Astronomical News and Events

Notifications of special astronomical news and events such as solar and aurora activity, comets, occultations, novae/supernovae, meteor showers, and other interesting astronomical events

2010 Alpha Aurigid Meteor Shower is underway!

Posted Tue, 08/24/2010 - 11:52 by Galactic
2010 Alpha Aurigid Meteor Shower is underway!

Hi All,

It appears the Alpha Aurigid Meteor Shower has begun this morning. I captured a dozen or so coming out of Auriga this morning from 3am to 6am, despite the partly cloudy skies over Dayton, Ohio. This Meteor shower runs from the 24th August to Sept 6th, with the peak occurring the night of Sept. 1st to the 2nd.

The Alpha Aurigid meteor shower is caused by the dust & debris from Comet Kiess (circa 1911)

You can expect a (ZHR) Zenith Hourly Rate of about 10, with peaks about 30 per hour.

Perseid Meteor Shower Movie picked up by New Networks

Posted Fri, 07/16/2010 - 19:09 by Galactic

Hi All,

The Gatehouse News Network requested use of my 2009 Youtube Perseid Meteor Video and info for this years Perseid meteor shower coming up on August 12th, here is their article.

http://www.augustagazette.com/topstories/x1005402645/Eyes-to-the-skies-August-meteor-shower-makes-a-stunning-show

Best Regards,
John Chumack
The Chumack Observatories
MPC #838 Dayton Research Station
MPC #H66 Yellow Springs Research Station
www.galacticimages.com

Pluto crosses Barnard 92 Dark Nebula & NASA features my shot.

Posted Tue, 07/06/2010 - 14:19 by Galactic
Pluto crosses Barnard 92 Dark Nebula

Hi ALL,

Last night I captured Pluto Crossing Barnard 92 Dark Nebula,

This passage made it much easier to pick out Pluto among the rich star field of M24 The Sagittarius Star Cloud!

I captured this image from my observatory in Yellow Springs, Ohio USA with my homemade 16” Newt. scope and a QHY8CCD single shot color camera.

The Exposure was 1 hour or 12 (5 minute subs) captured from 01:00am until 02:00 am E.S.T.

NASA's Earth Science Picture of the Day Photo

Posted Tue, 06/29/2010 - 07:59 by Galactic

Hi All,

My comet McNaught R1 photo is now featured on NASA’s Earth Science “Picture of the Day” EPOD

http://epod.usra.edu/

Best Regards,
John Chumack
The Chumack Observatories
MPC #838 Dayton Research Station
MPC #H66 Yellow Springs Research Station
www.galacticimages.com

Winter Milkyway is Astronomy Magazine's "Picture of the Day"

Posted Sat, 06/19/2010 - 11:43 by Galactic

Hi All,

My shot of the Winter Milkyway from Keith's Place in Jamestown, Ohio is
Astronomy Magazine's "Picture of the Day" today June 19th, 2010.

here is the Link

www.astronomy.com

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=pod&id=186

http://www.astronomy.com/asy/objects/images/Winter-Milky-Way_1000_pod06.jpg

Best Regards,
John Chumack
www.galacticimages.com

More details on how to find the comet are here!

Posted Wed, 06/09/2010 - 13:50 by Galactic

Hi All,

It appears all the NASA & Astro sites are picking up on my Comet shot with NGC891…….

Here is a link to all the NASA & Astronomy websites that are featuring my Comet & NGC891 photo.

NASA’s Space Weather page www.spaceweather.com Already up there!

NASA’s APOD “Astronomy Picture of the Day” http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html (to be posted in a few days)

NASA’s APOD forum http://bb.nightskylive.net/asterisk/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=19710&p=123691#p123691 already up there

NASA’s EPOD “ Earth Science Picture of the Day” http://epod.usra.edu/ (to be posted

Bright New Comet McNaught Visible to the naked eye!

Posted Tue, 06/08/2010 - 14:30 by Galactic
Comet McNaught C/2009 R1 with NGC891

Hi All,

IF you look Northeast at 4:15am until Dawn, look 15 to 20 degrees above the horizon you should see the bright Comet McNaught C/2009 R1, it is hovering around 6.5 magnitude right now...its is supposed to brighten as it gets closer to the sun by the end of the month.

I took a photo of it from JBSPO last night...see below or in the imaging forum

Its shows the comet passing NGC891 Edge on Spiral Galaxy!

Best Regards,
John Chumack
www.galacticimages.com

Dayton's Science Examiner Article on my Astrophotography

Posted Mon, 05/24/2010 - 12:19 by Galactic

Hi All,

Charles Mitchell has written an Article about my Astrophotography & Observatories.

Dayton’s Science Examiner has published an Article on my Observatories & Astrophotography

Here is the link to the article

http://www.examiner.com/x-46740-Dayton-Science-Examiner~y2010m5d23-Daytons-Chumack-observatories-and-astrophotography

Thanks to you all, for the encouragement & for supporting my work, and to all you Science & News editors for publishing my work over the years!

The also link the MVAS to the article as well!

Best Regards,
John Chumack
www.galacticimages.com

MVAS gets published by Dayton Science Examiner

Posted Fri, 05/21/2010 - 23:06 by Galactic

Hi All,

Charles Mitchell Science writer, wrote a nice article about our society and here is the link.

http://www.examiner.com/x-46740-Dayton-Science-Examiner~y2010m5d18-Dayton-has-a-nearly-secret-society-of-astronomers

He did a separate one on the Boonshoft as well.

Check it out!

Best Regards,
John Chumack
www.galacticimages.com

Jupiter Missing South Belt

Posted Thu, 05/20/2010 - 16:53 by starman13

Recent daytime observations of the planet Jupiter failed to reveal the South
Belt and NASA's Spaceweather has a notation and a link about this today.
I was not sure that visibility was the problem, and now I am certain that it was
not.

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