HD Geminids Meteor Shower 2010 NASA Live Feed

Posted by SpaceMan in Space Travel on 12 19th, 2010 | no responses

www.FunToWatch.TV My Comments on NASA Live footage. Geminids are pieces of debris from an object called 3200 Phaethon. Long thought to be an asteroid, Phaethon is now classified as an extinct comet.Basically it is the rocky skeleton of a comet that lost its ice after too many close encounters with the sun. Earth runs into a stream of debris from 3200 Phaethon every year in mid-December, causing meteors to fly from the constellation Gemini. When the Geminids first appeared in the late 19th century, shortly before the US Civil War, the shower was weak and attracted little attention. There was no hint that it would ever become a major display. The camera is mounted at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Live meteor shower cam highlights of what I saw. The commentary is by me. Enjoy Video Footage Credit NASA

Tags: Comet, constellation, shuttle, science

Canis Major

Posted by SpaceMan in Hubble Space Telescope on 06 12th, 2010 | no responses

An exploration of the Constellation Canis Major. Links: Canis major Dwarf Galaxy: www.nasaimages.org Some graphics rendered using Celestia: www.shatters.net Music by Kevin McLeod used with permission: incompetech.com

Tags: Majoris, Hubble, Sky, Nebula

The Star Party – Planets – Special Tricks to See More (Telescopes)

Posted by SpaceMan in Planets on 04 18th, 2010 | no responses

www.telescope.com How to best observe the other worlds of our Solar System. This is an episode of “The Star Party”, a video guide to amateur astronomy from the crew of Orion Telescopes & Binoculars. Visit http to find high quality products for amateur astronomers.

Tags: galaxy, planet, orion, Nebula

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Posted by SpaceMan in Hubble Space Telescope on 04 7th, 2010 | no responses

Join us a we explore the beauty of star formation using the magnificent Hubble Space Telescope! Don’t forget to visit www.sciencemadefun.org.uk Follow Science Made Fun founder Colin on Twitter for more science goodness! http

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Posted by SpaceMan in Comets & Meteors on 03 31st, 2010 | no responses

www.telescope.com There are a few tricks to enjoying the more subtle strokes on the cosmic canvas. We’ll show you how in this episode of “The Star Party,” a video guide to amateur astronomy from the crew of Orion Telescopes & Binoculars. Visit http to find high quality products for amateur astronomers.

Tags: star, moon, galaxies, sun

Starry, Starry Night, Part 2

Posted by SpaceMan in Comets & Meteors on 07 13th, 2009 | no responses

This is a lecture I gave on astronomy at a fundraiser for Southlake Regional Health Centre, in Newmarket, Ontario. It is designed for the general public as an introduction to the night sky, with the emphasis on being fun and entertaining, rather than being bogged down in the science. … Brad Dibble astronomy science atmosphere earth planets stars galaxy universe comet asteroid meteor nebula eclipse moon sun solar system night sky stargazing lecture …

Tags: atmosphere, Planets, galaxy, Lecture