Slooh and IAC Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of their Collaboration and...
The Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (IAC) and Slooh announced an extension of their partnership to 2020. Since 2003, Slooh has given amateur astronomers access to robotic observatories...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Buzz Aldrin
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View ArticleNASA is preparing for some exciting missions
NASA has announced that it will start searching for clouds of dust in space with the powerful Large Binocular Telescope. The post %%EVENTLINK%% appeared first on .
View ArticleSlooh and NASA Partner to Bring the Universe to Everyone and Help Protect Earth
SLOOH and NASA announced the signing of a Space Act Agreement to engage the public in astronomy. As part of the Asteroid Grand Challenge, NASA is partnering with SLOOH to engage citizen scientists in...
View ArticleSaturn: Our Ringed Planet
Thanks to NASA’s Cassini Space Probe astronomers are now able to produce the most detailed maps of Saturn’s rings in history. The post %%EVENTLINK%% appeared first on .
View ArticleEclipse New Moon To Cause Highest Tide in Decades
As Slooh broadcasts the Total Solar Eclipse on March 20th from the Faroe Islands, the spectacle in its sights will also be causing quite a stir to the south along the rugged coast of...
View ArticleThe Eclipse at the Edge of the Earth
The total solar eclipse is happening this March 20th, but Slooh’s journey to totality has already started. Slooh Community Manager Paul Cox is making the journey to one of the few landmasses on Earth...
View ArticleAnniversary of the Discovery of Uranus
Experienced stargazers live by the adage that you never know what you’ll find in the night sky until you look. Perhaps the best example of this was the accidental discovery of the planet Uranus by...
View ArticleSlooh Members Confirm Comet Discoveries
On the 27th February 2015, two Electronic Circulars were issued by the Minor Planet Center (MPECs) confirming the discovery of two comets. Slooh members helped confirm the discoveries. Once again,...
View ArticleMercury Reaches Aphelion
The little planet Mercury reaches aphelion, it’s furthest point from the Sun, on March 6, 2015 at 20:10 UT. Mercury is a planet of extremes. It’s the smallest of the major planets, with a diameter of...
View ArticleSaturn Near Antares and Moon on March 12
Saturn grows closer and brighter in the early morning sky this month on its way to opposition on May 23, 2015. The ringed planet lies just over 1º southwest of the last-quarter Moon on March 12 and 9º...
View ArticleComet Lovejoy in Cassiopeia
Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) continues to steam northward into the W-shaped constellation Cassiopeia in the northwestern sky. From March 15-17, Lovejoy passes within a degree of the 3rd-magnitude star...
View ArticleSaturn Near Waning Gibbous Moon Near April 8
Saturn continues to brighten in the early morning sky this month on its way to opposition in May. The ringed planet lies just 2.1° south of the waning gibbous Moon on April 8, 2015. Look for the pair...
View ArticleThree Lunar Occultations in the Northern Zodiac
The waxing Moon continues its slow eastward campaign this month through the constellations of the northern zodiac. As it moves from first quarter to full, the Moon will occult three more bright stars...
View ArticleMoon Occults Star 111 Tauri
The waxing crescent Moon passes in front of the 5th-magnitude star 111 Tauri in the early morning hours of March 26, 2015. The occultation is visible in most of North America except for the east coast...
View ArticleSlooh Inspired Yoga
Slooh friend Ali Grimes is incorporating the ebb and flow of the night sky into her Yoga classes, after experiencing the wonder of space on Slooh. Ali will host a Full Moon & Total Lunar Eclipse...
View ArticleSlooh’s Media Syndication
Slooh’s coverage of the October 8th Lunar Eclipse was featured simultaneously on the home pages of TIME Magazine, The New York Times and Wired Magazine, as well as thousands of other websites...
View ArticleSee the First Quarter Moon on March 27
The Moon reaches its first-quarter phase on March 27 at 07:43 UT. At first quarter, the Moon rises in the east near mid-day, reaches its highest point as the Sun sets, and remains well positioned for...
View ArticleEnjoy Stargazing During Earth Hour 2015
Earth Hour is being held this Saturday March 28, 2015 from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time in thousands of towns and cities around the world. The event was first held in 2007 in Sydney, Australia,...
View ArticleMoon Passes Jupiter on March 29-30
What’s that bright star near the Moon on March 29th and 30th? That’s no star… it’s the planet Jupiter. Jupiter is always brighter than any star and in March and April shines with a pale yellow-white...
View ArticleA Bright Nova Flares in Sagittarius
The bright nova that flared up in the constellation Sagittarius has made a comeback of sorts over the last few days. The star was already 6th magnitude when first discovered on March 15, 2015 by John...
View ArticleVenus Encounters the Pleiades on April 10-12, 2015
Stargazers get a treat on the evenings of April 10-12, 2015 as brilliant Venus passes within 2.1º of the beautiful Pleiades star cluster in the western sky after sunset. Shining at magnitude -4.1 for...
