#panstarrs

[chibinotan]

Rocky Comet

[skycrorg]

Megacometa K2 fue captado en cámaras mientras atravesaba el ecuador celeste

Impresionante

Un megacometa brilla en la oscuridad en esta imagen de exposición prolongada capturada por un astrofotógrafo el 18 de junio, antes de su máxima aproximación a la Tierra. El cometa C/2017 K2 (PANSTARRS), llamado K2, pasará cerca de nuestro planeta el miércoles (13 de julio) casi dos veces más lejos de la Tierra que nuestro planeta del sol. Pero el cometa, que puede tener hasta 160 kilómetros de…

[desert-love]

March 21, 2024. 4 Peaks, east of Phoenix, Arizona. Comet c/2021 S3 (PANSTARRS). This comet only comes every 1,751,372 years, ..currently 121,267,871 miles away and heading back out to space.

Comet: Esprit 80mm, QHY268C, 2min X 47 = 1hr 34m integration.

Foreground: Canon 6D, 214mm, f10, ISO 100, 1,000 sec.

[spacewonder19]

Comet C/2017 K2(Panstarrs) © Michael Jäger 

[world-beauty]

Comet PanSTARRS and a Crescent Moon

Credits: Yuri Beletsky, Las Campanas Observatory, Carnegie Institution

[apod]

2022 October 8

Two Comets in Southern Skies Image Credit & Copyright: Jose J. Chambo (Cometografia)

Explanation: Heading for its closest approach to the Sun or perihelion on December 20, comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) remains a sight for telescopic observers as it sweeps through planet Earth's southern hemisphere skies. First time visitor from the remote Oort cloud this comet PanSTARRS sports a greenish coma and whitish dust tail about half a degree long at the upper left in a deep image from September 21. It also shares the starry field of view toward the constellation Scorpius with another comet, 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3, seen about 1 degree below and right of PanSTARRS. Astronomers estimate that first time visitor comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) has been inbound from the Oort cloud for some 3 million years along a hyperbolic orbit. Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 is more familiar though. The periodic comet loops through its own elliptical orbit, from just beyond the orbit of Jupiter to the vicinity of Earth's orbit, once every 5.4 years. Just passing in the night, this comet PanSTARRS is about 20 light-minutes from Earth in the September 21 image. Seen to be disintegrating since 1995, Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 was about 7.8 light-minutes away.

∞ Source: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221008.html

[whafairytales]

💐 PAGE ARTIST SPOTLIGHT 💐

Someday this journey will end, but we'll continue sharing our stories with each other for now. PANSTARR (@panstarry) listens to our stories with awe. Perhaps these stories will be put to paper one day so more will know about them.📜

[andromeda1023]

Heading for its closest approach to the Sun or perihelion on December 20, comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) remains a sight for telescopic observers as it sweeps through planet Earth's southern hemisphere skies. First time visitor from the remote Oort cloud this comet PanSTARRS sports a greenish coma and whitish dust tail about half a degree long at the upper left in a deep image from September 21. It also shares the starry field of view toward the constellation Scorpius with another comet, 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3, seen about 1 degree below and right of PanSTARRS. Astronomers estimate that first time visitor comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) has been inbound from the Oort cloud for some 3 million years along a hyperbolic orbit. Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 is more familiar though. The periodic comet loops through its own elliptical orbit, from just beyond the orbit of Jupiter to the vicinity of Earth's orbit, once every 5.4 years. Just passing in the night, this comet PanSTARRS is about 20 light-minutes from Earth in the September 21 image. Seen to be disintegrating since 1995, Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 was about 7.8 light-minutes away.

APOD: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap221008.html?fbclid=IwAR1txWFIkLXcFc_SWnPmCl5kRyV9AjxX8M-1qQpPevNmiTP7_DPo5u7qjm4

[heatherjpp13]

Director of the Pentagon’s All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office, Sean Kirkpatrick, along with Abraham Loeb, chairman of Harvard University’s astronomy department, co-authored a research report. In the report, Sean mentioned that "[A]n artificial interstellar object could potentially be a parent craft that releases many small probes during its close passage to Earth, an operational construct not too dissimilar from NASA missions." The AARO (All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office) was established to dig deeper and investigate the unidentified "objects of interest" around US military installations. At the time of its inception, Kirkpatrick was appointed the director of the division. So, now, his recent report admitting signs of alien life near Earth has pushed extraterrestrial enthusiasts into a frenzy. Sean’s partner Loeb, on the other hand, gained popularity when, through his research, he proposed that our first alien visitor had entered our solar system back in October 2017. Back then, the PanSTARRS telescope in Hawaii detected an object moving at a speed that suggested that it was not from our solar system. The object’s paths and travel patterns also hinted at it not being something affected by the gravitational pull of our sun. #aliens #alien #ufo #area #ufos #space #scifi #art #extraterrestrial #aliensarereal #ufosighting #ufology #ancientaliens #xenomorph #alienabduction #nasa #ufologia #ovnis #ovni #ben #extraterrestrials #universe #ufosightings #sciencefiction #horror #paranormal #love #alienart #spaceship #extraterrestre https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp2oGdxMoiP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[pseudomonacarriea]

