Astronomy, cosmology and space thread

[pharvey]

Though I gather the small print restricts the Welsh from a seat. Something of a worry they'll be belting out Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau on take off, I believe.

..... I can be gagged ! Please don't read any sexual undertones into that!!

Not a diss by the way fella. Wish our lads would sing an anthem with such pride.

Zero offence - I'm actually impressed you spelt it correctly!!

[pharvey]

So, Elon Musk next?

The first "Continent to Continent" flight on Starship perhaps.....?

[Lost]

I can be gagged ! Please don't read any sexual undertones into that!!

There is definitely a seat saved for you should I win.

Zero offence - I'm actually impressed you spelt it correctly!!

Copy/paste is my friend.

[Big Boy]

The Perseid meteor shower will be visible tonight across much of the country. The peak is at around 11pm when you will be able to see as many as 100 meteors per hour.

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[handdrummer]

Even if the sky is clouded over?

[handdrummer]

Even if the sky is clouded over?

It is and you can't see anything.

Another historical moment lost to the vagaries of nature or just the rainy season in Thailand.

[pharvey]

Even if the sky is clouded over?

It is and you can't see anything.

Another historical moment lost to the vagaries of nature or just the rainy season in Thailand.

Don't feel alone, it was lost in many places.... Including CHEPSTOW FFS!!

[Stargeezer]

I enjoyed seeing the people who went into space for 3 days. I guess William Shatner is
going to be on Bezos flight soon. Good for him to actually experience being in apace for real
even if very temporary. Actually I have enjoyed watching the helicopter on Mars the most.
Geezer

[Nereus]

Although this article is from an Australian perspective, depending on overcast, it should be visible from Thailand:

Geminids 2021: How to see the best meteor shower of the year over Australia

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/202 ... /100632500

[lindosfan1]

I am new to showing an interest in astromony, I was given a link to a stars map called star walk 2 it is free on google and Apple.

https://www.spaceshipearth.org.uk/apps- ... 9cEALw_wcB

[Nereus]

I am new to showing an interest in astromony, I was given a link to a stars map called star walk 2 it is free on google and Apple.

https://www.spaceshipearth.org.uk/apps- ... 9cEALw_wcB

There are many apps on the Internet. Some good, some not, some free, both for iPad and Android:


https://www.space.com/best-stargazing-apps

[buksida]

Yep, loads of them are available, I use a few together.

Google Skymap
Stellarium
Sky View

[Nereus]

Stunning photos of Comet Leonard in Australian and NZ skies show it is a bright Christmas cracker

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/202 ... /100718842



Comet Leonard is wowing stargazers across Australia, putting on a cracker of a show to brighten the end of the year.

Amateur astronomer and astrophotographer Michael Mattiazzo, captured a stunning image of the comet from Swan Hill, Victoria last night.

[Nereus]

Super telescope finally in orbit

James Webb lifts off 'from a tropical rainforest to the edge of time itself'

The world’s most powerful space telescope on Saturday blasted off into orbit, headed to an outpost 1.5 million kilometres from Earth, after years of delays caused by technical hitches.

The James Webb Space Telescope, three decades and billions of dollars in the making, left Earth aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from the Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana at 7.20am local time (7.20pm Thailand time).

Twenty-seven minutes later, it separated from the rocket and began a month-long journey to its remote destination, during which time mission controllers have to perform several extraordinarily complex and delicate manoeuvres to keep it on course.

The telescope is expected to beam back new clues that will help scientists understand more about the origins of the Universe and Earth-like planets beyond our solar system.

Named after a former Nasa director, Webb follows in the footsteps of the legendary Hubble telescope — but has been designed to show humans what the Universe looked like even closer to its birth nearly 14 billion years ago.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/22376 ... y-in-orbit

[pharvey]

The telescope is expected to beam back new clues that will help scientists understand more about the origins of the Universe and Earth-like planets beyond our solar system.

Let's hope it does at a cost of 10 Billion USD and the rest. An incredible cost, yes - and many would say the money should be spent elsewhere. Well, at least it's not on weapons and I for one am all for exploration, innovation and science...