Comments on: Mars and the Moon Monday night http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/25/mars-and-the-moon-monday-night/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:56:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: dannyness http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/25/mars-and-the-moon-monday-night/comment-page-1/#comment-56944 dannyness Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:39:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/25/mars-and-the-moon-monday-night/#comment-56944 I got home from class around 10PM last night and I almost went to bed forgetting to check out Mars. I showed my wife. Sans telescope we could see it pretty well here in Dubuque, IA. She could see the red color really well. I'm red-green color blind so it was more difficult for me. It was a beautiful night. I want a telescope for X-mas. Anybody have any recommendations for a a decent inexpensive starter telescope? I got home from class around 10PM last night and I almost went to bed forgetting to check out Mars. I showed my wife. Sans telescope we could see it pretty well here in Dubuque, IA. She could see the red color really well. I’m red-green color blind so it was more difficult for me. It was a beautiful night.

I want a telescope for X-mas. Anybody have any recommendations for a a decent inexpensive starter telescope?

]]> By: Harv http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/25/mars-and-the-moon-monday-night/comment-page-1/#comment-56943 Harv Tue, 27 Nov 2007 04:53:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/25/mars-and-the-moon-monday-night/#comment-56943 Oooh, it's so pretty! Thanks for the heads up about it. :) (sometimes astronomers need to be reminded to look up) Oooh, it’s so pretty!

Thanks for the heads up about it. :)

(sometimes astronomers need to be reminded to look up)

]]> By: Jennifer A. Burdoo http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/25/mars-and-the-moon-monday-night/comment-page-1/#comment-56942 Jennifer A. Burdoo Tue, 27 Nov 2007 03:44:10 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/25/mars-and-the-moon-monday-night/#comment-56942 Think I saw it. Down and to the right? South Florida is often cloudy at night, and the moon (when visible) is usually seen through a haze. I miss Tucson and the lower light pollution. I also miss my dad's collection of binocs and telescopes... On the upside, I live near the JREF. Have GOT to go there one of these days, maybe in January for TAM 5.5. Think I saw it. Down and to the right? South Florida is often cloudy at night, and the moon (when visible) is usually seen through a haze. I miss Tucson and the lower light pollution. I also miss my dad’s collection of binocs and telescopes…

On the upside, I live near the JREF. Have GOT to go there one of these days, maybe in January for TAM 5.5.

]]> By: LarrySDonald http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/25/mars-and-the-moon-monday-night/comment-page-1/#comment-56941 LarrySDonald Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:36:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/25/mars-and-the-moon-monday-night/#comment-56941 Just now walked in from showing it to my son. I try to point out things but I'm not very skilled and he's even less so, but things close to the moon are easy enough to find even for us more bumbling star hoppers. We even broke out a really crappy scope with one leg gone and braced it up, but really it wasn't good enough to get more then a bigger dot and perhaps a hint of red (moon looked nice though - it's very crisp here in Kansas tonight). Thanks for the heads up. I'm secretly hoping he'll join my particular dark side of seeing little but the warm glow of the monitor, but an astronomer would certainly do and we got to spend some time. Just now walked in from showing it to my son. I try to point out things but I’m not very skilled and he’s even less so, but things close to the moon are easy enough to find even for us more bumbling star hoppers. We even broke out a really crappy scope with one leg gone and braced it up, but really it wasn’t good enough to get more then a bigger dot and perhaps a hint of red (moon looked nice though – it’s very crisp here in Kansas tonight). Thanks for the heads up. I’m secretly hoping he’ll join my particular dark side of seeing little but the warm glow of the monitor, but an astronomer would certainly do and we got to spend some time.

]]> By: Evolving Squid http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/25/mars-and-the-moon-monday-night/comment-page-1/#comment-56940 Evolving Squid Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:25:29 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/25/mars-and-the-moon-monday-night/#comment-56940 <i>Hmmmm…. If the moon gets between us and Mars, would that qualify as a Martian eclipse?</i> Yes, well sort of. When a celestial body passes in front of another celestial body, it is called "occultation". When the moon occults (? not sure if it is a verb) the sun we call it an eclipse, but they're really all eclipses of sorts. Hmmmm…. If the moon gets between us and Mars, would that qualify as a Martian eclipse?

Yes, well sort of.

When a celestial body passes in front of another celestial body, it is called “occultation”. When the moon occults (? not sure if it is a verb) the sun we call it an eclipse, but they’re really all eclipses of sorts.

]]> By: Evolving Squid http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/25/mars-and-the-moon-monday-night/comment-page-1/#comment-56939 Evolving Squid Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:22:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/25/mars-and-the-moon-monday-night/#comment-56939 it's snowing here. no moon for me. it’s snowing here. no moon for me.

]]> By: Lugosi http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/25/mars-and-the-moon-monday-night/comment-page-1/#comment-56938 Lugosi Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:51:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/11/25/mars-and-the-moon-monday-night/#comment-56938 Hmmmm.... If the moon gets between us and Mars, would that qualify as a Martian eclipse? Hmmmm…. If the moon gets between us and Mars, would that qualify as a Martian eclipse?

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