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.

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Ireland, UK And Planet Earth From Space, 7 September 2012

Ireland and Britain, as seen from space by the MODIS Terra satellite at 1pm on Friday, 07 September 2012.

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Euro Weather Satellite To Launch From Kazakhstan

Metop-B, the European polar orbiting weather satellite designed and manufactured by Astrium is now ready to launch from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. 

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Ireland, UK And Planet Earth From Space At Midday, 04-09-12

Ireland and Britain, as seen from space by the MODIS satellite at midday on Tuesday, 04 September 2012.

Planet Earth, as seen in this RGB composite image from Dundee Satellite, at midday on Tuesday, 04 September 2012.

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WORLD FROM SPACE - 23 August 2012

Planet Earth as seen from space at 1pm. Click on the image for a larger view.  Image Sat.dundee.co.uk. 

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