-mystery-opportunity-rover-photos.html

Weird 'Gravity Waves' in Venus Clouds Spotted by Spacecraft

http://www.space.com/24295-weird-venus-gravity-waves-photos.html

Morpheus Completes 64-second Free Flight

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCJPiQlgz9Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Rosetta update from mission control

http://www.planetary.org/blogs/guest-blogs/2014/20140121-rosetta-update-from-mission-control.html

Video: Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration sends Bill Nye over the Moon Posted

http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2014/01211123-lunar-laser-communication.html

Infrared Image of Saturn's Rings

http://www.nasa.gov/content/infrared-image-of-saturns-rings/#.Ut66YkoRfN0

Wrinkled, But How Old? - LROC

http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/news/index.php?/archives/855-Wrinkled,-But-How-Old.html

Surprise! Fomalhaut’s Kid Sister Has a Debris Disk Too

http://www.universetoday.com/108258/surprise-fomalhauts-kid-sister-has-a-debris-disk-too/

Why Is the Solar System Flat?

http://www.universetoday.com/108355/why-is-the-solar-system-flat/

An Incredible Time-lapse of Venus Passing Through Inferior Conjunction

http://www.universetoday.com/108339/an-incredible-time-lapse-of-venus-passing-through-inferior-conjunction/

Rosetta è sveglia e vola verso la cometa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZzB9Ho_abE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Spectroscopy of the enigmatic short-period cataclysmic variable IR Com in an extended low state | AAVSO

Subtle flickering in Cepheids | AAVSO

How has Mars changed over billions of years? | Astronotes

Black Holes Unlikely To Help Explain Dark Matter - Space News - redOrbit

Transit of Venus Ingress Complete: Calcium K-line Filter - June 6, 2012

Transit of Venus Ingress Complete: Calcium K-line Filter - June 6, 2012, a photo by Joseph Brimacombe on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Taken from Coral Towers Observatory at 08h 32m local time (UT+10) using 60-mm Lunt Calcium K-line Solar Telescope and Skynyx 2-1 camera on a PME mount. 100 frames.

More on “Pinnacle Island”… | The Road To Endeavour

TAT'S 2 MIN NEWS 12114 FASCINATING PHENOMENA OF JUPITER'S MOONS

Waning gibbous Moon 19/0114

Waning gibbous Moon 19/0114, a photo by Spicey_Spiney on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Taken with a WIlliam Optics 70mm refractor, 2 x Barlow and Canon 1100D at prime focus
Single shot, ISO-800 1/1000sec exp. Shot through thin cloud.
Contrast levels adjusted in Photo Gallery

Bizarre Star Could Host a Neutron Star in Its Core | AAVSO

Another Lunar Orbiter Earthrise Retrieved and Enhanced - SpaceRef

New Discovery: Inner Regions of Milky Way's Disc Formed First

Scientists directly image brown dwarf for the first time at Keck Observatory

Milky Way shaken... and stirred

ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft stirred from its long hibernation | NASASpaceFlight.com

Are We Alone? NASA's 30-Year Goal to Answer Astrophysics' Greatest Question | MIT Technology Review

Космонавт Александр Баландин

Elements and Ephemeris for (251346) 2007 SJ

251346 (2007 SJ) Near-Earth Flyby (0.049 AU) JPL Small-Body Database Browser

JPL Small-Body Database Browser

See the Unicorn this evening, moon and Mars after midnight | Tonight | EarthSky

Supernova SN 2014C in NGC 7331 Narrowfield C - Jan 6 and 9, 2014

Supernova SN 2014C in NGC 7331 Narrowfield C - Jan 6 and 9, 2014, a photo by Joseph Brimacombe on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
SUMMARY
SN seen south-south-east of the nucleus at Mag 16.18 C on the 6th and Mag 15.51 C on the 9th. Brightening.
DISCOVERY
Lick Observatory Supernova Search: 2014.1.5.090; Mag 15.2 (1/15); Type 1b
DATA
Jan 6
Total exposure 60 min (6 x 10 min, clear filter; binned 2x2, scale 0.91 asec/px)
Time: 2014.1.6.144
Photometry: Mag 16.18 +/- 0.08 C (V for ref)
Astrometry: RA 22 37 05.57 Dec +34 24 31.5
Jan 9
Total exposure 110 min (11 x 10 min, clear filter; binned 2x2, scale 0.91 asec/px)
Time: 2014.1.9.117
Photometry: Mag 15.51 +/- 0.07 C (V for ref)
Astrometry: RA 22 37 05.58 Dec +34 24 31.6
DATA AQUISITION
These data were collected remotely from New Mexico Skies, Mayhill, New Mexico, USA by Joseph Brimacombe, Coral Towers Observatory, Cairns, Australia, using a 43-cm CDK telescope, STL-6303 camera and PME mount.
FITS file available on request from jbrimaco@bigpond.net.au

