who's into astronomy or star gazing?

[hybrid]

anybody into astronomy?
Balita ko it's gonna be big tonight 5 things to look for in the sky

sure ako sa 1st 2
total lunar eclipse (5/5 2:48 am)
venus at itr's brightest this week

not sure
2 comets daw, heard from the news
meteor showers

hope the clouds clear up tonight
siguradong puyat ako ngayong gabi

[hybrid]

MAY 5, 2004 TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE

by Francisco Lao, Jr and James Kevin Ty

There will be a total lunar eclipse that will be visible in the Philippines on May 5, 2004. During this event, one can see the Full Moon gradually being eclipsed by the Earth's shadow. The entire event gives one an impression of viewing the Moon with all of its phases from "Full Moon stage (Uneclipsed Moon) to New Moon stage (Moon in Totality) then back to Full Moon again (Uneclipsed Moon again!) in one session.

The eclipse will formally start in the early morning at 2:48am and ends before sunrise at around 6:12am. Totality on the other hand will start at 3:52am till 5:08am.

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Space News for May 3, 2004
brought to you by Universe Today, all contents copyright © 2004.
Image credit: NASA

Send Me Your Venus Photos
May 3, 2004 - With Venus reaching its brightest point, I'm going to set you all a little challenge: take some photos. Grab your digital camera (with or without a telescope) and snap a picture. Since Venus is just a really bright star in the sky, I'd like to see some context in the picture. Maybe show some of your local horizon, or a nice sunset - let's see Venus from where you live. Send in your pictures and I'll publish a bunch. Tell me your name, location, and anything interesting you did to capture your image (or an interesting story about how you organized your family to get outdoors).

Get outside, enjoy the sky!

Fraser Cain
Publisher
Universe Today

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Venus Brightest This Week
May 3, 2004 - Already blazing in the Western sky, Venus reaches its brightest this week before it begins to dim again. At magnitude -4.5, it's 8 times brighter than Jupiter (-2.3) and 23 times brighter than Sirius (-1.1); it can even cast faint shadows. Venus is so bright right now because it's only 72 million kilometres away. This is the time when so many people make calls to 9-1-1 because they think it's a UFO in the night sky.

you can check this site if your interested
http://www.astroleaguephils.org/

[GlennSter]

grabe im so fascinated by these events.....

lalo na nung bata pa ako..puro stars ang room ko tapos sinusubukan kong gayahin ung constellations....

pangarap ko dati maging astronomer....scientist!!!

but now im into biology na..sayang..pero kakamangha parin...

ingat kayo kina ungas, hens at kung sino pa dito pagf kabilugan ng buwan.....alam niyo na..mahirap na...ahrharhahrahrahr

[Ungas]

O... o... bat ako nauna sa listahan mo, di hamak mas menyek si odell sakin. :bwahaha:

Kala ko ba yung Venus bright phenomenon eh lipas na dati pa and will only happen in the next century? Bat meron nanaman ngayon? Or was it Mars?

[odell]

oy oy!!...

nanahimik ako dito ha!!. hehehehehe

[hybrid]

ungas, mars yun

kailangan mag-ingat pala ako :D

[odell]

bakti magiingat.. hidne ko gets.. hihihihi

ang slow ko

[NightRock]

Baka naman Ibang "Venus" yon.. baka mga venus ng Quezon Ave.

[empy]

i'm into star gazing...

jessica alba
kristin kreuk
britney spears
elisha cuthbert

mmmm.....

[Ungas]

Originally posted by hybrid
ungas, mars yun...

Mars nga ba yun? So how did the lunar eclipse go? Got any pics to share?

[pajerokid]

My dad's into astronomy. May parating kaming Meade Refractor Telescope come July. I cant wait to see Saturn's rings live!

[odell]

wala naman un last night... super liwanag langng moon...

[hci02]

*hybrid

bro, since you are into astronomy, baka may alam kang bilihan ng hindi gaanong advanced na telescope dito sa Manila. Pakipost nalang bro kung meron.

TY.

[hens]

Originally posted by odell
wala naman un last night... super liwanag langng moon...

maliwanag ba???...ano pakiramdam ninyo ni ungas?..:lol:

[odell]

nag iinit... nagwawala.... wahehehhehe

[pajerokid]

hci02, if youre just starting to appreciate astronomy, your best bet is a pair of astronomical binoculars. Mas wide kasi yung field of vision. Kelangan kasi medyo advanced ka na kung gusto mong deep space viewing.

Meron dating murang refractor telescope sa PriceSmart, kaya lang wala na ngayon.

[hybrid]

odell,
meron eclipse kagabi, maliwanag kasi full moon last night, the eclipse started 2:35am and I saw a shooting star kahit maliwanag surroundings dun sa amin.
grabe groggy ako today, had a hard time driving.

ungas,
I'll post the pics later

hci02,
wala pa rin akong telescope, it's hard to buy a good telescope, when I checked sa mga websites, sabi don't buy a cheap telescope kasi wala daw kwenta, tama si pajerokid it's better to buy a good set of binoculars 1st.
sabi nga don't buy anything cheaper than U$500

pajerokid,
pasilip naman

[odell]

un maliwanag lang nakita ko... parang tipong kakaiba.. how about un metoer shower?

nun binalitaan ko mga kaibigan ko na babae.. inintay talga..hahaha.. para kunyari daw kasama nila si dao ming tse.. parang sa meteor garden./ hahahaha

[Ungas]

Meteor shower? Meron ba? Iisang shooting star lang ang sabi ni hybrid. Saang planeta ka ba nanuod odell?

[tebs]

may meteor shower. basahin mo yung first post. nasa news rin kanina.
o yan odell, kinampihan na kita