View ArticleAsteroid 2063 Bacchus Makes Close Approach to Earth on April 7, 2015
The near-Earth asteroid 2063 Bacchus makes its closest approach to Earth on April 7, 2015 at 19:13 UT. Bacchus is an Apollo asteroid, a class of objects that occasionally cross the orbital path of...
View ArticleStormy Uranus in Conjunction on April 6
If you’re looking for the planet Uranus this week, you’re out of luck. The blue-green ice giant has been setting in the western sky a little earlier each night, and it’s finally reached conjunction...
View ArticleSlooh Members Discover Brightening of Comet Tenagra, a Centaur Comet
In late February, Slooh members detected a sudden brightening of Comet C/2013 C2 (Tenegra) using the Slooh C1 telescope in Chile. The distant comet brightened by a factor of twenty from magnitude 19.5...
View Article4 Easy Ways Anybody Can Celebrate Astronomy Day
This April 25th is Astronomy Day! In celebration of the space-centric day in our fourth month of the year, here are four ways that absolutely anyone take advantage of what we here at Slooh believe...
View ArticleA Surprising View of the Deep Sky With Slooh’s Remote Telescopes
On the night of April 11, 1785, William and Caroline Herschel, with a hand-made telescope and notebook, embarked on a “Night of Discovery” during which they found some 74 previously unseen deep-sky...
View ArticlePrepare for the Great Solar Eclipse of 2017
It’s still more than two years away, but skywatchers all over the world are planning for the solar eclipse of August 21, 2017. This will be the first solar eclipse since 1979 visible from the lower 48...
View ArticleThe “Evening Star” at Perihelion
The planet Venus reached perihelion last week, its closest point to the Sun in its 225-day orbit. Venus’s orbit is very close to circular, more so than any of the major planets of our solar system. Its...
View ArticleMercury, MESSENGER, and the Pleiades
Just as the planet Venus passed close to the Pleiades earlier this month, the smaller, fainter, and more elusive planet Mercury will also skim this famous star cluster on the evening of April 30. The...
View ArticleSee the “Full Flower” Moon in May
The full Moon arrives this month on May 4, 2015. This full Moon is often called the “Full Flower Moon” since the flowers are near full bloom in many parts of the northern hemisphere. It’s also called...
View ArticleNoctilucent Clouds
Some fascinating sights in the night sky lie close to home. Meteors, aurorae, and skyglow, for example, are all captivating phenomena visible just at the edge of space. During the recent Slooh...
View ArticleJupiter and Venus Begin Their Convergence
The planets Jupiter and Venus continue to dominate the western and southwestern sky after sunset. The two bright planets are about 50º apart at the start of May, but they begin to race closer towards...
View ArticleMercury Visible in the Western Sky Through Mid-May 2015
The speedy planet Mercury remains visible above the western horizon after sunset through mid-May 2015. The planet reached greatest eastern elongation on May 7 and remains tangled between the stars of...
View ArticleAsteroid 1999 FN53 Makes Close, but Not TOO Close Approach to Earth on May...
The small asteroid called 1999 FN53 makes a close approach to Earth on May 14, 2015, passing within about 6.3 million miles of Earth or about 26x the Earth-Moon distance. That’s close in cosmic terms...
View ArticleSlooh Astronomers Cover Sudden X-Class Solar Flare
Despite its immense energy output, our Sun is fairly peaceful compared to most stars. But once in a while it springs a surprise. On Tuesday May 5, 2015, for example, the Sun suddenly erupted with its...
View ArticleDouble Shadow Transit on Jupiter on May 27-28, 2015
Two of Jupiter’s moons, Io and Ganymede, will cast shadows simultaneously on the face of the biggest planet on the night of May 27-28, 2015. This will present an excellent opportunity for imagers to...
View ArticleThe New York Times Covers Slooh’s Reaction at Totality
How is this for incestuous celestial media coverage–indulge me as I cover The New York Times’ coverage of our coverage of the Total Solar Eclipse. The paper of record describes Slooh’s seminal coverage...
View ArticleSlooh Community Participates in Supernova Discovery
At 04:06UTC when most Slooh members were probably fast asleep, a post was made in the Clubhouse…. Long-time member Colin Drescher wrote “My friend has possibly made his 100th SN discovery in the galaxy...
View ArticleSlooh Members Help Rosetta Monitor Comet 67P
The European Space Agency’s historic Rosetta spacecraft is now getting a close-up view of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as it nears the Sun and comes to life over the next few months. To supplement...
View ArticleSlooh Powers Vodafone ONE’s Reach the Moon Project
Vodafone ONE’s Madrid based advertising agency Sra Rushmore knew they wanted to showcase a live feed of the moon 19 hours a day for a month, but how to do it, and on only three weeks notice? Call Slooh...
View ArticleKing Felipe VI Inaugurates Slooh’s Flagship Observatory
Slooh Founder and CEO Michael Paolucci attended the 30th Anniversary celebration of the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (IAC) which was presided over by King Felipe VI and included the...
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