Skymaps – Celestial sky guide
You can download a FREE celestial sky map for this month from Skymaps. These are excellent guides to the night sky. You will also find a list of what is visible, what other objects or events (e,g meteor showers) are happening. Lots going on in the night sky.
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Skymaps – Celestial sky guide – March 2022
You can download a FREE celestial sky map for this month from Skymaps. These are excelent guides to the night sky. You will also find a list of what is visible, what other objects or events (e,g meteor showers) are happening. Lots going on in the night sky.
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James Webb Update 16/1/2022
The JWST is fully deployed, at time of writing this it is 89 percent of the way to its L2 destination.
Mirror segment deployment is now in progress, this can be tracked via the link below.
Update 16/1/2022
Lets discuss more at the next Paignton Library STEM group meeting.
I have added a link to a discourse discussion [3] Along with a link to my Tuxiversity forum to discuss Astronomy / Science related courses. [4].
The JWST mission could be a good topic at the Paignton Library STEM group [5] on 12th February.
1 More info @ Nasa.gov 2 JWST Tracker 3 Discourse Discussion 4. Tuxiversity Forum 5. Paignton Library STEM Group
James Webb Launch 11/1/2022
The JWST launched on Christmas day 2021. The Launch and full deployment has gone as planned. Now starts the process of calibration and other tests etc before the science can start.
Lets discuss more at the next Paignton Library STEM group meeting
Update 11/1/2022
I have added a link to a discourse discussion [3] Along with a link to my Tuxiversity forum to discuss Astronomy / Science related courses. [4].
The JWST mission could be a good topic at the Paignton Library STEM group [5] on 12th February.
1 More info @ Nasa.gov 2 JWST Tracker 3 Discourse Discussion 4. Tuxiversity Forum 5. Paignton Library STEM Group
James Webb Launch 26/12/2021
The JWST launch yesterday, went as planned. The telescope is now en-route to orbit beyond the moon.
Update 1/1/2022
Sunshield STARBOARD Mid-Boom
I have added a link to a discourse discussion [3] Along with a link to my Tuxiversity forum to discuss Astronomy / Science related courses. [4].
The JWST mission could be a good topic at the Paignton Library STEM group [5]
1 More info @ Nasa.gov 2 JWST Tracker 3 Discourse Discussion 4. Tuxiversity Forum 5. Paignton Library STEM Group
The Webb Space Telescope: Launching a Legacy
This is the December public lecture from the Space Telescope Science Institute
Location: Online Attendance Only Date ; December 7th 2021 Time: 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM *
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#Science,#Space,#stsci,#Telescope,#Astronomy,#JamesWebb,#Webb
Astronomy Dec 2021
There are some really good resources out there for Amateur and professional astronomy enthusiasts. Two such websites are listed below.
I have also linked in the tags below so those links should bring up previous posts on this topic.
Skymaps provides a downloadable map, along with monthly events list and also a list of what can be seen, along with the distance to these objects.
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Where did the big bang happen
Another video from OpenScience videos
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Open Science : [email protected] (Mastodon) * OpenScience videos
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#Science,#Physics,#Astronomy,#BigBang,#Universe,#Beginning,#OpenScience,#education,#Fermilab,#Physics,#science,#space
Astronomy Nov 2021
There are some really good resources out there for Amateur and professional astronomy enthusiasts. Two such websites are listed below.
I have also linked in the tags below so those links should bring up previous posts on this topic.
Skymaps provides a downloadable map, along with monthly events list and also a list of what can be seen, along with the distance to these objects.
Links
Tags
How Dark is space
This is the October public lecture from the Space Telescope Science Institute
Location: Online Attendance Only Date ;October 5 2021 Time: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
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