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Can you catch the eye
of the beautiful Pleiades sisters?
Or distract Orion from his hunt?
Can you get Venus to look your way?
Or get the Great Bear and her cubs to come out to play?
Do you know the first thing
about the sky’s constellations?
I’m speechless in awe ...
Words fail me!
The Book of Job in the Bible
of the beautiful Pleiades sisters?
Or distract Orion from his hunt?
Can you get Venus to look your way?
Or get the Great Bear and her cubs to come out to play?
Do you know the first thing
about the sky’s constellations?
I’m speechless in awe ...
Words fail me!
The Book of Job in the Bible
Highbury Astronomy Page
There’s nothing better on a clear, cold cold winter’s night than to find somewhere that’s as dark as can be ... and then to look up into the skies.
But what can you see?
But what can you see?
I had a wonderful time joining the Astronomy team at the World Scout Jamboree! With the help of Brian Sheen of the Roseland Observatory and Francisco Diego I took photos of the moon, solar flares on the sun, and the crescent Venus at mid day. I also handled some moon dust and listened into a conversation between a number of Scouts and the International Space Station.
Here are some of my favourite sites to get you amazed!
A really good introduction to the night sky is at the intriguingly titled Space Weather site
If you want to print off a star chart that will show you everything to look for in the Night Sky then Skymaps.com is the place to go. Not only can you print off a chart of the night sky for this month, it will also point out the highlights to look for. I have found a 10 x 50 pair of binoculars is the best thing to use ... Much better than a telescope especially if you are starting out!
The next program to look out for is a Planetarium program. This will give you a map of the night sky for the very night you are looking. The best one to start with is the one that comes on the Sky and Telescope site. Get permission before downloading the java applet.
If you want to print off a star chart that will show you everything to look for in the Night Sky then Skymaps.com is the place to go. Not only can you print off a chart of the night sky for this month, it will also point out the highlights to look for. I have found a 10 x 50 pair of binoculars is the best thing to use ... Much better than a telescope especially if you are starting out!
The next program to look out for is a Planetarium program. This will give you a map of the night sky for the very night you are looking. The best one to start with is the one that comes on the Sky and Telescope site. Get permission before downloading the java applet.
For a much more detailed Planetarium program the one my friends at the Scout World Jamboree recommended was Stellarium. It’s a superb program and one I will be using from now on!
The next treat is to find a map of the Moon. This interactive moon is great fun: you may have to duck the meteors! This is a good chart of the moon too!
The next treat is to find a map of the Moon. This interactive moon is great fun: you may have to duck the meteors! This is a good chart of the moon too!
It was great fun talking to the International Space Station at the World Scout Jamboree and then watching it pass over head an hour later! Heavens Above is the place to go in order to track the ISS and other satellites too. There are lots of interactive maps of the night sky that you can localise to your own position.
If you want an introduction to Astronomy then try the BBC Astronomy site! You can meet up with Patrick Moore there!
Another good introductory site is The Society for Popular Astronomy. Rob Lacey, one of our church members, recommends this one highly!
And for a flight into space try the NASA site!
And for a flight into space try the NASA site!
It was great to welcome Duncan Willoughby of the Cotswold Astronomical Society to Cubs last winter. He stayed on to give another talk to parents and friends as well. The plan was to bring telescopes and to do some star gazing - but as ever it was cloudy. He gave a brilliant talk with lots of slides explaining how stars come into being.
One of my favourite introductions to Astronomy and the Universe is Bang! The Complete History of the Universe by Patrick Moore, Brian May and Chris Lintott. When I first read it I was particularly struck by comments they made about the relationship between science and religion. It prompted me to write a reflection for Highbury News. Click here to read those reflections on the relationship between science and religion.
One of my favourite introductions to Astronomy and the Universe is Bang! The Complete History of the Universe by Patrick Moore, Brian May and Chris Lintott. When I first read it I was particularly struck by comments they made about the relationship between science and religion. It prompted me to write a reflection for Highbury News. Click here to read those reflections on the relationship between science and religion.