2 posts tagged “astronomy”
How many astronomers are needed to decide Pluto is not a planet? 2500... but we are smarter, we know it's a dog! ;-)
This weeked, after the sun is set and before the moon rises, you can see some falling stars. Perseids, the meteor shower, has its activity peak on Aug 12th around 23 GMT. Because the phase of the moon is still near full, dim meteors will vanish when our satellite climbs in the Eastern sky, very near Perseus. this is not the best year to enjoy summer meteors.
This Friday I tried to see some perseids along some friends, but in low latitudes (28 degrees) is even harder. So I took my Canon 350D and took some shots to the sky. This photo shows Scorpius. The brightest star is actually planet Jupiter.