Supernova LSQ14q in PGC 1530175 Narrowfield C - Jan 4, 2014

Supernova LSQ14q in PGC 1530175 Narrowfield C - Jan 4, 2014, a photo by Joseph Brimacombe on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
SUMMARY
SN seen south-east of the nucleus at Mag 20.31 C.
DISCOVERY
La Silla-Quest: 2014.1.2; Mag 20.2 (1/2); Type 1a
DATA
Total exposure 90 min (9 x 10 min, clear filter; binned 2x2, scale 0.91 asec/px)
Time: 2014.1.4.264
Photometry: Mag 20.31 +/- 0.06 C (V for ref)
Astrometry: RA 08 53 57.56 Dec +17 19 38.5
DATA AQUISITION
These data were collected remotely from New Mexico Skies Observatory, Mayhill, New Mexico, USA, by Joseph Brimacombe, Coral Towers Observatory, Cairns, Australia, using a 51-cm RCOS telescope and STXL-6303 camera on an PME II mount.
FITS file available on request from jbrimaco@bigpond.net.au

Monday 20 January 2014

Rosetta Wakes Up, Phones Home, Starts Tweeting

http://www.universetoday.com/108337/rosetta-wakes-up-phones-home-starts-tweeting/

Rosetta wake-up media briefing at ESOC - Part 1

http://youtu.be/AmdZRw-0AZI

ESA’s ‘sleeping beauty’ wakes up from deep space hibernation / Rosetta / Space Science / Our Activities / ESA

How Do We Get to Pluto? Part I: The Encounter Begins

Largest Known Nebula in the Universe Reveals Cosmic Web for 1st Time

A View into To Ngoc Van - Nasa MESSENGER: Release Date 20 Jan 2014

MESSENGER: MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging

Saturn's 'Yin and Yang' Moon Shines in NASA Photo | Space.com

TheSkyNet acquires new target as astronomers reach for the stars

Космонавт Муса Манаров

Jupiter, fo real

Jupiter, fo real, a photo by jpstanley on Flickr.

Waning Gibbous, 86% of the Moon is Illuminated taken on January 19,2014 with a Panasonic FZ70 using a LT55 TCL P1030453

Waning Gibbous, 86% of the Moon is Illuminated taken on January 19, 2014 with a Panasonic FZ70 using a LT55 TCL P1030453, a photo by Ted_Roger_Karson on Flickr.

Jonn Serrie - Winter`s Chapel & Visible light echoes around RS Puppis

Weekly space gallery for January 18, 2014 : Space and Astronomy news daily – SpaceInfo.com.au

New Views of Martian Weather | The Planetary Society

Rosetta Spacecraft Waking Up for Final Leg of Comet Landing

1st 360 Degree Color Panorama from China’s Chang’e-3 Lunar Lander

Milky Way may have formed 'inside-out': Gaia provides new insight into Galactic evolution

Sky & Telescope's SkyWeek January 20 - 26, 2014

TPOD Week in Review 1-13 to 1-17

Apollo 13 - Is It Snowing in the Command Module? (Full Mission 38)

http://youtu.be/U0309w_g2Qs

Eyes on the Sky: Jan 20 thru Jan 26

Космонавт Александр Волков

What Is A Solar Sail?

