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Slooh Space Camera To Broadcast Live Feeds Of Super Close Moon / Jupiter Conjunction
On Monday, January 21st, the Moon will appear amazingly close in the sky to the largest planet in our solar system, Jupiter. In North America, the waxing gibbous Moon — the lunar phase between first quarter and full Moon — will be approximately one degree south of Jupiter, appearing to be only a pen width (seen at arm’s length) apart. Slooh Space Camera will cover the event live on Slooh.com, free to the public, Monday, January 21st, at 6:00 p.m. PST / 9:00 p.m. EST / 02:00 UTC (1/22) — international times here: http://goo.gl/xySeo — accompanied by real-time discussions with Slooh president Patrick Paolucci, Astronomy magazine columnist Bob Berman, and astro-imager Matt Francis of the Prescott Observatory. Viewers can watch live on their PC or iOS/Android mobile device at t-minus zero.
Text & Links (PDF): http://goo.gl/dMxik
Event Times: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Super+Close+Moon+%2F+Jupiter+Conjunction&iso=20130121T18&p1=137
Slooh Space Camera G+ Page: https://plus.google.com/u/0/108176209664415419112/#108176209664415419112/posts
Venus and Jupiter Dance at Dusk
For the past month the two brightest planets, Venus and Jupiter, have been an eye-catching duo in the western sky after sunset. Week by week they’ve been gradually sliding closer together, and their celestial performance is about to culminate.
By March 9th these dazzling evening “stars” are less than 5° apart, about the width of three fingers at arm’s length. Then, from March 12th to 14th, the gap between them closes to just 3° as they pass one another in the evening sky. The pairing of these bright lights will be dramatic, though not especially rare.
Full Story: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/about/pressreleases/Venus-and-Jupiter-Dance-at-Dusk-141702683.html
Live Feed of Sunday’s Venus-Jupiter Conjunction
Slooh Space Camera will broadcast a free, real-time feed of the Venus and Jupiter conjunction Sunday, 3/11 starting at 02:30 UT / 7:30 PM PDT / 10:30 EDT. Slooh will provide multiple observatory feeds, including from Arizona and the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa. The broadcast can be accessed at Slooh’s homepage or by visiting Slooh’s G+ page, where you will be able to see the panel interact live via G+ Hangouts On Air.
Media websites can embed Slooh’s live syndicated image feed directly into their own coverage of the event by visiting Slooh’s media page.
In addition to the conjunction, Slooh will provide live views of several planets, including Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars using Slooh’s patented imaging technology. In addition, we will take an up close look at our nearest neighbor, the Moon.
If skies are clear, individuals can view the conjunction by looking toward the west, the first three hours after sunset.
Slooh’s own Patrick Paolucci will join Astronomy Magazine columnist Bob Berman along with other guests and Slooh members to discuss the event live and in true color.
Full Story: http://www.slooh.com/pr/slooh-live-feed-conjunction-march-2012.php
Notable Celestial Events in 2012
This is from Journey to the Stars astronomy blog – check it out, it’s got a lot of great info 🙂
Space Camera to Broadcast Moon-Planet Conjunctions
Slooh Space Camera will broadcast a free, real-time feed of the Venus/Moon and Jupiter/Moon conjunction Saturday 2/25 and Sunday, 2/26 starting at 02:30 UT / 6:30 PM PST / 9:30 EST. Slooh will provide multiple observatory feeds, including from Arizona and the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa. The broadcast can be accessed at Slooh’s homepage or by visiting Slooh’s G+ page, where you will be able to see the panel interact live via G+ Hangouts On Air.
Conjunctions are amazing phenomena to behold as viewers will be able to see both the Moon and planet Venus or Jupiter nearby in the same field of view. Individuals can also attempt to view the conjunction using binoculars pointed at the Moon.
Slooh’s own Patrick Paolucci will join Astronomy Magazine columnist Bob Berman along with other guests and Slooh members to discuss the event live and in true color.
Full Story: http://www.slooh.com/pr/slooh-live-feed-conjunction-february-2012.php