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kristaga
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Carsten Arnholm from the Norwegian astronomical society filmed the eclipse:
http://arnholm.org/astro/moon/eclipse_20041028_divx.avi
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whizkidd
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From: India
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Hey! Thanks Kris!
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kristaga
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Who is Kris?
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whizkidd
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This one is in urgent need of CPR!!
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twerg
Joined: Sep 04, 2004
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From: Hobart, Australia
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Just scored myself a free dvd from New Scientist Magazine all about the past 15 years of the Hubble Space Telescope. Awesome viewing. 40000 copies were to be given away, not sure if any left.... Crystal clear sight of the night sky here in Tasmania, Australia. I have no telescope or binocular's unfortunately. Not quiet astronomy but we also get some quite amazing aroura's here too.
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axxxr
Joined: Mar 21, 2003
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Here's a free space simulation that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions.
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http://celestia.sourceforge.net/
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gelfen
Joined: Nov 22, 2003
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From: Melbourne, Australia
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Jupiter will be visible during the day in parts of eastern Australia this afternoon.
Stargazers prepare for daylight view of Jupiter
Jupiter will be visible with the naked eye this afternoon. (Reuters)
The planet Jupiter will be visible with the naked eye this afternoon, appearing as a point of light in the eastern sky just below the moon.
Nick Lomb, curator of astronomy at the Sydney Observatory, says the best time for people on the east coast to see the planet is about 4:00pm AEST; it will be visible a bit later elsewhere in Australia.
Dr Lomb says it is best to view the planet using binoculars or a small telescope.
"People forget that stars and planets are actually there, they don't actually go away to hide during the day, they are there, but it's just hard to find [them] in the glare of sunlight," he said.
"But this will give us an opportunity to find Jupiter in the sky."
In areas north of Brisbane, including Rockhampton and Townsville, Jupiter will disappear behind the moon in what is known as an occultation.
"If people are watching with a pair of binoculars or a small telescope, they'll actually see Jupiter disappear as the moon moves in front of it," he said.
"It will disappear on the dark side of the moon."
Dr Lomb says people in Brisbane will see Jupiter almost disappear, in what is called a grazing occultation.
He says the phenomenon, which has not happened for a few years, is caused when the moon moves between Jupiter and earth.
People south of Brisbane will be able to see Jupiter as a bright point of light in the sky.
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Jupiter to be visible in daytime
June 15, 2005 - 12:24PM
Casual skywatchers in eastern Australia will get a rare opportunity to see the giant planet Jupiter during daylight on Thursday.
Canberra-based science teacher Paul Floyd said this was because the moon would be close to Jupiter's position in the sky for a short period.
Mr Floyd said the best view of the event, known as a grazing occultation, would occur in Brisbane about 4pm (AEST) when the moon would appear to slice the planet in half.
He said that north of Brisbane the planet would disappear behind the moon in a full occultation, while watchers in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne would see the moon pass just below Jupiter.
Mr Floyd said the event gave casual observers their best chance to see the planet because usually they had little idea precisely where to look, and many believed it was impossible to see the planet in the daytime.
"The problem with doing this usually is that your eyes don't have anything to focus on.
"Having the moon near Jupiter gets around this problem, plus giving you a sort of signpost to locate Jupiter with," he said.
Mr Floyd said people could watch the event with the unaided eye, although the best view would be obtained with a small telescope or binoculars after locating the moon above the eastern horizon at around 3.30pm (AEST).
© 2005 AAP
Chance to see Jupiter in daytime
June 15, 2005
PEOPLE in eastern Australia will have a rare chance to see the giant planet Jupiter tomorrow when the moon moves between the giant planet and earth.
Canberra science teacher Paul Floyd said the best view of the event, known as a grazing occulation, would occur in Brisbane at around 4pm (AEST) when the moon would appear to slice the planet in half.
He said that north of Brisbane the planet would disappear behind the moon in a full occulation, while watchers in Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne would see the moon pass just below Jupiter.
Mr Floyd said people could watch the event with the unaided eye, although the best view would be obtained with a small telescope or binoculars after locating the moon above the eastern horzon at around 3.30pm (AEST).
© The Australian
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paulbang
Joined: Apr 01, 2005
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From: Bangalore - starry eyed surpri
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The moon will also be visible tonight. Watch the moon with the naked eye tonight once the sun has set. In some places the moon won't be visible, thats because it changes its position once a month, it will be there over your sky eventually. In other places only half of the moon can be seen.thats because the hubble telescope blocks out the they sometimes and mostly this is caused due to low bandwidth in your areas
Please contact me paul for more news on the moon
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axxxr
Joined: Mar 21, 2003
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Here is an amazing picture of a frozen ice lake on mars:
Mars Express
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JK
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Is there water on Mars?? |
axxxr
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Just frozen lakes no actual water found yet!....but scientists say their maybe water rivers under the surface of mars.
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etaab
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From: UK - South Yorkshire
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But isnt a frozen lake simply water ?
That site link says its certainly water, and if it is, theres a good chance there could be life on Mars however primitive it is ! 
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axxxr
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Here's an amazing picture of Earth as seen from Mars...really shows how tiny and insignificant we are in the universe...all i can just say is WOW!! 
NASA
That tiny bright dot in the centre is us!
On its 449th martian day, or sol (April 29, 2005), NASA's Mars rover Opportunity woke up approximately an hour after sunset and took this picture of the fading twilight as the stars began to come out. Set against the fading red glow of the sky, the pale dot near the center of the picture is not a star, but a planet -- Earth.
Earth appears elongated because it moved slightly during the 15-second exposures. The faintly blue light from the Earth combines with the reddish sky glow to give the pale white appearance.
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Sammy_boy
Joined: Mar 31, 2004
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From: Staffordshire, United Kingdom
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Wow, great picture!
Shame more people don't realise how small and insignificant we really are in the grand scheme of things, the world would be a more thoughtful, and peaceful place I'm certain!
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axxxr
Joined: Mar 21, 2003
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Hubbles images of a exploding star:
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