Virtual Star Party - January 19, 2014: Jupiter, the Moon and Nebulae

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePOrciuULH0&feature=share

Gaia's mission: solving the celestial puzzle

http://youtu.be/oGri4YNggoc

Rosetta orbiting the comet

Elements and Ephemeris for (277570) 2005 YP180

277570 (2005 YP180) Near-Earth Flyby (0.078 AU) JPL Small-Body Database Browser

JPL Small-Body Database Browser

Faint, fuzzy object near Sirius is a star cluster | Tonight | EarthSky

Supernova PTF13dzm in NGC 414 or PGC 93079 Narrowfield C - Jan 1, 2014

Supernova PTF13dzm in NGC 414 or PGC 93079 Narrowfield C - Jan 1, 2014, a photo by Joseph Brimacombe on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
SUMMARY
Non-detection. SN indistinguishable from assumed foreground star near host core
DISCOVERY
Palomar Transient Factory: 2013.11.8.390; Mag 17.1 (11/8); Type Ia
DATA
Total exposure 100 min (10 x 10 min, clear filter; unbinned, scale 0.63 asec/px)
Time: 2014.1.1.230
Photometry: Not done
Astrometry: Discovery position marked
DATA AQUISITION
These data were collected remotely from New Mexico Skies, Mayhill, New Mexico by Joseph Brimacombe, Coral Towers Observatory, Cairns, Australia using a 43-cm CDK telescope, STL-6303 camera and PME
FITS file available on request from jbrimaco@bigpond.net.au

Possible Supernova MASTER OT J110457.10+300122.0 in MCG +5-26-47 or PGC 33487 Narrowfield C - Jan 17 and 18, 2014

Possible Supernova MASTER OT J110457.10+300122.0 in MCG +5-26-47 or PGC 33487 Narrowfield C - Jan 17 and 18, 2014, a photo by Joseph Brimacombe on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
SUMMARY
SN seen south-west of the nucleus at Mag 16.73 C on the 17th and Mag 16.65 on the 18th. Probably brightening.
DISCOVERY
MASTER Robotic Net: 2014.1.13.665; Mag 16.6 (1/13)
DATA
Jan 17
Total exposure 190 min (38 x 5 min, clear filter; binned 2x2, scale 0.91 asec/px)
Time: 2014.1.17.345
Photometry: Mag 16.73 +/- 0.32 C (V as ref)
Astrometry: RA 11 04 57.10 Dec +30 01 21.8
Jan 18
Total exposure 85 min (17 x 5 min, clear filter; binned 2x2, scale 0.91 asec/px)
Time: 2014.1.18.513
Photometry: Mag 16.65 +/- 0.32 C (V as ref)
Astrometry: RA 11 04 57.12 Dec +30 01 21.3
DATA AQUISITION
These data were collected remotely from New Mexico Skies, Mayhill, New Mexico by Joseph Brimacombe, Coral Towers Observatory, Cairns, Australia using a 51-cm RCOS telescope, STXL-6303 camera and PME II.
FITS file available on request from jbrimaco@bigpond.net.au

Supernova iPTF14X in an Anonymous Galaxy Narrowfield C - Jan 19, 2014

Supernova iPTF14X in an Anonymous Galaxy Narrowfield C - Jan 19, 2014, a photo by Joseph Brimacombe on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
SUMMARY
Non-detection. SN indistinguishable from host and no change in centroid.
DISCOVERY
Palomar Transient Factory: 2014.1.5.42; Mag 19.7 (1/5); Type 2
DATA
Total exposure 200 min (40 x 5 min, clear filter; binned 2x2, scale 0.91 asec/px)
Time: 2014.1.19.459
Photometry: Non-detection
Astrometry: Discovery position marked
DATA AQUISITION
These data were collected remotely from New Mexico Skies, Mayhill, New Mexico by Joseph Brimacombe, Coral Towers Observatory, Cairns, Australia using a 51-cm RCOS telescope, STXL-6303 camera and PME II.
FITS file available on request from jbrimaco@bigpond.net.au

Sunday 19 January 2014

Bright Stars in the Sky | The Transient Sky - Comets, Asteroids, Meteors

'Super-Earths' May Have Oceans & Continents

Distant quasar illuminates a filament of the cosmic web

Comet Lovejoy 1/19/14

Comet Lovejoy 1/19/14, a photo by astroferg on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
C/2013 R1 Lovejoy. Captured with a Canon XTi and Orion ST-80 piggybacking on an LX200. 45x30s @ ISO 800. Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker aligned on the stars, then aligned on the comet, then combined into a single image.

Jup-2014-01-16-0135_0219_0308ut-RGB-EMr #Jupiter

Jup-2014-01-16-0135_0219_0308ut-RGB-EMr by Jaicoa

Jup-2014-01-16-0135_0219_0308ut-RGB-EMr, a photo by Jaicoa on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Jupiter, Europa on January 16th, 01:35-03:08ut. The moon Europa transiting across the disc on the last image (right) the moon is between the South Equatorial Belt and the South Tropical Zone edge and casting its shadow. North is at bottom.

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