John N's web site for Astronomy and Meteorology
Positions of stars and other celestial bodies, meteorshowers, etc.


Pictures from the shareware computerprogram Skyglobe.
* The long blue areas on both pictures show the area of our milky way, only visible in areas with no or sparely night-light pollution (or moon).
Make your own skymap online with Fourmilab with stars, moon and planets for any time and place on earth.
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For more of these instruments visit Binoculars.com US, Telescopes.com US or Boatersworld US
Explore the earth from outer space or explore outer space from earth with Google Earth or Google Sky
Meteorshowers in 2008. Source International Meteor Organization.
Shower Radiant and direction Morning's maximum Hourly rate Quadrantiden Draco (NE) 4 Jan. 120 Lyriden Lyra (E) 22 Apr. 15-20 Eta Aquariden Aquarius (E) 5 May 70+ Delta Aquariden Aquarius (S) 27 July 20 Perseiden* Perseus (NE) 12 Aug. 100 Orioniden Orion (SE) 21 Oct. 30 Leoniden Leo (E) 17 Nov. 20+ Geminiden* Gemini (S) 13 Dec. 120
* Moonlight will wash out the fainter meteors in these showers. Radiant is the area where the meteors come from. The showers are seen several days around the mentioned day of morning's maximun. The morning's maximum rounds our planet just for sunrise. It concerns here yearly showers with nearly the same data each year. More about this ...!
What are stars? Stars are suns on large distance. More about this ...!
Rise, transit (in the south) and set of heavenly bodies (sun, moon, planets and stars) for every place and time on earth via the USNO on-line Computer (English).
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For the USNO rise, transit and set times of celestial objects, click the logo.
Needed data:
longitude east 5 degrees, latitude north 52 degrees, timezone 1 hour east of Greenwich, location Netherlands for wintertime.
Timezone 2 hour east of Greenwich for summertime.
Positions of sun, moon and planets for every place and time on earth: download the free computerprogram Astroclock (Dutch or English dos version) of the author of this web site. More about this ...!
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Taurus`
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SagittariusClick here to find your constellation!
More about the twelve constellations of the Zodiac: Astronomical Clock | Poster Store - Zodiac
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