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Sydney City Skywatchers

Locality: Sydney, Australia

Address: 1003 Upper Fort Street 2000 Sydney, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.sydneycityskywatchers.org

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25.01.2022 Three images of the latest drill / sample hole on Mars. This is the 27th sample hole since landing almost 8 years ago (Earth years) This sample hole is called '...Mary Anning'. In a recent mission update by Michelle Minitti, one of the Planetary Geologist working on this mission, Michelle wrote the following: "Mary Anning," is particularly special. Mary Anning spent her life scouring the seaside cliffs near Lyme Regis, along the southern coast of England, for fossils. She uncovered innumerable samples, most notably the first full Ichthyosaur and the first Plesiosaur. But as all too often occurs in society, Mary Annings gender and societal status led her groundbreaking work and discoveries to be dismissed by the scientific establishment or, worse, appropriated by men. Let Mary Annings name on Mars remind us to include everyone in the endeavor of exploration (Mary Anning - 1799-1847). The colour image is from the right side mast camera on sol 2838, the greyscale images are from the telephoto chemistry camera's remote micro images (RMI) the next day (sol 2839). For scale the drill hole diameter is 1.6 centimeters (0.63 inches). Look closely at the RMI photos, one was taken before the rover zapped the back wall of the hole with its powerful laser, the other after the laser strikes. We'll eventually see closer colour images from the rover, but those will have to wait until the powdered rock samples have been delivered to the sensitive instruments inside the rover for analysis which will take some days. Image credits NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL & MSSS (PH)

24.01.2022 Something for your calendar! https://phys.org//2020-11-december-jupiter-saturn-planet-m

24.01.2022 Martian Rock Garden: Curiosity rover acquired a sequence of drive direction left-side mast camera images after arriving at the edge of the Bagnold Dunes in Ga...le crater on mission sol 1648 (26 March 2017). The images captured an extensive group of heavily weathered fallen sedimentary blocks adjacent to the sample collection site at Ogunquit Beach. I have used 3 of the 5 images to create this simple mosaic and added a 1 meter long scale bar using AlgorimancerPG. The mosaic was assembled in Microsoft Image Composite Editor (MS ICE) and cropped to 16:9 so open the full size and enjoy the detail full screen. The colours are raw, I have only sharpened the contrast a little after stitching the frames together. Link to full resolution version: http://www.flickr.com/pho/105796482@N04/33696212925/sizes/o Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS (PH)

23.01.2022 Take a look at this opportunity to observe remotely - designed for amateur astronomers! Wow!

23.01.2022 We reached more than 43 million data points in @AAVSO International Database!! Thank you to all our observers who made this possible! #coolscience #citizenscience #aavso

20.01.2022 Our next speaker, Dr Richard Wainscoat, comes all the way from the heights of Hawaii via zoom - find out more https://www.sydneycityskywatchers.org/events-and-news

19.01.2022 Fascinating insights into past astronomical happenings in November - and celebrations of those born in this month who contributed to our knowledge of astronomy and all things connected to Space exploration. You might shed a tear when you read about the Russian cosmonaut dog Laika...https://www.sydneycityskywatchers.org//in-this-month-novem

18.01.2022 Don’t miss our AGM and more...

18.01.2022 Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) finder charts for the next week or so. Looking NW about an hour after sunset. The comet appears as a fuzzy blue/green patch of light, ...brighter in the centre and fading to the edges. It is currently in the range of mag 5.0 to 5.5 and will be fading over the coming weeks. Binoculars and/or a telescope will be required to see it. The comet can be located in 7x50 Binoculars but higher magnifications are best to help render the faint tail visible. The dust tail will appear to curve to the right and downward. Unfortunately the Moon will wash out the background sky for a few more days yet but the track of the comet listed on the charts will help locate it again. The comet has a period of about 7000 years so it won't be seen again anytime soon! The charts have been generated in Guide 9.0 (Project Pluto). Good luck! :-)

17.01.2022 Have a look at Andrew Wood's inspiring paper about Deep Sky South:Octans https://www.sydneycityskywatchers.org//DEEP-SKY-SOUTH-Octa

