Sunday, November 25, 2007

This Week in Space #6

Astronomy Picture of the Day
November 18 - M45: The Pleiades Star Cluster (c)Antonio Fernandez-Sanchez
November 19 - Aurora in the Distance (c)Lance McVay
November 20 - Earthrise from Moon-Orbiting Kaguya (c)SELENE Team, JAXA, NHK
November 21 - Expansive Comet Holmes (c)Jean-Charles Cuillandre (CFHT), Hawaiian Starlight, CFHT
November 22 - Pleiades and Stardust (c)Tony Hallas
November 23 - The Medusa Nebula (c)Don Goldman
November 24 - Galaxies in Pegasus (c)Dietmar Hager

HubbleSite
Tonight's Sky
Gallery: Picture Album
Gallery: Wallpaper
Gallery: Movie Theater
Hubble Discoveries

NASA
Watching Galaxies Grow Old Gracefully
For Kids: Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn & Titan
Kids Club
IOTD: Crew wraps up launch practice
earth Observatory: IOTD
Sky and Telescope
Callf or Images of Venus, by Dennis di Cicco
Swimming a Salty Sea by Leslie Mullen
This Week's Sky at a Glance by Alan M. MacRobert
Understanding Celestial Coordinates by Alan M. MacRobert
Solar Filter Safety by Ralph Chou
Make a Star Clock! by Dennis Schatz and Paul Allan
How to Start Right in Astronomy by Alan M. MacRobert
The Minima of Algol by Adrian R. Ashford and Alan M. MacRobert
A Solar Observing Refresher Course by Jeff Medkeff
Accurate Polar Alignment by Alan M. MacRobert

Space.com

Moonlight Madness: The Frustrating Full Phase By Joe Rao
What Space Telescopes of Tomorrow Will See By Dave Mosher
Spacewalkers Outfit Space Station's Newest Room By Tariq Malik
Earth's Moon is Rare Oddball By Dave Mosher
New Way to ID Stars in Night Sky Photos By Dave Mosher

Science Daily
Massive Project Will Scour Universe For Gravity Waves; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2007, November 18)
Hubble Zooms In On Heart Of Mystery Comet -- Comet Holmes; ESA/Hubble Information Centre (2007, November 16)
How To Make The Brightest Supernova Ever: Explode, Collapse, Repeat; University of California - Santa Cruz (2007, November 15)
Planets Forming In Pleiades Star Cluster, Astronomers Report; University of California, Los Angeles (2007, November 15)


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