BPSU Astronomical Society

27/12/2021

( ̶D̶O̶N̶'̶T̶) LOOK UP!

Comet Leonard dazzles over the Metro Manila Skyline as it continues its path towards the sun. Keep in mind that you will not see Comet Leonard like this by just using your naked eyes. The sky in this photo are 260 stacked images. You need to use a binoculars or telescope to see (more details of) the comet.☄️

According to Gregory Leonard, who first discovered the comet, this will be the last time we are going to see it. "It's speeding along at escape velocity, 44 miles per second. After its slingshot around the sun, it will be ejected from our solar system, and it may stumble into another star system millions of years from now."

Photo by:
Mj Magallon , PAS and AstroPinas Astrophotographer

For those who want to recreate the shot:
Technique: Blended Panorama Image.

Settings: ISO 3200, f/4.0, 2 sec shutter
Foreground: single shot
Sky: 260 image stacked, untracked

19/11/2021

MAMAYA NA!!!

Magsisimula ang penumbral phase nang 2:03 PM PhST, susundan ng umbral phase nang 3:20 PM at makakamit ang maximum eclipse nito bandang 5:03 PM.

Sa Pilipinas, magsisimulang makita ang kalahating bahagi ng Partial Lunar Eclipse kapag ang Buwan ay umangat na bandang 5:22 PM. Matatapos ang lunar eclipse nang 8:04 PM. Matuturing na isa sa pinakamahabang Partial Lunar Eclipse simula noong 1440.

Huwag kalimutang i-share sa amin ang inyong mga kuha at makasama sa Partial Lunar Eclipse Photo Album sa aming page!

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Clear skies, Shakers!

Gamitin ang hashtags na ito, Shakers. ^_^

08/10/2021

Pretty pink😍

| "M81 Galaxy, Pretty in Pink"

Here is our Earth Science Photo of the Day (ESPOD), the Messier 81 Galaxy. The color in this "picturesque" signify triple light wavelengths. The bluish part is from the ultraviolet light as taken by the Galaxy Evolution Explorer, yellowish-white as taken by Hubble Space Telescope, and the red is for the infrared light detected by Spitzer.

The blue regions are the hottest, and are composed of the youngest stars. Meanwhile, the reddish pink is the path of dust that lines the spiral arms. Lastly, the orange center is the older stars.



Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESA/Harvard-Smithsonian CfA
Reference:
NASA - M81 Galaxy is Pretty in Pink. (2007, April 6). NASA. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/spitzer/multimedia/spitzer-20070604.html

03/10/2021

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Closing Program
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03/10/2021

01/09/2021

25/08/2021

| The Hubble View of Orion Nebula

An up-close look at Orion's sword!

This photo of Orion Nebula is one of the sharpest images ever captured by the Hubble Space Telescope using the data it gathered.

Orion Nebula, also known as M42, is one of the most famous celestial objects known. It is a cloud of gas and dust located in constellation Orion, which is also the nearest star-forming region.




Image Credit & Copyright: NASA, ESA, Hubble Legacy Archive
Processed by: Francisco Javier Pobes Serrano
Source: NASA Images

18/08/2021

TWO SCENES IN ONE PHOTO?

Hindi po ito nakunan sa magkaibang panahon. Ito ay iisang litrato lamang na nakuhanan nang biglang kumidlat sa kasagsagan ng thunderstorm sa Las Piñas City, kaninang 6:19 PM. Ang kidlat at posibleng settings sa camera ang nagdulot ng "split-screen" na epekto.

📸Eisen Francisco, Earth Shaker Member