17.01.2022 Before the Sydney Observatory was built in 1858, Sydney didnt have an accurate time standard. The Observatorys first function was to calculate the correct tim...e from the movement of the stars. The Time Ball signalled the time to ships and the post office in Martin Place at 1pm each day. Back in operation this week, the site's Time Ball also celebrates its 162 year anniversary today. : Marinco Kojdanovski

17.01.2022 When Covid-19 struck Paris-based artist Lily Hibberd she decided to collaborate with Sydney City Skywatchers member @cosmictoner to investigate the women who measured the stars. Here is one part of their 3 constellations project @sydneyobs https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/TDXFClx1Nji4q7pqtGhM7B

16.01.2022 November 19, 1969 Apollo 12, piloted by Commander Pete Conrad, successfully landed on the moon 110 hours into the mission. The landing site, dubbed 'Pete's Parking Lot', was walking distance from NASA's own Surveyor 3 launched in 1967.

15.01.2022 Amateur Astronomer, and Skywatchers member, Andrew Wood takes you on a journey exploring the solar system throughout 24hours from our planet, Earth. You can do this too! https://www.sydneycityskywatchers.org//a-day-in-my-life-of

15.01.2022 We love our binoculars at Sydney City Skywatchers... https://theconversation.com/why-do-people-look-into-space-w

14.01.2022 Some amateur astronomers get all the luck! Check out this lucky photo from Canada and a great explanation of what you are seeing. #aurora #steve #comet #meteor https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-aurora-like-steve-a

14.01.2022 Assorted comets viewable from the southern hemisphere on 2020 July 14. 2P Encke, visual mag 8.3 C/2017 T2 PANSTARRS, visual mag 10.3 C/2019 U6 Lemmon, visual mag 8.0 88p Howell, visual mag 10.7

13.01.2022 Welcome to a mini star party in the times of Covid19. Sydney City Skywatchers members, Ann, George and Iver, dusted off one of our club telescopes, a hundred year old brass refractor that hasn't been out of its box for a while. We had a great time setting it up, figuring out the mount and trying out its collection of accessories and eye pieces. More on BAA3 later. What did we see in our little patch of eastern sky? The jewels of the solar system: Jupiter and Saturn!

13.01.2022 The Central West Astro Photos - Always fascinating entries judged by David Malin OA - are up for display, listen to Dr Andrew Jacob describe some of the winners. https://www.youtube.com/watch

13.01.2022 Heres something timely, after last Mondays talk.

12.01.2022 Martian Rock Garden: Curiosity rover acquired a sequence of 'drive direction' left-side mast camera images after arriving at the edge of the Bagnold Dunes in Ga...le crater on mission sol 1648 (26 March 2017). The images captured an extensive group of heavily weathered fallen sedimentary blocks adjacent to the sample collection site at 'Ogunquit Beach'. I have used 3 of the 5 images to create this simple mosaic and added a 1 meter long scale bar using AlgorimancerPG. The mosaic was assembled in Microsoft Image Composite Editor (MS ICE) and cropped to 16:9 so open the full size and enjoy the detail full screen. The colours are raw, I have only sharpened the contrast a little after stitching the frames together. Link to full resolution version: http://www.flickr.com/pho/105796482@N04/33696212925/sizes/o Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS (PH)

12.01.2022 What a great night we had stargazing live with Geoff Tokyo Geoff! Keep in touch to find out about our next event on 3 August.

11.01.2022 Fascinating information coming out about our Sun! What we learn will help us understand other stars and so much more! https://www.sydneycityskywatchers.org//Solar-Observations-

11.01.2022 Great talk tonight by @drspacejunk Associate Professor Alice Gorman. Great to see so many members who participated. You can get her book as an e-book or online delivery https://www.newsouthbooks.com.au//here-comes-dr-space-junk/

11.01.2022 On this day in 1969, the Apollo 12 lunar module "Intrepid" landed on the Moon in the Ocean of Storms, a mere 538 feet (~164 meters) from the Surveyor 3 spacecraft. This photo, a close up of Surveyor 3 with Apollo 12 in the background, shows the stunning accuracy of the precision landing.

