Jump to content

Banner.jpg.b89429c566825f6ab32bcafbada449c9.jpg

CarsonMB

New Members
  • Posts

    10
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Posts posted by CarsonMB

  1. Tonight I was walking the dog at 9pm.  I live in Manitoba, Canada.  I looked North and saw a steady stream of what looked to be sattelites moving west to east.  They became visible just at the base of casseopaeia, traveled the same trajectory, and went out of sight around the handle of ursa major.  The 'sattelites' were roughly the same distance apart, though some variation, and this lasted 10-12 minutes.  I saw about 40-50 of these things, one right after the other, like a string of sattelites.

     

    Any chance someone knows what I saw?

     

    Cheers

  2. Hey all. Just need some help figuring this out. 

    Tonight I was walking my dog and saw what looked like a rapidly moving sattelite. What was unique was that its brightness intensified and ebbed a number of times. I’m used to seeing sattelites get brighter and then dissipate, always assuming this is their reflection of the sun before entering the earth’s shadow. I’ve never seen the brightness oscillate. So I am really uncertain what this was. 

     

    The object was spotted at 6:30pm CST moving East-Northeast in the night’s sky. I live in southern Manitoba, Canada.

     

    Any ideas? 

  3. 7 hours ago, Phillips6549 said:

    There is also this

    An Introduction to Astronomy by Andrew Fraknoi

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Astronomy-Andrew-Fraknoi-ebook/dp/B075FG4KTK/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=introduction+to+Astronomy+andrew+fraknoi&qid=1571655180&sr=8-3

    The kindle edition is free and it gives a good level of detail with examples and exercises to reinforce the topics being discussed.  The precis on Amazon says

    "...is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of one- or two-semester introductory astronomy courses. The book begins with relevant scientific fundamentals and progresses through an exploration of the solar system, stars, galaxies, and cosmology. The Astronomy textbook builds student understanding through the use of relevant analogies, clear and non-technical explanations, and rich illustrations. Mathematics is included in a flexible manner..."

     

    I'm slowly working my way through it.  

    Note: When viewed on a real Kindle all of the pictures, diagrams and photos are (of course) monochrome.  For best effect read it using the Kindle App on a tablet.

    Hey Phil, I noticed this is the same book offered through OpenStax - which the pdf version is linked higher in the thread.  Great minds think alike!

  4. Hey everyone,

    I have been thinking about ramping up my ability and knowledge of astronomy and I think a course would be really helpful in this regard.  That said, I live in the country, and can neither commute nor afford a university course on the topic.  I was hoping someone might know of a book or resource that is set up like a course, with lessons, exercises and scaffolded topics for someone to learn from.

    Anyone know of something like this?

     

    Thanks

    Carson

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue. By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use.