Post by VanIsleRover on Apr 2, 2018 14:21:47 GMT -5
One of my interests is looking up on clear night skies - I do not subscribe (I'm frugal) - but just look around on the laptop when I've nothing better to do...
I can't remember lots of the star names, can't really picture those greek outlines.... but I do like sitting outside in my garden wrapped in a blanket, watching bats fly by, listening to noises, like frogs, owls, birds. Hoping for a view of a satellite or shooting star, even Northern lights.
Here are a few of my websites.
www.spaceweather.com/flybys/flybys.php?zip=V9P1W5
If you log in, add your post code (mine is the V9P for Parksville, Vancouver Island) --- you will be shown your latitude and longitude and the different times to watch for moving satellites.
Eg: for today, April 2
Lacrosse 5 02:22:38 am NNE 02:26:47am 33° 3.5 (dim)
Lacrosse 5 04:01:45 am WNW 04:06:04am 42° 3.0 (visible)
Idefix and Ariane 42B 05:28:32 am NNE 05:32:50am 26° 4.1 (dim)
Lacrosse 5 05:43:50 am WNW 05:48:53am 75° 2.1 (visible)
ISS 09:13:08 pm WNW 09:16:24pm 58° -3.6 (very bright)
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stellarium.org/
Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.
It is being used in planetarium projectors. Just set your coordinates and go.
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/
I can't remember lots of the star names, can't really picture those greek outlines.... but I do like sitting outside in my garden wrapped in a blanket, watching bats fly by, listening to noises, like frogs, owls, birds. Hoping for a view of a satellite or shooting star, even Northern lights.
Here are a few of my websites.
www.spaceweather.com/flybys/flybys.php?zip=V9P1W5
If you log in, add your post code (mine is the V9P for Parksville, Vancouver Island) --- you will be shown your latitude and longitude and the different times to watch for moving satellites.
Eg: for today, April 2
Lacrosse 5 02:22:38 am NNE 02:26:47am 33° 3.5 (dim)
Lacrosse 5 04:01:45 am WNW 04:06:04am 42° 3.0 (visible)
Idefix and Ariane 42B 05:28:32 am NNE 05:32:50am 26° 4.1 (dim)
Lacrosse 5 05:43:50 am WNW 05:48:53am 75° 2.1 (visible)
ISS 09:13:08 pm WNW 09:16:24pm 58° -3.6 (very bright)
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stellarium.org/
Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.
It is being used in planetarium projectors. Just set your coordinates and go.
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/