Last night was the perfect night for a date with the stars. The skies were clear and I had an up close encounter with them through the huge telescopes. I saw Planet Jupiter, the Orion Belt, Orion Nebula and the moon through the telescopes.
Mr Albert, the guide, explained to me in great detail how to map the stars in the skies. I saw Orion, Sirius, Canopus, Crux, Virgo, Pleiades, Gemini and Taurus!
Some interesting facts I learnt last night:
1. The light we see from the Orion is 1,300 light years away. That means the light we see now was shone 1,300 years ago from Orion! Blast from the past!
2. The Southern cross, also know as the Crux points to the magnetic South and it is used as a guide for navigators.
3. The Sirius star is the brightest star observed from Earth.
4. Jupiter is part of the Virgo constellation.
5. The 2 lines that we see around Jupiter are actually storms that goes on for hundreds of years!
It was a great evening spent at the Science Centre Observatory.
Mr Albert, the guide, explained to me in great detail how to map the stars in the skies. I saw Orion, Sirius, Canopus, Crux, Virgo, Pleiades, Gemini and Taurus!
Some interesting facts I learnt last night:
1. The light we see from the Orion is 1,300 light years away. That means the light we see now was shone 1,300 years ago from Orion! Blast from the past!
2. The Southern cross, also know as the Crux points to the magnetic South and it is used as a guide for navigators.
3. The Sirius star is the brightest star observed from Earth.
4. Jupiter is part of the Virgo constellation.
5. The 2 lines that we see around Jupiter are actually storms that goes on for hundreds of years!
It was a great evening spent at the Science Centre Observatory.
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