Me Every Morning: The Search For Sock

11/02/2018

Tried to look at stars through my window however couldn't see anything I blame British weather, while my neighbour hid in my bed because it was cold

(Ten episodes later…)

Bones clearly made it his mission to have an equally damaging influence on Chekov’s personality

Supermoon, November 2016.

Credit: Rafael Compassi

These are the photos I took of the 31-1-18 super-moon from my telescope. It was horribly cold but utterly worth it

Happy Valentine’s Day 💝💞💜💜💖💘💕❣️

Another year means another round of funny space themed Valentine’s Day cards! Send them to your boyfriend, girlfriend, friends, mom, dad, and siblings!

Oh and your pets…send them to your pets too. 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

Astronauts activities during EV-1. Here Astronaut Robert Stewart during Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) Exercise untethered above the Earth.[4209 x 4209] - For more images of the cosmos Click Here

Kirk: Don't worry, Spock. We're with you!

Bones: Are we?

Kirk: Yes.

What’s Up - February 2018

What’s Up For February?

This month, in honor of Valentine’s Day, we’ll focus on celestial star pairs and constellation couples.

Let’s look at some celestial pairs!

The constellations Perseus and Andromeda are easy to see high overhead this month.

According to lore, the warrior Perseus spotted a beautiful woman–Andromeda–chained to a seaside rock. After battling a sea serpent, he rescued her. 

As a reward, her parents Cepheus and Cassiopeia allowed Perseus to marry Andromeda.

The great hunter Orion fell in love with seven sisters, the Pleiades, and pursued them for a long time. Eventually Zeus turned both Orion and the Pleiades into stars.

Orion is easy to find. Draw an imaginary line through his belt stars to the Pleiades, and watch him chase them across the sky forever.

A pair of star clusters is visible on February nights. The Perseus Double Cluster is high in the sky near Andromeda’s parents Cepheus and Cassiopeia.

Through binoculars you can see dozens of stars in each cluster. Actually, there are more than 300 blue-white supergiant stars in each of the clusters.

There are some colorful star pairs, some visible just by looking up and some requiring a telescope. Gemini’s twins, the brothers Pollux and Castor, are easy to see without aid.

Orion’s westernmost, or right, knee, Rigel, has a faint companion. The companion, Rigel B, is 500 times fainter than the super-giant Rigel and is visible only with a telescope. 

Orion’s westernmost belt star, Mintaka, has a pretty companion. You’ll need a telescope.

Finally, the moon pairs up with the Pleiades on the 22nd and with Pollux and Castor on the 26th.

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mittens did such a good job

Science Fun Fact.