Outdoor Ontario

Off Topic => Anything Goes => Topic started by: Napper on February 28, 2009, 04:38:55 PM

Title: Night sky
Post by: Napper on February 28, 2009, 04:38:55 PM

Hey!!

Last night the moon was spectacular!! Venus was adjacent and there was an Earth shine on the moon..

I tried to find Comet Lulin but I couldn't see it for the lights.. Will try again tonight
 
http://www.manitobamuseum.ca/pl_night_sky.html (http://www.manitobamuseum.ca/pl_night_sky.html)


http://skynews.ca/pages/cometlulin.html (http://skynews.ca/pages/cometlulin.html)


Earth shine

http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/earthshine/ (http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/earthshine/)

Napper :D

Title:
Post by: Halton Hills on March 01, 2009, 07:51:37 AM

.


Yes.......it was a spectacular combo on Friday with that lovely crescent..... :) .....great moon again last night.

I too looked for Lulin as well.....no luck either.....the T.O. lights were too bright.


.

Title:
Post by: Faltorvo on March 01, 2009, 09:56:56 AM

Ok maybe someone here knows the answer to this question.

It's there a term to this event?

When you can see the moon during the daytime.

Or is that also called earthshine ?

Title: evening sky
Post by: Howieh on March 01, 2009, 12:42:31 PM

I just came in from viewing Venus in broad daylight, not too difficult if you know where to look. Check out:

     http://spaceweather.com/ (http://spaceweather.com/)

for more info and some great images uploaded from all over!

Friday's 'event' is known as a conjunction; for more info re earthshine check out:

     http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/earthshine/ (http://home.hiwaay.net/~krcool/Astro/moon/earthshine/)