Astronomy For Africa

05/02/2023

The path of comet C/2022 ES(ZTF) viewed at time 2030 on the 11th of Feb 2023 looking North to North West with pre and post dates also shown. Location generalised for the greater Pretoria/Johannesburg region. Naked eye viewing might be challenging but binoculars or telescope will yield some positive viewing. As it fades into the distance, it will not be coming back for another 50’000 years!

29/08/2022

True story

02/08/2022

The Australian crater Yarrabubba is the oldest known on Earth, according to new measurements, and it might be linked to the end of a “Snowball Earth” ice age.

11/07/2022

It's here – the deepest, sharpest infrared view of the universe to date: Webb's First Deep Field.

Previewed by President Joe Biden on July 11, the image shows us galaxies once invisible to us. The full set of full-color images and data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will be revealed July 12: nasa.gov/webbfirstimages

11/07/2022

11PM SA TI’ve tonight!

The last-minute reveal will come less than 24 hours before the main image release on Tuesday, July 12.

09/07/2022

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/nasa-shares-list-of-cosmic-targets-for-webb-telescope-s-first-images

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will soon reveal unprecedented and detailed views of the universe, with the release of its first full-color images and spectroscopic data. The targets, selected by an international committee, will be released July 12: Carina Nebula, WASP-96 b (spectrum), Southern ...

21/05/2022