A little Poke-headcanon for Aibreann:

Yes, she owns each color of the Miniors and each has its own nerdy name:

Red: Panstarrs 

Orange: Halley

Yellow: Gibbs

Green: Ikeya-Seki (Seki for short)

Blue: Kowal

Indigo: Atlas

Violet: Hale-Bopp (Or Boppy for short)

Black (not listed): Swan

These are all names of comets that have been observed throughout history. 

Even with that said, they are also called (collectively) ‘Mini’, their color, or whatever Bri ends up yelling out as they use Swift on her. While not on her team, one or more of them usually tags along if she’s going to do fieldwork, just like her Yamper does.

And much like Yamper, if she gets in trouble (like being chased by Wooloos), they’ll sit back and watch. 

[dustedandsocial]

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[cosmos-pics]

Two Comets in Southern Skies - Jose J. Chambo Heading for its closest approach to the Sun or perihelion on December 20, comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) remains a sight for telescopic observers as it sweeps through planet Earth's southern hemisphere skies. First time visitor from the remote Oort cloud this comet PanSTARRS sports a greenish coma and whitish dust tail about half a degree long at the upper left in a deep image from September 21. It also shares the starry field of view toward the constellation Scorpius with another comet, 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3, seen about 1 degree below and right of PanSTARRS. Astronomers estimate that first time visitor comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) has been inbound from the Oort cloud for some 3 million years along a hyperbolic orbit. Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 is more familiar though. The periodic comet loops through its own elliptical orbit, from just beyond the orbit of Jupiter to the vicinity of Earth's orbit, once every 5.4 years. Just passing in the night, this comet PanSTARRS is about 20 light-minutes from Earth in the September 21 image. Seen to be disintegrating since 1995, Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 was about 7.8 light-minutes away.

[androgynousbirdtale]

Two Comets in Southern Skies

Heading for its closest approach to the Sun or perihelion on December 20, comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) remains a sight for telescopic observers as it sweeps through planet Earth's southern hemisphere skies. First time visitor from the remote Oort cloud this comet PanSTARRS sports a greenish coma and whitish dust tail about half a degree long at the upper left in a deep image from September 21. It also shares the starry field of view toward the constellation Scorpius with another comet, 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3, seen about 1 degree below and right of PanSTARRS. Astronomers estimate that first time visitor comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) has been inbound from the Oort cloud for some 3 million years along a hyperbolic orbit. Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 is more familiar though. The periodic comet loops through its own elliptical orbit, from just beyond the orbit of Jupiter to the vicinity of Earth's orbit, once every 5.4 years. Just passing in the night, this comet PanSTARRS is about 20 light-minutes from Earth in the September 21 image. Seen to be disintegrating since 1995, Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 was about 7.8 light-minutes away.

Image Copyright: Jose J. Chambo

[hobbyspacer]