10.01.2022 NASAs Mars Curiosity Rover Sol 610 (April 24, 2014) 360VR video 8K: https://youtu.be/c6hWDrsOsdA 360VR photo 30K: https://tinyurl.com/sol0610... NASAs Mars Exploration Program Source images credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS Stitching and retouching: Andrew Bodrov / 360pano.eu Music in this video Song: Swirling Artist: The Intangible (https://ambrosia57.bandcamp.com/) #Mars360 #Video360 #360VR #Mars #Sol0610

10.01.2022 Did anyone see the green fireball/meteor last night? https://7news.com.au//sydney-skywatchers-report-green-mete

10.01.2022 Weve just announced the inaugural Sydney Observatory residency program for scientists and creatives, with expressions of interest open until 30 September 2020. https://bit.ly/3axICfO : Leah Whitty

09.01.2022 Looking forward to Geoff Wyatts talk tonight! Dont forget to log into Zoom at 6:25pm!

09.01.2022 We cant see it from the Southern Hemisphere so why not have a front row seat comet watching with the Parker Solar Probe! https://www.nasa.gov//nasa-s-parker-solar-probe-spies-new/

08.01.2022 Great talk last night with Dr Richard Wainscoat who is leading the search for Near Earth Objects with the Pan-STARRS telescopes atop Haleakala on Maui. At the end of his talk he presented the data collected on Maui during his talk and together we discovered Near Earth Object (NEO) P11589Q! He submitted it to NEOScan for confirmation and here it is: https://newton.spacedys.com//P1/index_summary_P11598Q.html

08.01.2022 We welcome todays announcement by the NSW Government about the future of the Powerhouse institution. This decision to have two world-class Museums allows us to... continue the legacy of our historic site at Ultimo while building towards our new home of science and technology at Powerhouse Parramatta. The future is bright for our much-loved institution! Powerhouse Parramatta. Image: Moreau Kusunoki and Genton Powerhouse Ultimo. Image: Katherine Lu

08.01.2022 The July to September Astronomers Bulletin is out, plus you can read past issues on-line: https://www.sydneycityskywatchers.org/the-astronomers-bulle

07.01.2022 Celebrate Spring by learning more about astronomical events and history for the month of September ...

05.01.2022 Here's a pretty cool way to view Mars.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-OwMzdXhIE

04.01.2022 Tune in on September 10 to learn about the Globe at Night citizen science project, and how anyone can contribute to science by making observations from their ba...ckyard! Well be speaking with Dr. Connie Walker, scientist for NSFs NOIRLab, who will share what inspired her to work in science. #BigAstronony #STEMCareers See more

04.01.2022 Find out more as we feature Saturn this month - and its spectacular rings...

03.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/groups/493212687384739/permalink/3472395906133054/

03.01.2022 Today marks the 2020 Spring Equinox in the southern hemisphere. At 11.30pm AEST the Sun will cross the celestial equator into the southern part of the sky. The ...days are now longer than the nights. This image captured by staff member Brenan Dew shows the alignment of the sun due West through the windows beneath our North Dome telescope on 23 September 2019. : Brenan Dew See more

03.01.2022 Have a look at Andrew Woods inspiring paper about Deep Sky South:Octans https://www.sydneycityskywatchers.org//DEEP-SKY-SOUTH-Octa

03.01.2022 NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover Sol 610 (April 24, 2014) 360VR video 8K: https://youtu.be/c6hWDrsOsdA 360VR photo 30K: https://tinyurl.com/sol0610... NASA's Mars Exploration Program Source images credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / MSSS Stitching and retouching: Andrew Bodrov / 360pano.eu Music in this video Song: Swirling Artist: The Intangible (https://ambrosia57.bandcamp.com/) #Mars360 #Video360 #360VR #Mars #Sol0610

03.01.2022 Looking forward to Monday night!

01.01.2022 More observations around the South Celestial pole by Andrew Wood...its a great read and certainly inspires going outside and looking up https://www.sydneycityskywatchers.org//deep-sky-south-tuca