,,The Seasons Pictured-Anotimpurile ilustrate'' / Richard A. Proctor,1885/2-nd Part

The cover of the book ,,The Seasons Pictured in 48 Sun Views of the Earth and 24 Zodiacal Maps'' by Richard Proctor.
Coperta cartii ,,Anotimpurile Ilustrate in 48 de Vederi din Soare ale Pamantului si 24 Harti Zodiacale '' de Richard Proctor.

Earth presentation towards the Sun throughout the year.
Expunerea Pamantului spre Soare de-a lungul anului.

Earth as seen from the Sun , dawn of Vernal Equinox, at 6 a.m.

Pamantul vazut de pe Soare,dimineata Echinoxului de primavara,

la ora 6 a.m.

Earth as seen from the Sun , noon of Vernal Equinox, at 12 a.m.

Pamantul vazut de pe Soare,amiaza Echinoxului de primavara,

la ora 12 a.m.

Earth as seen from the Sun , evening of Vernal Equinox, at 6 p.m.

Pamantul vazut de pe Soare,seara Echinoxului de primavara,
la ora 6 p.m.

Earth as seen from the Sun , midnight of Vernal Equinox, at 12 p.m.
Pamantul vazut de pe Soare,miezul-noptii  Echinoxului de primavara,
la ora 12 p.m.

The Sun's course in the zodiacal signs of Pisces-Aquarius .
Traiectoria Soarelui in semnele zodiacale ale Pestilor- Varsatorul.

The Sun's course in the zodiacal signs of Aries-Pisces .
Traiectoria Soarelui in semnele zodiacale ale Berbecului- Pestilor.

Zodiacal constellations of Pisces-Aquarius.

Constelatiile zodiacale ale Pestilor-Varsatorului.

(Note:The boundaries of the constellations have changed from those in
the time of Proctor).

(Nota:granitele constelatiilor au suferit schimbari fata de cele din vremea

lui Proctor).

Zodiacal constellations of Pisces-Aries.

Constelatiile zodiacale ale Pestilor-Berbecului.

(Note:The boundaries of the constellations have changed from those in

the time of Proctor).

(Nota:granitele constelatiilor au suferit schimbari fata de cele din vremea

lui Proctor).

Link to download the full book from archive.org: 

http://archive.org/details/TheSeasonsPictured

ISAN 6

Am primit de la Donna Smith acest email-chemare pentru ISAN 6 adica pentru participarea la editia din acest an a ,,International Sidewalk Astronomy Night'',email pe care ni s-a cerut sa-l raspandim. 
Ceea ce si incerc sa fac in cat mai multe locuri pe Internet. 

Actiunea promite sa fie o mega-actiune, in 20 Aprilie suprapunandu-se ISAN 6 organizat de ,,Sidewalk Astronomers'' cu ,,Global StarParty''/un Star- Party planetar organizat de AWB adica ,,Astronomer's Without Borders'' si cu Astronomy Day.

Dati-le-ncolo de fite,fasoane,campanii,sponsorizari,organizari,comisii,comitete bla bla bla... 
Pur si simplu pregatiti-va telescoapele,chemati-va prietenii si iesiti pe strada in 20 Aprilie pentru observatii publice. 
Va fi fain,va fi distractiv! 

Mircea 

Emailul cu pricina mai jos : 

The Sidewalk Astronomer                                    NNewsletter of the Sidewalk Astronomers                      March 2013 Support the Sidewalk Astronomers! Make a donation today. Did you know we have bumper stickers, t-shirts and other branded items? Visit our on-line Store  Always Room For More    Our new National and Local  Organizers desire to partner with local clubs and organizations, but we need your help. If you have contacts that are willing to mobilize amateurs in their communities please contact me at:  email4peg@yahoo.com. Dear Mircea, We're back... We know that it's been awhile since a newsletter has been sent and we apologize. If anyone is interested in helping with the newsletter, please contact us because obviously we need some help.      JOHN DOBSON'S 95th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION We'll be celebrating John's 95th brithday with a day long event at Griffith Observatory on Sept 18th.  In true sidewalk fashion, we'll be building at 12" telescope to use for observing the Moon that evening as part of the International Observe the Moon celebration. There will be hands-on grinding for the public and any amateurs who want to get a work out. We'll also be assembling the mount so that everyone can see the entire telescope building process for themself. ISAN 6 Please join us for another great universal star party on April 20th and take part in ISAN 6. This year we will be partnering once again with Astronomer's Without Borders and joining ISAN with AWB's Global Star Party. April 20th is also Astronomy Day, so everyone should already be planning activities. We know that it is sometimes difficult to have ISAN on Astronomy Day but there are only so many Saturday nights near first quarter in the spring and if we wait later in the year, it gets harder for those in many parts of the year. So grab your scopes and hit the streets! WEBSITE UPDATES, John Dobson and more news! We have been updating the website with resources for observing and outreach. Have a resource that you think is helpful? Send it to us and we will add it to our page. We also need some new content so if you have some new photos of your events or articles you have written, we would LOVE to post them. sidewalkastronomers@earthlink.net JOHN'S HEALTH John is doing well, he is still in Hollywood at the Vedanta Society. He made an appearance at the Pacific Astronomy Telescope Show (PATS) in September to celebrate his birthday and he was very entertaining. If you plan to be the Los Angeles area, he always welcomes visitors. Just let us know when you are coming and we can arrange for you to spend some time with him. GLOBAL ASTRONOMY MONTH IS HERE!! April as always is AWB's Global Astronomy Month (GAM). There are lots of activities for clubs or individual amateurs, teachers, enthusiasts and students. From online observing to astropoetry to sidewalk observing, there is really something for everyone. www.astronomerswithoutborders.org  I hope you enjoy reading the newsletter, please submit updates on your local activities to be included in future editions. Send an email tosidewalkastronomers@earthlink.net with "newsletter submission" in the subject line (this is important, we get massive amounts of email and articles won't make it to the newsletter without that note). As you can see, photos will be small so make sure that any you send represent well in this size.  Please forward this email to other amateur astronomers that you feel would enjoy reading it and becoming part of the Sidewalk Astronomers community!  Carpe Noctem... and share it! Sidewalk Astronomers

