Questions tagged [sky-survey]

I've been viewing Google Sky, which is quite amazing, and came across a rather expansive rectangle where no stars are visible at 22h13m04.44s 4°59'29.49" (see image below). My only thought is that there's probably a satellite or something up there…

In reviewing Google Sky today for the first time, zoomed in at the southern end of the Aquarius constellation, there's dozens of oblong objects, many of which are green. Considering their general uniformity I'm assuming that they are moving objects,…

I've asked a question about active sky surveys that might intercept a 2% of 4π patch of sky in the next six months and potentially record this dim (+22 to +26 magnitude) object. I've added a bounty with about one more day on the grace period, the…

Last evening I assisted in an interesting phenomenon in my region (Eastern Europe). It was a dark sky with heavy rain and blinding lightning (which struck every 5 seconds or so), but NO thunder at all. I was thinking that the explanation might…