Night sky highlights for April 2024

Check out the night sky this month, April 2024. Here are videos highlighting the top sights to observe. ** What's Up: April 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA - NASA JPL What are some skywatching highlights in April 2024? Catch Mars and Saturn rising, and Jupiter hangs out with Comet 12P. Plus NASA has you covered for the total eclipse whether you're headed to totality or watching from afar. 0:00 Intro 0:14 Moon & planet highlights 0:57 Comet 12p/Pons-Brooks 1:38 Total solar eclipse 3:45 April Moon phases Additional information about topics covered in this episode of What's Up, along with still images from the video, and the video transcript, are available at https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/skywatch.... — Additional Resources — NASA's Solar Eclipse hub: https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/fut... Find events & clubs: NASA's Night Sky Network: https://science.nasa.gov/skywatching/... Skywatching resources from NASA: https://science.nasa.gov/skywatching https://youtu.be/hm__8GGxJpA ** Tonight's Sky: April 2024 - Space Telescope Science Institute - Tonight's Sky Clear April nights are filled with starry creatures. Near the Big Dipper, you will find several interesting binary stars. You can also spot galaxies like the Pinwheel Galaxy, M82, and M96—the last of which is an asymmetric galaxy that may have been gravitationally disrupted by encounters with its neighbors. Keep watching for space-based views of these celestial objects. About this Series ... “Tonight’s Sky” is a monthly video of constellations you can observe in the night sky. The series is produced by the Space Telescope Science Institute, home of science operations for the Hubble Space Telescope, in partnership with NASA’s Universe of Learning. This is a recurring show, and you can find more episodes—and other astronomy videos—at https://hubblesite.org/resource-gallery/tonights-sky. https://youtu.be/LuA8Qs5rDwI ** What to see in the night sky: April 2024 - BBC Sky at Night Magazine Pete Lawrence and Paul Abel reveal what's in the night sky this month, including Comet 12P/Pons Brooks, the Moon and the Pleiades, the April 8 solar eclipse, Lyrid Meteor Shower and the Plough asterism. 00:00 Intro 00:18 Inner planets 02:23 Outer planets 07:31 Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks 10:54 Solar eclipse 12:38 Moon and the Pleiades 13:16 Jewelled Handle 13:48 Lyrid Meteor Shower 14:22 Summer Triangle 15:20 Comet C/2021 S3 PANSTARRS 16:30 The Plough 21:03 Deep-sky objects https://youtu.be/TUWWa9wFrHI ** Sky & Telescope's Sky Tour Podcast - April 2024 - Sky & Telescope Youtube https://youtu.be/mTI7hKsZMeM See also - Sky Tour Astronomy Podcast: Upcoming Celestial Events - Sky & Telescope - This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 29 – April 7 - Sky & Telescope ** Night Sky Notebook April 2024- Peter Detterline https://youtu.be/2w0qoX96H-E ** See also: - The Night Sky in April 2024 | Day By Day Astronomy Events - What's in the Sky This Month? | April 2024 | High Point Scientific - April 2024 Night Sky Calendar | Voyageurs Conservancy - Tonight's Night Sky: April 2024 | A Total Solar Eclipse, Visible Planets, Bright Stars, Astronomy | Almanac.com - Astrophotography in April 2024: what to shoot in the night sky this coming month | Digital Camera World - Meteor shower guide 2024: Up next the April Lyrids | EarthSky.org === Amazon Ads === Celestron 70mm Travel Scope Portable Refractor Telescope Fully-Coated Glass Optics Ideal Telescope for Beginners BONUS Astronomy Software Package == Stellaris: People of the Stars Read the full article

[world-beauty]

Comet PanSTARRS and the Helix Nebula

Credits: FritzHelmut Hemmerich

[eventos-astronomicos]

Março de 2024

01: A Lua passa a 0°24' de Antares (mag 1.1) 01: O cometa C/2021 S3 (PANSTARRS) (mag 9.9) atinge seu brilho máximo 03: Lua Quarto Minguante 08: A Lua passa a 3°30' de Marte (mag 1.2), 3°18' de Vênus (mag -3.8) 08: Marte em conjunção com a fina Lua Minguante 08: Vênus em conjunção com a fina Lua Minguante 10: Lua Nova 10: Mercúrio em conjunção com a finíssima Lua Crescente 10: Ocultação lunar de Netuno (mag 7.9) 13: Júpiter em conjunção com a fina Lua Crescente 14: A Lua passa a 3°36' de Júpiter (mag -2.1) 14: A Lua passa a 3°15' de Urano (mag 5.8) 15: A Lua passa a 0°24' do aglomerado estelar das Plêiades (mag 1.2) 16: Ocultação Lunar de Beta Tauri 17: Lua Quarto Crescente 19: A Lua passa a 1°30' de Pollux (mag 1.2) 19: A Lua passa a 3°48' do aglomerado estelar da Colmeia (mag 3.1) 20: Equinócio de Primavera (Hemisfério Norte) 20: Equinócio de Outono (Hemisfério Sul) 21: Saturno (mag 1.1) passa a 0°18' de Vênus (mag -3.8) 22: A Lua passa a 3°36' de Regulus (mag 1.4) 22: Saturno em máxima conjunção com o planeta Vênus 22: Vênus em máxima conjunção com o planeta Saturno 24: Mercúrio em máxima elongação Leste 25: Lua Cheia 24-25: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral (Grande parte da Europa, Norte/Leste da Ásia, grande parte da Austrália, grande parte da África, América do Norte, América do Sul, Pacífico, Atlântico, Ártico, Antártica) 26: A Lua passa a 1°24' de Spica (mag 1.0) 30: A Lua passa a 0°18' de Antares (mag 1.1) 31: O cometa 12P/Pons-Brooks (mag 6.5) passa perto de Hamal (mag 2)

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01 de Março de 2024: O cometa C/2021 S3 (PANSTARRS) (mag 9.9) atinge seu brilho máximo

10 de Março de 2024: Ocultação Lunar de Netuno (14:54 - 18:44)

16 de Março de 2024: Ocultação Lunar de Beta Tauri (15:31 - 19:29)

24-25 de Março de 2024: Eclipse Lunar Penumbral

31 de Março de 2024: O cometa 12P/Pons-Brooks (mag 6.5) passa perto de Hamal (mag 2)