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Tonight’s Sky: September 2013

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Backyard stargazers get a monthly guide to the northern hemisphere’s skywatching events with “Tonight’s Sky.” Look for dense star cluster M2, home to 150,000 stars.

CORRECTION: The Harvest Moon will occur on September 19 this year, not September 29, as stated in the video.

“Tonight’s Sky” is produced by HubbleSite.org, online home of the Hubble Space Telescope. This is a recurring show, and you can find more episodes — and other astronomy videos — at HubbleSite.org.

Visit Tonight’s Sky on HubbleSite.
http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/tonights_sky

How To Get Comet ISON Hubble Data

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Had a great discussion today on how to get ISON data. Follow the urls below to get your own!

Comet ISON HLSP Collection:
http://archive.stsci.edu/prepds/ison/

For non-professionals interested in playing with cool Hubble FITS images in general, Max has also been maintaining a broader HLSP collection of Heritage FITS images here:
http://archive.stsci.edu/prepds/heritage/

And many more HLSPs (mostly NOT moving targets) are linked here:
http://archive.stsci.edu/prepds/

DS9 Fits Viewer:
http://hea-www.harvard.edu/RD/ds9/site/Home.html

This is How Much I Hate The Xbox One

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This is what happens when I see something that has to do with the Xbox One. I pour Mountain Dew over the iPhone 5.

Note: This video was created as a joke. I fully respect Microsoft and their console.

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Planet Discoveries Revisited: Hubble’s Universe Unfiltered

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The field of extrasolar planets has exploded over the last couple decades, providing an entirely new suite of information on planetary systems in general and perspective on our own solar system in particular. One of the most exciting advances came when astronomers were at last able to see a few of these planets directly. Even those who maintain “I’ll believe it when I see it” now have visual proof that our solar system is not alone in the universe. However, science advances rapidly, and the discoveries announced only a few years ago are already ripe for an update. Revisiting three direct detections provides confirmation, archival data, and some spirited scientific discussion.

“Hubble’s Universe” is a recurring broadcast from HubbleSite, online home of the Hubble Space Telescope. Astrophysicist Frank Summers takes viewers on an in-depth tour of the latest Hubble discoveries.

Find more episodes at HubbleSite.org.
http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/hubbles_universe_unfiltered

Related Links:

Hubble Directly Observes Planet Orbiting Fomalhaut
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2008/39/

Hubble Reveals Rogue Planetary Orbit for Fomalhaut b
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2013/01/

Hubble Finds Hidden Exoplanet in Archival Data
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2009/15/

Astronomers Find Elusive Planets in Decade-Old Hubble Data
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2011/29/

Also see our previous Hubble’s Universe Video on this topic, “Eye Spy A Planet”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsPaucWacEo