TRENDING THIS WEEK
#meteorshowers #meteors #satellites
Earth-asteroid Encounters This Week
- Asteroid Date (UT) Distance size (m)
- 2016 AW65 2023-Jul-31 16.7 LD 47
- 2023 OQ3 2023-Aug-01 3.9 LD 36
- 2023 OS3 2023-Aug-01 2.5 LD 10
- 2023 OF1 2023-Aug-02 17.7 LD 39
- 2023 OW4 2023-Aug-03 1.5 LD 10
- 2020 PN1 2023-Aug-03 10.8 LD 29
- 620082 2023-Aug-04 14 LD 377
- 2023 OQ 2023-Aug-06 9.9 LD 145
- 2004 KG1 2023-Aug-06 19.9 LD 56
Data from Spaceweather.com
The Perseid meteor shower will be active from 17 July to 24 August.
https://www.heavens-above.com/
Between 35 and 65 thousand visits each day makes Heavens Above a well-respected website for information about activities in our sky. Based on the page views, users check satellite tracking and viewing details most. You can follow the ISS, Tiangong and Hubble among others.
There are great interactive astronomical charts depicting events for the current day and year. Specific pages cover the Sun, Moon, Planets Comets and Asteroids. There are charts for Solar Eclipses, Solars system and Constellations.
Heavens-Above has an Android app, a subreddit ( https://www.reddit.com/r/heavensabove/ ) and a "Links to other sites" page to round out a complete astronomical resource.
https://nineplanets.org/
A great place to begin an understanding of space and our Solar system is "The Nine Planets". The website describes itself as an "overview of the history, mythology and current scientific knowledge of the planets" and related solar system objects. The website was started in 1994 and boasts of being one of the first multimedia websites on the Web.
The site is wonderful library of facts and information about out Solar system and its inhabitants. Discussions and articles about on each aspect of our system. It asks and answers a multitude of questions one might not have thought of.
The section for kids is very thorough. Divided into "Planets for Kids" and "Solar System" for Kids, the pages include facts and summaries for each item. Historical and physiological information is also included here.
The Nine Planets is well developed and an excellent source for educators and parents who want material presented in a basic understandable way. Links to sources and further information are available. It will take some time to check out the entire site. Enjoy!
In Case You Missed It
The big idea: Why the laws of physics will never explain the universe.
Prof Andrew Pontzen tries to justify a looser language for describing our universe. Because not "everything" follows all the laws of physics we ascribe to our universe, it would be better to give "best guesses" and compromises to different processes. Machine or animal, take your choice.
Does God play dice with star clusters?
This downloadable PDF discusses modeling of star clusters and standard assumptions that may be taken. Questions about sampling and simulations are brought forth to describe stellar demographics.
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A beautiful blog and so reassuring. Thank you so much and I look forward to tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteNow, has something formed in the cavities or not? 😊
ReplyDeleteNeutrons and neutrinos actually have nothing to do with each other. I wonder how one comes to the conclusion that neutrinos form helium? And even antineutrinos are mixed in! What one can spin everything with Sofware! A cheek! LOL
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