the sky & beyond: comet 3/31 to 6/2

[Polaris]

It's been overcast where I am, too. I don't know what Mother Nature's up to, but the weather here's been like this for a while now

[Lemon Cheesecake]

I think we have too many hills around us and that keeps us from seeing any stars by the horizon, There were some clouds last night but the moon was intensely bright and the air very crisp.

[Watery Star]

There's too much light around here to see much of the sky.

[Gingerale]

I have to look at what that extremely bright star is in the sky.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

That's too bad Watery! Do you have heavy curtains to block the city lights?

[Gingerale]

anyone know when the next celestial event is?

[Polaris]

On Feb. 26th, there will be a new moon and the annual solar eclipse. While the new moon is visible for everyone, only those in the southern hemisphere will be able to see the lunar eclipse.

Check here to see if you can see it from where you are!

[Gingerale]

cool! Thanks Polaris!

[Lemon Cheesecake]

I'll look for the pictures for the eclipse on line then.

If you ever see something coming up let us know!

[Polaris]

Heads up! There's going to be a total eclipse in August, though it'll only appear as a partial eclipse from where I live

[Lemon Cheesecake]

seems to mean something was coming up in March, I'll have to look it up.

[Gingerale]

It's coming soon!

[Lemon Cheesecake]

http://www.space.com/35178-14-best-skyw ... -2017.html

Comet 45P/HMP, February 11.
Annular Eclipse, February 26.
Mercury, Mars, Moon, March 29.
Moon Meets Jupiter, April 10.
Total Solar Eclipse, August 21.
Venus Joins Jupiter, November 13.
Geminid Meteors, December 13.

COMING UP:
March 4 - Occultation of Aldebaran

[+] SPOILER

The brightest star that can be hidden by the moon — called an occultation — will be occulted for Hawaii, the contiguous United States, Central America and the western Caribbean the evening of March 4.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/watch-live-m ... 14862.html

"A massive asteroid believed to be nearly a kilometre in length will come closer to our planet than it has ever been in the last 400 years."
If you want to watch the impressive fly-by of the asteroid through the lens of a telescope, you can turn to Slooh.com on 19 April from 23:00 UTC (midnight in the UK). A live coverage of the event, with discussion regarding the potential threats posed by asteroids will be held on the platform, using Slooh's flagship observatory at the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands.

[Gingerale]

NBC news said, "The asteroid will be so close and so bright that, with nothing more than a small telescope, it may be visible in the night sky for a day or two".

I wonder if it will be going fast enough so that it will look like its moving?