Universe Today
This week's Virtual Star Party was a special 2-hour Saturday night version recorded as part of the
Cosmoquest
Hangoutathon. The Star Party at this link starts at 1 hour in - we'll get an edited version up soon!
Hosts:
Fraser Cain, Scott Lewis, and Nicole Gugliucci
Guests:
Mike Phillips, Gary Gonella, Stuart Forman, Andrew Dumbleton, John Kramer, Paul Stewart
Tonight's views and astrophotos:
Mars Tarantula Nebula (from New Zealand's skies) Rosette Nebula Double Cluster M5 Globular Cluster Saturn Supermassive Black Hole in middle of our Galaxy Ophiuchus Sombrero Galaxy Saturn, Mars and Jupiter M33 Triangulum Galaxy - an example of a Flocculent Spiral First light from Brian - congrats on your first astropic! Omega Centauri super-dense globular cluster Mars again Saturn again M13 Globular Cluster Horsehead Nebula M44 Open Cluster Saturn's moons (faintly visible) Flaming Star Nebula photo M35 Open Cluster the Sun via iPhone with visible solar flares Flaming Star Nebula live Keyhole Nebula Sun via H alpha solarscope side view of Sun M51 Grand Spiral Orion's Sword Saturn - clear with gorgeous Cassini division! Saturn's Hexagon Ring Nebula Horsehead and Flame Nebulae Jupiter
We hold the Virtual Star Party every Sunday night as a live Google+ Hangout on Air. We begin the show when it gets dark on the West Coast. If you want to get a notification, make sure you circle the
Virtual Star Party on Google+
. You can
watch on our YouTube channel
or here on Universe Today.
