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Monday, July 01, 2019

Live Wecasts/streaming of the Total Solar eclipse July 2, 2019

On July 2 (UT, Early morning July 3 in Australia) there is a total eclipse of the Sun which will effectively be only seen in south America. (image credit, NASA eclipse website).

While Australia will not see this there are a number of webcams and live sterams you can watch it on.

The ESO live stream from LaSilla begins 19:15 UT (5:15 am AEST July 3) almost one and a half hours before totality.
https://www.eso.org/public/events/astro-evt/solareclipse2019/

The exploratorium will webcast from Chile at a similar time
https://www.exploratorium.edu/video/total-solar-eclipse-live-july-2-2019

Time and date will livestream the eclipse on YouTube beginning at 1900 UT (5:00 am AEST July 3)

The the Space.com home page will also have live eclipse views.SO you have a lot to pick from to view as you enjoy your morning coffee.

Labels: eclipse, live-stream, public outreach, solar, webcam

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Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Live Webcasts of the total Lunar Eclipse Wednesday 31 January 2018

Image via Skippy Sky for cloud cover on the night of 31 January.

If, like me, it looks like you will be clouded out for tonight's total lunar eclipse, you may wish to watch of of these live web casts.

Space.com will be aggregating several web casts.
One from NASA (starts 10:30 UT, 21:30 AEDST, 21:00 ACDST, 18:30 AWST)
https://www.space.com/17933-nasa-television-webcasts-live-space-tv.html

The direct NASA link is here:
https://twitter.com/NASAMoon

The SLOOH remote telescope will do a webcast at 10:45 UT (21:45 AEDST)
https://www.slooh.com/shows/event-details/482

Griffith Observatory Los Angeles will webcast fro 10:45 UT (21:45 AEDST)
https://livestream.com/GriffithObservatoryTV

The Virtual Telescope Project will webcast from 11:30 UT (22:30 AEDST)
https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/webtv/

One from Hong Kong at 6:50 local time
http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/event/webcast-20180131.htm

And time and Date's live stream from Perth Observatory from 11:30 UT (22:30 AEDST, 19:30 AWST)
https://www.timeanddate.com/live/

Labels: eclipse, Moon, public outreach, webcam

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Monday, August 21, 2017

Seeing the August 21 (UT) total eclipse on livestream

Solar eclipse in Cairns, 2012.

Unless you have been living under a rock you will know that on August 21 (UT) a total eclipse will sweep across the United States. The eclipse (beginning partial) starts at 16:05 UT (2:05 22 August AEST, 1:35 ACST) on the west coast of the US, ending (end of partial eclipse) at 20:09 UT on the east coast (6:09 AEST 22 August, 5:39 ACST).

This interactive map shows you that path of the eclipse and the timings for partial eclipse and totality along the path. For those of us who cannot be there to enjoy the spectacle, there are multitudes of live streams (weather permitting of course).

Of course, the number of people attempting to watch will be enormous, so be prepared for frequent crashes, but here are some highly recommended sites (Australians note, this take place in the early hours of the morning for us):

NASA live stream 12pm – 4pm EDT 21 August (2 am-6am AEST 22 August):
NASA TV https://www.nasa.gov/eclipselive
Facebook live https://www.facebook.com/NASA/videos/10155497958441772/
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwMDvPCGeE0
Ustream http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv

NASA EDGE Live from Carbondale (21 August 11:45am – 4:15pm EDT - 1:45 am- 6:15 am AEST 22 August)
NASA Edge https://www.nasa.gov/eclipselive/#NASA+EDGE
Ustream http://www.ustream.tv/nasaedge
Facebooklive https://www.facebook.com/nasaedgefan/

Full NASA site: https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/eclipse-live-stream

Virtual telescope project (1 p.m. EDT (1700 GMT. 1 am AEST 22 Aug)): https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/webtv/

SLOOH live cast starting at 12 pm EST (16 UT; 2 am AEST 22 August) https://live.slooh.com/shows/event-details/393

Space.com live cast (via SLOOH) https://www.space.com/19195-night-sky-planets-asteroids-webcasts.html 1:30 a.m. EDT (1530 GMT) Aug. 21 (1:30 am 22 August AEST)

The Exploratorium12 p.m. EDT (1600 GMT, 2 am AEST 22 Aug) https://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse

Labels: eclipse, live-stream, public outreach, solar, webcam

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Tuesday, March 08, 2016

Live Webcasts of Tomorrows (March 9) Solar Eclipse.

March 9 Partial Eclipse as seen from Darwin near maximum eclipse, 10:17 am AEST. Simulated in Stellarium.

Just a reminder that on the morning of March 9, there will be a Solar eclipse. From Australia though, we only get to see a partial eclipse, and then only from northern Australia.

Detailed timings and viewing hints for Australia are at this page.

However, if the weather is rubbish, you may want to try and watch a live webcast of the Total Solar Eclipse. Live webcasts are at:

Space.com http://www.space.com/32173-total-solar-eclipse-march-2016-webcasts.html

The Exploratorium (1:00–2:15 UT, 12-13:15 AEDST) http://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse

NASA TV (from 01:00 UT; 12 pm AEDST) http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

Slooh (23:00 UT; 10 am AEDST) http://live.slooh.com/

Stars4All (22:32 UT; 10:32 AEDST) http://www.iac.es/divulgacion.php?op1=16&id=1035&lang=en

Labels: eclipse, solar, webcam

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Saturday, October 31, 2015

Astronomy Live is Live Broadcasting the Asteroid 2015 TB145 flyby (Now)

Go here to see a live webcast of the NEO 2015 TB145 (so so called "spooky" Halloween asteroid) as it comes close to Earth from Astronomy Live.
https://youtu.be/PmAm4QUv-YY

Labels: asteroids, public outreach, webcam

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Saturday, April 04, 2015

Live Webcasts of Tonights Lunar Eclipse (4 April, 2015)

Simulation in Stellarium of the partially Eclipsed Moon as seen from Adelaide on 4 April at 10:00 pm ACDST. Totality is not far off.

