ASTRO - Supernova 2007ux - January 1st 2008
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:17:47 -0800 (PST)
Supernova 2007ux - January 1st 2008
Discovered 2007/12/23.49 by Lick Observatory Supernova Search in an
anonymous galaxy at R.A. = 10h09m19s.98, Decl. = ¡ã59'32".8 (near
UGC 5477
This would have been a very hard supernova to discover with the system
I normally use!
http://www.martin-nicholson.info/supernova ...
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ASTRO - What can I image in the far Southern Sky in under 10 minutes?
(2)
Wed, 9 Jan 2008 20:22:55 -0800 (PST)
What can I image in the far Southern Sky in under 10 minutes? (2)
The Galaxy called Centaurus A
NGC 5128, better known as Centaurus A, was discovered by Jamas Dunlop
and was included in his 1827 catalog. Sir John Herschel described the
galaxy in his 1849 "Outlines of Astronomy" as "two semi-ovals of
elliptica ...
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ASTRO - Favourite Exhibits from the Galactic Zoo (2)
Wed, 9 Jan 2008 08:54:17 -0800 (PST)
Favourite Exhibits from the Galactic Zoo (2)
NGC 3239 in Leo. This is an irregular galaxy showing signs of
interaction with another galaxy indicated by the faint tidal tails.
My - less impressive version - made up by median combining 15 x 120
second unfiltered images.
http://www.martin-nicholson.info/galact ...
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ASTRO - Supernova 2008c - Imaged January 9th 2008
Wed, 9 Jan 2008 04:21:38 -0800 (PST)
Discovered 2008/01/03.27 by Tim Puckett, R. Gagliano and Jack Newton.
Found in UGC 3611 at R.A. = 06h57m11s.53, Decl. = ¡ã26'13".7
http://www.martin-nicholson.info/supernova2007/supernova2008c.htm
Martin Nicholson, Daventry, England.
http://www.martin-nicholson.info/1/1a.htm
Visit the Astronomical Hall of ...
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ASTRO - Favourite Exhibits from the Galactic Zoo (1)
Tue, 8 Jan 2008 09:04:59 -0800 (PST)
Favourite Exhibits from the Galactic Zoo (1)
NGC 5541 in Bootes is just one of the lesser known but very attractive
objects that are well worth amateur astronomers? time. Not least
because a supernova has been found here and you never know when
another will appear!
http://www.martin-nicholson.info/galacticzoo ...
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Mars with good seeing - Jan 7th (UK)
Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:15:28 +0000
Hi all,
Not a lot of time to process the data set today so I'll put this wip
out first. The seeing was fairly steady last night from my location on
the UK's south coast. Here's the first quick process from the data set
put together last night when I should have gone to bed zzz.
http://www.digitalsky.org.uk/m ...
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ASTRO - Exploring the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2)
Tue, 8 Jan 2008 00:35:53 -0800 (PST)
Exploring the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (2)
NGC 4536 - Galaxy in Virgo
NGC 4536 is a starburst galaxy with star formation occurring in the
arms and a stable older population of stars in the core area.
http://www.martin-nicholson.info/exploresdss/ngc4536.htm
Martin Nicholson, Daventry, England.
http://www. ...
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MZ SGE - a missing variable star?
Mon, 7 Jan 2008 03:39:59 -0800 (PST)
MZ SGE - a missing variable star?
In the article on the "Identification of the Rosino-Guzzi Variables in
Sagitta" by Brian Skiff he states "? MX Sge must be considered lost
for now."
This animation (120s in IR and V band) was taken on 2007-10-14 with a
field of view cut down to 20 x 20 arc minutes. The M6 Mir ...
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Re: UO plays key role in LIGO's new view of a cosmic event
Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:03:49 +0100
shiv.nath.kk@gmail.com wrote:
> An international team of physicists, including University of Oregon
> scientists, has concluded that last February's intense burst of gamma
> rays possibly coming from the Andromeda Galaxy lacked a gravitational
> wave. That absence, they say, rules out an initial interpretation tha ...
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Re: UO plays key role in LIGO's new view of a cosmic event
Sun, 6 Jan 2008 21:54:25 +0000
In uk.sci.astronomy message <2caf0ef6-0f1b-4554-b57b-6ace5eb7fc09@e32g20
00prn.googlegroups.com>, Sun, 6 Jan 2008 03:55:45,
shiv.nath.kk@gmail.com posted:
>An international team of physicists, including University of Oregon
>scientists, has concluded that last February's intense burst of gamma
>rays possibly co ...
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