Mine is definitely bigger than yours!
Top interview: Dr Patrick McCarthy – boss of the world’s future largest optical telescope - theregister.co.uk
From the Giant Magellan 'scope to science and what the nightlife is like in Chile
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Giant Telescope in China Joins International Hunt for Extraterrestrial Life - space.com
The hunt for radio signals from intelligent extraterrestrials just received an international boost.
Breakthrough Initiatives, a privately funded series of long-term astronomical programs, is teaming up with the National Astronomical Observatories of China (NAOC) to scour the skies with some of the world’s most powerful telescopes, in search of signs of intelligent life.
FAST, the world’s largest single dish telescope, has joined the hunt for signs of extraterrestrial life.
Credit: FAST
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Impact! New Moon Craters Are Appearing Faster Than Thought - space.com
New craters are forming on the surface of the moon more frequently than scientists had predicted, a new study has found. The discovery raises concerns about future moon missions, which may face an increased risk of being hit by falling space rocks.
The moon is dotted with a vast number of craters, some billions of years old. Because the moon has no atmosphere, falling space rocks don’t burn up like they do on Earth, which leaves the moon’s surface vulnerable to a constant stream of cosmic impacts that gradually churn the top layer of material on its surface. You can see a before-and-after video of a new moon crater here.
An animation using two before and after images reveals the appearance of a new 39-foot-wide (12 meter) crater on the surface of the moon.
Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University
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Pretty neat shot considering i just slammed my tiny canon a2500 camera into the ocular of a cheap 60mm celestron X-D
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You guys use any star gazing apps? Any apps that you can recommend while looking for constellations?
I use Star Chart to help me find out what’s going on in terms of comets, satellites, and meteor showers. They give me notifications and often helped me with impromptu meteor shower excursions.
I use Stelarium from time to time.
If your able to watch iplayer
BBC The Sky at Night - June 2017
Inside God’s Observatory: Special
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Scott Manley discusses
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If you can watch BBC Iplayer then this weeks Sky at Night is worth a watch.
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Behold Jupiter’s Great Red Spot - bbcnews
See Juno Probe’s Amazing Up-Close Views of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot - space.com
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Us citizens
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NASA’s Voyager Probes, 40 Years Out, are Brought Near in PBS documentary ‘The Farthest’ - space.com
Credit: PBS
“The Farthest,” from Crossing The Line and HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, premieres Wednesday (Aug. 23) on PBS.
See: http://pbs.org/the-farthest
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access to uk bbc iplayer required
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Looking Back On The Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn - with Scott Manley
BBC Horizon
2017: Goodbye Cassini - Hello Saturn
A billion miles from home, running low on fuel, and almost out of time. After 13 years traversing the Saturn system, the spacecraft Cassini is plunging to a fiery death, becoming part of the very planet it has been exploring. As it embarks on its final assignment - a one-way trip into the heart of Saturn - Horizon celebrates the incredible achievements and discoveries of a mission that has changed the way we see the solar system.
access to UK BBC Iplayer required
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“Salvation” - Asteroids Don’t Work Like That! - Scott Manley
The TV Show ‘Salvation’ is centered around the threat of a killer asteroid that could wipe out humanity, but the producers decided that wasn’t dramatic enough and threw in computer hackers, Russian spies, nuclear weapons and a coup to take over the presidency of the US.
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