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This Month's Astronomy issue:
This is the April issue
Major Planet Mercury
The smallest and nearest major planet from the Sun
Major Planet Venus
The hottest and volcanic major planet
Major Planet Earth
The major planet where life stills exists in the Solar System
Major Planet Mars
The major planet with the tallest mountain and largest crater
Major Planet Jupiter
The largest major planet in our Solar System with the most number of moons and a very strong force of gravity
Major Planet Saturn
The major planet with the most beautiful and visible rings in the Solar System
Major Planet Uranus
The major planet that is tilted more than 90Degrees to its side
Major Planet Neptune
The major planet with the fastest winds in the Solar System
1st Best Picture This Month:
One of the best Jupiterian images taken by amateur astronomers onj Earth shows Jupiter and its largest moon Ganymede.
2nd Best Picture This Month:
The tempest image of Saturn's southern pole taken by NASA's Cassini in January 2007
3rd Best Picture This Month:
The galaxy M31's Halo never-before seen stars
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New Horizons Timeline
On January 19 2006,New Horizons was launch from Earth,almost a day later it pass our Moon's orbit,followed by Mars's orbit in 7 April 2006,Jupiter in February 28 2007,Saturn's orbit in June 8 2008,Uranus's orbit in March 18 2011,Neptune's orbit in August 24 2014,and finally pass Pluto in July 14 2015
New Horizons' Current Position
This picture shows where is the Pluto-bound spacecraft's current position(Updated every 1 to 2 days)Update:New Horizons is now leaving Jupiter at the speed it can go the highest by the next months
Discovery of Dwarf Planet Eris
This is the picture of a dwarf planet discovered in 2005 when astronomer Mike Brown was browsing his telescopic images taken in 2003 to 2005, this dwarf planet was beyond and larger than Pluto.Its first name was 2003UB313,the second Xena and finally the offical name was Eris.The small red dot beside it is actually her moon,Dysnomia
Discovery of 2 more of Dwarf Planet Pluto's moons
This are pictures I got from the website telling you guys how 2 of Pluto's moons Hydra and Nix were discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope team on October 31st 2005
Jupiter's Largest Moons
Unable to see Jupiter's 4 largest moons?Here's what it would look like in my telescope,but only 3 are included because at that time the other large moon Io was behind Jupiter,in this picture I took last December
Uranus's Largest Moons
This is a picture my penpal sent to me last month on Uranus and its largest moons,how?He has both a very sharp camera and telescope to capture this astounding image
35 comments:
Question:I heard my friends last year telling me that 'Pluto no more',what is the meaning of this?
Well milky way,what they actually meant was that Pluto was Demoted from planetary status to a new category called 'Dwarf Planet'by IAU(International Astronomical Union)in 24 August 2006.Pluto is still there in our Solar System,and not 'no more'
Does Pluto has moons?
Yes Pluto has 3 moons,Charon,the largest was discovered in 1978 and 2 other smaller moons Hydra and Nix were discovered in 2005 as stated below in my blog main page.
No wonder why your email and blogspot address considers the names of these 3 moons of Pluto!
I wonder how smart are you in astronomy?
Very smart,do mess up with then.
Then which country do live?how old are u?Do you have a hanphone?
I am sorry milky way,but I only can answer questions about astronomy not your own questions,and if you or anyone else dares to ask this sort of questions again,I may have to report you.
What are extra-solar planets Mr.Universal Astronomer if I may ask?
Please(Anonymous),please select a name besides(Anonymous) otherwise I will not reply your quetion.Extra-solar planets are planets orbiting other stars in our Galaxy.(But not in our Solar System!)
Then how many are known?
About slightly more than 200.
You guys can also ask more questions on the above blog title.
I'm confused!Which moons are bigger than Mercury?Could you help me out?
How do black holes formed?
For Freeze,the moons bigger than Mercury are Ganymede,Jupiter's largest moon,and Titan,Saturn's largest moon.Ganymede is bigger than Mercury by about 400km,and Titan about 330km.
Why does Jupiter's large moon Io have the most active volcanoes in the Solar System,why not Venus or Earth>
For Black,black holes are formed when white,red or brown dwarfs(collapsed stars)collapse.Thus black holes are formed.black holes have the power to rip our Sun apart if it gets to close to it.
Pop,it is because of the combonation of the strong,fierce,vicious and devastating gravities of Jupiter,Europa,and Ganymede,that tug these pushes the Io,like squeezing out the juice of an orange,for example.
What is the ring material of Uranus?
Phobos and Deimos...are they asteroids or moons of Mars?
What is a 'hot Jupiter' mention in several astronmical books?
Uranut,these ring materials of Uranus are made up of one of the rarest darkest matter yet discovered.
They are both Phobos.If they weren't captured by Mars's gravity,they will be classifield only as asteroids.
A 'hot Jupiter'refers to a Jupiter-size planet that is hot,which means it orbits its Sun,unlike our Jupiter,which is a 'cold Jupiter'
1 example is the slightly bigger than Jupiter planet orbiting the star 51 Pegasi.That Jupiter distance from it is just slightly more farther than Mercury!
What is our nearest star neighbour?
How long is 1AU?
Why isn't Mercury and Venus in sight of us astronomers at night?
How long has it been since the Big Bang theory occured?Not when was the theory started,when it was thoght to started.
Our nearest star neighbour is Alpha Centauri,4.2 light years away.
1AU=The average distance of Earth's orbit from the Sun:93 million miles/150 million kilometers
The reason why Mercury and Venus can't be seen at night is because their orbit are inside of Earth's.So to see them,only during the time where we see the Sun's light:Morning,evening and afternoon.
An estimated 15 billion years ago.
Why does Earth have a large moon unlike other terresial planets?and why is it sometimes refered as the Goldilocks planet?
Ver simple.It was believed that a Mars-sized object collided with Earth and eventually most of the materials clump together after a long time and form our Moon.Why Earth is refered as the 'Goldilocks planet'is because it is neither too hot or cold,if you read the story about Goldilocks,who burg into the bears house and wanted to eat their porridge but one was too hot and other was too cold and the last one was neither both of them but just right.
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