Posts Tagged ‘Steve Woodbridge’

Observing Calendar for July – August 2010

Observing Calendar July 13th to August 10th by Steve Woodbridge (all times BST)Date July 16 Vega culminates at midnight. Vega (α Lyrae) is the 5th brightest star in the sky and sits majestically high in the sky in summer evenings. Just to its east lies the beautiful double-double ε....

July 7th, 2010 | Sky Diary | Read More

Observing Calendar June-July 2010

Observing Calendar May 11th to June 7th by Steve Woodbridge (all times BST)Date June 12 New Moon.June 14 Antares...

June 8th, 2010 | Sky Diary | Read More

Observing Calendar May-June 2010

Observing Calendar May 11th to June 7th by Steve Woodbridge (all times BST)Date May 11th Arcturus, the leading star...

May 10th, 2010 | Sky Diary | Read More

Observing Calendar – April 13th to May 10th 2010

Observing Calendar – by Steve Woodbridge (all times BST)Date April 14 New Moon.April 14 Mars culminates at dusk....

April 11th, 2010 | Sky Diary | Read More

Observing Calendar for January – February 2010 by Steve Woodbridge

Observing Calendar January 12th to February 8th 2010 (all times GMT) by Steve Woodbridge Date January 12th Venus 1 day past superior conjunction. Venus is effectively invisible this period.January 15th New MoonJanuary 15th Procyon culminates at midnight. Procyon is the brightest star...

January 10th, 2010 | Sky Diary | Read More

Observing Calendar for October – November by Steve Woodbridge

Observing Calendar October 13th to November 12th 2009 (all times BST) by Steve WoodbridgeDate October 15th Ganymede occults Io (2127)October 16th Mercury, Venus, Saturn and the moon all within 15 degrees looking ESE at 0725October 16th Ganymede occults Europa (2210)October 18th New...

October 12th, 2009 | Sky Diary | Read More

Observing Calendar for September / October – By Steve Woodbridge

Observing Calendar September 8th to October 12th 2009 (all times BST) by Steve Woodbridge FAS is pleased to present the highlights of the August sky prepared by Steve Woodbridge. There are also several opportunities to see the ISS (click here for details).Date Sept 8th-9th Io occults (2321)...

September 10th, 2009 | Sky Diary | Read More

U Orionis Observing Notes 2007-9 by Steve Woodbridge

The British Astronomical Association made U Orionis, a long-period variable or “Mira” star, its variable star of year for 2008 and I have been following it since that year’s maximum. This star varies over a period of around 368 days, typically from magnitude 6.5 to 12.0. Like all long-period variable...

August 16th, 2009 | VS Reports | Read More

VW Cep Observing Notes 2007-8 by Steve Woodbridge

07-8 I started observing a couple of W Ursa Majoris Stars. These contact eclipsing binaries have very short periods (fractions of a day), and because they are so close together the stars themselves are distorted, leading to continuous variation rather than the sharp dip during eclipse that Algol-type...

August 16th, 2009 | VS Reports | Read More