Comments on: Common Stargazing Terms #3

By: When to Launch Spacecrafts to Mars? « My Dark Sky

When to Launch Spacecrafts to Mars? « My Dark Sky — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 04:33:18 +0000

[...] always happened roughly 2+ years apart. Why? Because we want to launch our spacecraft during Mars opposition, and Mars opposition happens every 2 years + 2 months. The reason to launch a mission to Mars [...]

By: Carnival of Space #59

Carnival of Space #59 — Wed, 25 May 2011 19:38:27 +0000

[...] Dark Sky defines some common stargazing terms for us, including an entrenched quirk of usage: However, the familiar solar eclipse should be more [...]

By: Planets & Moon Get-Together + Perseids Meteor Shower « My Dark Sky

Planets & Moon Get-Together + Perseids Meteor Shower « My Dark Sky — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 07:47:29 +0000

[...] darkens enough, Saturn and Mars will pop out of the twilight to join the Moon and Venus in a tight conjunction – all within a circle of 10 degrees in [...]

By: Moon Occults Venus This Evening (May 16) « My Dark Sky

Moon Occults Venus This Evening (May 16) « My Dark Sky — Sun, 16 May 2010 08:29:23 +0000

[...] see this post before sunset today, then you have the chance to see the crescent Moon blocks out (or occults in astronomy term) the planet Venus near the western horizon. If not, then I hope I have some [...]

By: Mars Opposition Jan 29, 2010 « My Dark Sky

Mars Opposition Jan 29, 2010 « My Dark Sky — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:36:04 +0000

[...] Mars Opposition Jan 29, 2010 The Red planet is going to put on its best show since 2008. It’s getting closer and closer each day now, until on Jan 27, at a distance of 99 million km away, it’ll reach its closest encounter with us. Two days later, on the 29th, it comes into opposition. [...]

By: 2012: Doomsday? Noooooo… « My Dark Sky

2012: Doomsday? Noooooo… « My Dark Sky — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:20:46 +0000

[...] When we say alignment in astronomy, it means that three or more objects in the sky lined up. Opposition and conjunction are examples of alignment. It’s true that the Sun, our Earth and the Galactic Centre will align [...]

By: Saturn Observation at Planetarium Negara on 13 Mar 09 « My Dark Sky

Saturn Observation at Planetarium Negara on 13 Mar 09 « My Dark Sky — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:25:34 +0000

[...] Saturn Observation at Planetarium Negara on 13 Mar 09 Planetarium Negara will be holding a Saturn Observation session in conjunction with Saturn opposition. [...]

By: The Meeting of Venus, Jupiter and the Moon « My Dark Sky

The Meeting of Venus, Jupiter and the Moon « My Dark Sky — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:58:11 +0000

[...] apart on December 1. The best thing is a crescent Moon will be joining them too, making this conjunction a beautiful scene in the sky, backdropped by the constellation Sagittarius. The positions of the [...]

By: You’ll know now is August, thanks to the Mars Hoax « My Dark Sky

You’ll know now is August, thanks to the Mars Hoax « My Dark Sky — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:40:39 +0000

[...] closest approach to Earth happens around Mars Opposition. This is the time, as seen from Earth, when Mars appears at the opposite side of the Sun. And this [...]

By: Movie of Our Moon Transits our Earth! « My Dark Sky

Movie of Our Moon Transits our Earth! « My Dark Sky — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:45:13 +0000

[...] of Our Moon Transits our Earth! Transits are everywhere in our universe – transits of Mercury or Venus across the Sun, transits of moons [...]