Showing posts with label Comet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Comet. Show all posts

Friday, April 5, 2013

Comet PANSTARRS visible in Irish skies tonight

The conjunction of comet Pan-STARRS and the Andromeda galaxy over the local ruins of Ross Erilly Friary, near Headford, Galway. Image Trevor Durity

Comet PANSTARRS is visible in the evening skies and is placed right next to the Andromeda Galaxy in the northwest, which is the furthest object visible to the naked eye.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

NASA Chief says Prayer our only hope if asteroid takes aim at Earth

NASA chief Charles Bolden has advice on how to handle a large asteroid headed toward Earth: Pray.

Thursday, March 14, 2013

Comet PanStarrs Visible Shortly After Sunset

Comet PANSTARRS and the Waxing Crescent Moon as seen over Castroville, Texas, USA, on March 12, 2013. Credit and copyright Adrian New.
Northern Hemisphere skygazers haven’t seen a bright comet with a long tail since Comet Hale-Bopp graced the night sky in 1997. However, Comet PANSTARRS (C/2011 L4) has in recent days been visible to the naked-eye and through binoculars after sunset.

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Eyes to the skies as Comet PANSTARRS becomes visible during March

Luis Argerich from Buenos Aires, Argentina, captured Comet PANSTARRS in the sky above Mercedes, Argentina, on February 11, 2013. The comet shone at magnitude 4.5 to the left of an Iridium flare.

The long wait is nearly over. Northern Hemisphere skygazers haven’t seen a bright comet with a long tail since Comet Hale-Bopp graced the night sky in 1997. But if predictions hold, Comet PANSTARRS (C/2011 L4) should be a nice naked-eye object and look impressive through binoculars after sunset starting in the second week of March.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

So how can NASA tell that the Russian meteor isn't related to asteroid 2012 DA14?

So how can we tell that the Russian meteor isn't related to asteroid 2012 DA14?

Sunday, February 17, 2013

VIDEO - Asteroid 2012 DA14 Passes the Earth


Asteroid 2012 DA 14 from Daniel López on Vimeo.

There it goes. That small spot moving in front of background stars in the above video is a potentially dangerous asteroid passing above the Earth's atmosphere. 

Saturday, February 16, 2013

VIDEO - First Russia, Now Cuba And USA Experience Meteor Explosions


Cuba and the west coast of the USA have apparently experienced a phenomenon similar to the meteorite that detonated over Russia this week, with startled residents in both locations describing a bright light in the sky and a loud explosion.  It remains unknown whether the reported phenomena are related to the meteor strike in central Russia.

Friday, February 15, 2013

VIDEO Meteor Explosion Injures 950 In Russia, Asteroid DA14 To Brush Past Earth


A meteor streaked across the sky above Russia’s Ural Mountains on Friday morning, causing sharp explosions and injuring more than 950 people, many of them hurt by broken glass.

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Asteroid to make closest Earth fly-by on record this Friday

Asteroid 2012 DA14 will pass very close to the Earth on Friday (February 15, 2013), so close that it will pass inside the ring of geosynchronous weather and communications satellites.

Friday, October 19, 2012

Eyes To The Skies For The Orionid Meteor Shower


After the huge fireball that skipped off the Earth on September 21st, which was seen from Holland, the UK, and Ireland, skywatchers are in for a treat this weekend when bits of Halley's Comet are set to bombard Earth.  

Friday, September 21, 2012

Fireball Blazes Across Irish Skies

Dramatic Reports of a fireball blazing across the sky and breaking up into several pieces have been seen from the west of Ireland all the way to parts of the English coast.

Just after 11pm a large ball of fire broke up and went across the sky East to West and has dazzled many people not knowing if it was a plane coming down or not.

Currently , the event could have been an old satellite burning up on re-entry hence the slow transition across the sky of which many people have said it last roughly 10 seconds.

It could also have been a meteorite coming through the atmosphere at a low angle and also giving it the long transition time.

Kate Parke commented on her sighting of it: " Yes!!! we are in south Kildare saw 12 of them different sizes travelling at same speed maintaining same distance, in a straight line very quickly west."

Lydia Ohara also witnessed the amazing sight: "Seen it too...sent shivers dwn my spine...amazing so it was....like orange stars all joined together...gorgeous!"

Dave Fitzgerald captured the rare moment on camera , some great quick action on his part!
Alex Gogan also captured the dazzling moment
A dramactic video of the moment as it blazed across the sky. 
Warning of some moderate Language in the following clip.


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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Sightings Of Fireball Reported Across Leinster



Astronomy Ireland has confirmed to The Meteo Times (TMT) that it has received some reports of a fireball or particularly bright meteor spotted last night (Wednesday) over Leinster.