h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I'm really sick (in the annoyed sense). I completely missed it. I was outside after the conjuncture for 1h 30 and failed to notice anything. Then at my local astronomical society meeting there were all these beautiful pictures. Grr! I couldn't believe I missed it. Conjuncture was beautiful though.
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/aurora_predict/worldmap4.html
http://www.spaceweather.com/
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/index.html

Visit my article and tell me wqhere I’ve gone wrong.
http://www.h2g2.com/A296697

Could H2G2 amateur astronomers set up a petition to get a real act to cut light pollution? Like the one I have just created on my page
http://www.h2g2.com/A296688

All I could see was an orange glow on the horizon. The problem was it was in all directions and caused by street lighting Guess I'll have to move out of London to get to see some stars and stuff properly.

Do sign my pettition. And tell any known astronomers about it.

Nick

Anyone here belong to ZZ9?

I asked on the newsletter for help with amature astronomy info stuff.

Nick

Update is done for May! It's a pretty boring month with a weak meteor shower and little else. But Mercury does put in a good showing toward the end of the month!

- X

I'll mention it in the next newsletter - of course I don't know when that will be since nothing else is going on team-wise. I suppose I should try to show up on h2g2 more than once a week.......

Incidentally, I'm having a hard time catching you on the heavy hitters thing.

That's because I'm cheating!

I got Andres Galarraga at the start of the season for $1.50. And Moises Alou for $1.50 (of course, he's on the DL now) and Javy Lopes for $2.50. All are coming back from injuries from last year and I decided to take a chance.

That leaves me a lot of cash for the other five positions!! Good luck!

What's your line-up look like?

Mine is:
C- Lopez
1B - Galarraga
2B - Pokey Reese
SS - Edgar Renteria
3B - Caminitti
LF - Alou
CF - Tom Goodwin
RF - Matt Lawton

Can you tell I'm a National League guy?

The June update is finished. And it's even a day early!!
This is a good month for catching Mercury in the evening and Jupiter and Saturn in the morning.
The asteroid Vesta makes a strong showing and there's reason to hope that the June Bootids will shower us with bright meteors!

Don't forget that the Solstice occurs this month as well!

- X

Superly dooperly.

Do you know where I can fing as list of all visible double stars with maps of their position?
And how is it possible to use RA for a star position witout waiting till it is at zeneth?

Nick

I'll do some checking on that one. I might have it in an old text or something...

btw: Could you sign up in the Observatory update forum as this one is really getting to be a drag for me to load.

Thanks!

- X

THis is a great site. I will link it from my page. Its goodto know people in the community care about heavenly things.
thanx

Hay Nova, visit my site too and you'll find a number of astronomy related things to read and take part in.

My old observatory is closed!

Peta asked me to take over the h2g2 University Observatory
at http://www.h2g2.com/A338951

So, that's where you can now go for a sky update!

Cool.

My net connection is really messing me about. I'm haveing to move overt to Micro$oft Grrr.... Netsacpe is failing me. I'm now able to use the net at lunch at work. I'll expllore the Observatory tomorrow.

The Perseids meteor shower reaches peak activity on the
nights of Aug. 11/12 and Aug. 12/13. So beeline and I are recruiting
Researchers from across the northern hemisphere to take part
in a scientific survey by counting meteors on those two
nights.

Details can be found at http://www.h2g2.com/A411111 and
there is a link from there to the results page.

The sign-up forum is at the bottom of the page!



Thanks!

- X

OK will do, but I seem to me blessed with clouds upon metior nights (though Leo's I did see about 5.) Ohh and it's the weekend too!

If you've got clear skies, get out there! And no weird counts because of stopping off at the pub before going out to observe!

Who do you think I am?!

I've done an article on the Perseids that has useful info for observers and also 2 tables to print out for recording meteor counts.

http://www.h2g2.com/A - I'm not sure yet, it's not letting me upload it.

http://www.h2g2.com/A411463

I havent ot the tables to accept no text but I'll sort that out tomorrow lunch time.

Can I become a helper witht the meteor watch?

Nick

Done.