Space In Cyberspace: Week 28

TRENDING THIS WEEK

#spacecommand #gravitationalwaves #Chandrayaan-3

Earth-asteroid Encounters This Week

2018 NW 2023-Jul-10 -- 18 LD - Size (m) 10
2023 LN1 2023-Jul-10 -- 17.9 LD - Size (m) 61
2023 MD2 2023-Jul-11 -- 5.6 LD - Size (m) 49
2023 MQ1 2023-Jul-11 -- 10.8 LD - Size (m) 49
2018 UY 2023-Jul-12 -- 7.4 LD - Size (m) 243
2023 MG6 2023-Jul-16 -- 9.5 LD - Size (m) 288

Data from Spaceweather.com

FEATURED

https://www.maunakeaobservatories.org/

Located at the top of Mauna Kea in Hawaii are 12 facilities with thirteen telescopes. The facilities are funded by various nations. They are located in the "Astronomy Zone" in the Mauna Kea Science Reserve that was established in 1968. The site is 13,795 ft (4, 205m) above sea level.

The W.M.Keck Observatory, part of the Maunakea group, claim "the world's largest and most scientifically productive telescopes on Earth". Regular, up-to-date news items from the observatory are posted on the website. If you are interested in special events and programs, you can join the Keck Nation community. You'll get news and invitations to live streaming content.

@ xipteras

https://com.xipteras.org/

Panagiotis Xipteras is a prolific Astro photographer. His website provides the visitor with not only fantastic Astro imaging, but information on how to take images, what techniques he used, and equipment and tools needed to make them.

His website also includes pages of reviews in cameras, lenses, telescopes and the peripheral equipment needed to make it all work. Panagiotis had a passion for sharing astronomy and inviting all to participate. The polls page will give you a good idea for what he feels is important and what his followers think.

There is no advertising on his website. All his work is copy written but may be used freely for science fields. If you are starting out in Astro-imaging, this is a good place to start. If you really like awesome space images, be sure to take a look.

In Case You Missed It

Astro-tourism – chasing eclipses, meteor showers and elusive dark skies from Earth

Are you a "chaser"? If your interest in astronomical events leads you to travel in order to view and experience celestial activity, there are some good thoughts here. From planning ahead to just what to look for, you'll want to know what's ahead. Why it matters to plan ahead, remembering - you won't be the only one doing the chasing.

Turns out "Nothing" doesn't exist. Instead, there is "quantum foam".

We can't observe it, but physicists are continuing to explore mysteries that could "reshape" our understanding of reality.

Dark Matter Discrepancy: A Cosmic Conundrum in the Standard Cosmological Model

It's "clumpy". So claim scientists looking at conflicting data on dark matter. The data doesn't match data on the Cosmic Microwave background.