Venus
Moon and Venus 14 July 2010
Moon and Venus 14 July 2010
Local: Caxias do Sul / Brazil
Local time: 19h02'
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1, ISO 80, 8 sec exposure. Mixed 05 pictures. Photoshop CS4 and RegiStax 5.
Was Venus Once a Waterworld?
Venus Monitoring Camera image taken in the ultraviolet (0.365 micrometres), from a distance of about 30,000 km. Credits: ESA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Astrology vs. Astronomy: What Coordinate System to Use?
Introduction
As probably anyone who reads my blog knows, I have recently done a few blog posts related to astrology, specifically criticizing the astrologer Terry Nazon, both for her bad astronomy and for her threats and harassment towards me. My friend and much more famous anti-astrologer Phil Plait was even kind enough to mention me on his blog, though I’ll admit that I did point out my problems with Ms. Nazon.
This post is not about Ms. Nazon. This post is about astrology in general, and specifically whether my criticisms have been fair given that astrologers – some Western astrologers, anyway – use a different coordinate system and different definitions than the world’s astronomers.
Nancy is Now on Venus
Nancy on Venus. Credit: USGS
Celestial Triangle & Venus
Celestial Triangle & Venus
by Chris Raymond
On the left, reddish Mars, Regulus and a crescent Moon form a triangle on June 16, 2010. The Moon
is 5° from Regulus and 9° from Mars. Venus shines brightly in the lower right.
Shot with Canon EOS 50D, Canon EF 28-135mm lens, tripod, remote
release, f/3.5, 1.6 seconds.
Venus and the young Crescent Moon
Venus and the young Crescent Moon
by Dave Mitsky
Here's a one-second-long shot of Venus and the 2.4-day-old Moon that I took from the other side of the street where I live on the night of 2010/6/14. The two celestial objects were separated by a bit more than 4 degrees at the time. I used a Canon EOS Digital Rebel DSLR camera and an 80-200mm Canon EF-S zoom lens.
Moon and Venus 14 June 2010
Moon and Venus 14 June 2010
Local: Caxias do Sul / Brazil
Time: 18h56min
Camera: Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS1, ISO 400, 1 sec exposure. Mixed 04 pictures Photoshop CS5.
Venus and the Moon
Venus and the Moon
This was taken 5/15/2010 with a canon xsi at f4, 1.3 sec. This was my first try at it.
Terry Nazon’s Astronomy: Just Plain Wrong
Introduction
I wanted to take a brief pause from writing lectures for the intro astronomy class I’m teaching (don’t worry guys, the one for tomorrow is already written!) and head down a different path for a few moments.
Some may consider me a glutton for punishment. Considering my recent run-in of being threatened by an astrologer, I’ve been following her a bit on Twitter to see what she’s up to in her astrological prognostications. And that’s what I want to talk about today.
Solar System Tour: Venus
Venus is the second planet out from the sun, and is just slightly smaller than Earth. It is 12,102 km across, which is about 95% the size of earth. You can see Venus in the sky in the morning or evening as a very bright “star”. In fact, for a long time it was called [...]