Click to embiggen. If you are clouded out of tonights lunar eclipse, there are some live webcasts for you to watch.

Slooh will be doing a live webcast .

So will the Virtual Telescope.

As well as NASA.

All these start around 10 UT, which is 9 pm AEDST (8 pm AEST), 8:30 pm ACDST (7:30 ACST) and 6:00 pm AWST.

Don't forget to pop out even if it is clouds to catch breaks in the cloud, or the Moon under thing cloud will look good too.

Full details (Viewing charts, local times of eclipse start, totality start and end, Moonrise and twilight etc.) for observing the eclipse are here, and hints on photographing the eclipse here.

Cloud cover predictions can be found at SkippySky.

Labels: eclipse, Moon, public outreach, webcam

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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

A Chance to Choose Targets for the Mars Express VMC camera

Mars Express has The Visual Monitoring Camera (VMC, which is basically a webcam).

Originally the VMC was to monitor the separation of the Beagle Lander from the Orbiter, but it is able to give unique, wide field views of Mars. For several years, amateurs have had free reign of the VMC camera images to make images and animations of the Martian surface (more VMC images here).

Now, in a game changer, the VMC on board Mars Express will be soon available for public imaging requests. They are inviting schools, science clubs and youth groups to submit proposals for one of eight opportunities to image Mars. If you are interested in submitting a proposal follow the link below.

http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Operations/Have_you_ever_used_a_camera_on_board_an_interplanetary_spacecraft

Labels: Mars, Mars Express VMC, public outreach, webcam

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Friday, February 15, 2013

Live Broadcasts of the 2012 DA14 Flyby

If, like me, you will be clouded out (or in daylight) during the 2012 DA14 flyby, you can see it live from

SLOOH (02:00 UTC 16th)

NASA TV (starts 19:00 UT 15th)

The Virtual Telescope Project.(22:00 UT 15th)

Labels: asteroids, telescope, webcam

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Wednesday, June 06, 2012

Sic Transit Venus

This is my view, after predawn clear skies. Web cams are good though.

The iTelescope SSO webcam is going well with some dropouts,
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/itelescope

The Universe Today webcam is going strong.
http://www.universetoday.com/95630/watch-the-transit-of-venus-live/

Can't currently connect to the RiAus livestream or the transit.org livestream, and astronomers without borders website has disappeared.
http://home.mira.net/~reynella/skywatch/transven12.htm#webcams

UPDATE: The Sun is toying with me!

The transit seen from the Solar Dynamic Orbiter http://ow.ly/i/FYep/original

UPDATE: the RiAus Adelaide livestream is overwhelmed, but the Perth one should come online soon.
http://livestreaming.riaus.org.au/

UPDATE 9:57 am: My first (out of focus) mobile phone image http://astroblogger.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/mobile-phone-transit.html

SDO transit movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-4iipHgUbo

UPDATE 10:18 am: Nice picture here https://p.twimg.com/AuqrJzfCMAAm_h3.jpg

UPDATE 10:36 am: got a few quick shots off, above is better mobile camera shot. Projection absolutely crisp with great sunspots, camera focus is rubbish.

UPDATE 10:40 am: SDO images here http://venustransit.gsfc.nasa.gov/

RiAus Perth livestream online and looking good http://livestreaming.riaus.org.au/

UPDATE 11:47 am: Long stretch of clear sky, several pictures taken aroun mid transit, mobile phone images still disappointing despite crispness of projected image http://astroblogger.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/venus-at-mid-transit-by-mobile.html

Apparent a backhoe has gone through the cable providing livestreaming to several sites.

UPDATE 12:38 pm: Recharging camera batteries, lots of pictures. They may not be great. UQLD has a livestream http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/public/transit/transit.php

UPDATE 12:51 pm: Clouds again, livestream from exploratorium at Manua Loa, http://virtualtelescope.bellatrixobservatory.org/webtv.html
intermittent cloud at Siding Spring

UPDATE 1:29 pm: Batteries of camera charged, downloaded this telescope view, clouds have come over again :-(

UPDATE 2:55 pm: Battled clouds and trees but saw Venus egress. Pretty amazing. Will have to sort out images and make an animation now.

Labels: transit, Venus, webcam

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Saturday, December 10, 2011

Of Course the Eclipse is Clouded out

..so I'm going to watch a webcast.

Labels: eclipse, Moon, webcam

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Just a Reminder of Tonights Total Lunar Eclipse (10 December 2011)

Just a reminder of the Total Lunar Eclipse that starts tonight, Saturday 10 December 2011, Starting 23:15 ACDST, 23:46 AEDST and 20:46 AWST.

For more details, charts and hints on Astrophotography see here
For links to webcams if you are clouded out see here

For the All Sky Cam from the Global Rent-a-Scope site in officer Australia, see here.

Labels: eclipse, Global Rent-a-Scope, Moon, webcam

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