,,The Seasons Pictured-Anotimpurile ilustrate'' / Richard A. Proctor,1885

Title page/Coperta interioara

Earth presentation toward the Sun throughout the Year.
Expunerea Pamantului fata de Soare de-a lungul anului.

Zodiac.
Sun-Earth reciprocal projection on the starry background of the Zodiac,throughout the Year.
Proiectia reciproca a Soarelui-Pamantului pe fundalul instelat al Zodiacului, de-a lungul anului.

Earth as seen from the Sun , dawn of Winter Solstice, at 6 a.m.
Pamantul vazut de pe Soare,dimineata Solstitiului de iarna,la ora 6 a.m.

Earth as seen from the Sun , noon of Winter Solstice, at 12 a.m.
Pamantul vazut de pe Soare,amiaza Solstitiului de iarna,la ora 12 a.m.

Earth as seen from the Sun , evening of Winter Solstice, at 6 p.m.
Pamantul vazut de pe Soare,seara Solstitiului de iarna,la ora 6 p.m.

Earth as seen from the Sun , midnight of Winter Solstice, at 12 p.m.
Pamantul vazut de pe Soare,miezul-noptii  Solstitiului de iarna,la ora 12 p.m.

The Sun's course in the zodiacal signs of Sagittarius-Capricornus .
Traiectoria Soarelui in semnele zodiacale ale Sagetatorului- Capricornului.

Sun's diurnal course throughout the Year.
Traiectoria diurna a Soarelui de-a lungul anului.

Zodiacal constellations of Capricornus-Sagittarius.
Constelatiile zodiacale ale Capricornului-Sagetatorului.
(Note:The boundaries of the constellations have changed from those in the time of Proctor)
(Nota:granitele constelatiilor au suferit schimbari fata de cele din vremea lui Proctor)



Link to download the full book from archive.org: 
http://archive.org/details/TheSeasonsPictured

Milton:

...the Book of God before us set...
...Cartea Domnului in fata noastra asezata...

VICTOR ANESTIN

Sa ne aducem aminte de un mare iubitor al Astronomiei si un mare iubitor de oameni - VICTOR ANESTIN,   care a initiat in Romania miscarea de astronomi amatori,a scris numeroase articole cu subiecte astronomice in presa vremii si  minunate carti de popularizare a Astronomiei ,in 1907 infiintand ''ORION'',prima revista de astronomie de la noi iar in 1908 a fost promotorul infiintarii  primei societati a astronomilor  amatori romani, intitulata ''Societatea Astronomica Romana Camille Flammarion''.

 Victor Anestin   a efectuat numeroase  observatii astronomice proprii,unele publicate in prestigioase reviste astronomice straine. 

De asemenea el a fost un pionier roman al literaturii stiintifico-fantastice si a scris articole si carti de popularizare si a altor domenii ale stiintei. 

Document creat de Irimia Teodorian,si postat pe acest blog cu acordul sau, prin scanarea unor pagini din cartea “ Momente si figuri din istoria astronomiei romanesti “- de I.M . Sefan si V .Ionescu – Editura Stiintifica 1968 ,in deplina armonie cu respectul,pretuirea  si recunostinta pe care o simtim fata de inaintasul si parintele hobby-ului astronomic,inegalabilul Victor Anestin.

Iata doua articole pe wikipedia despre marele nostru inaintas,articole merituoase prin faptul ca exista dar care ,fara indoiala,pot,merita si asteapta sa fie dezvoltate.

http://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Anestin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Anestin

Iar in ''Biblioteca de Astronomie Online'',proiect al Societatii Astronomice de Meteori,cea mai mare asociatie de astronomi din Romania organizata sub forma ONG,gasim ''Cum sa inveti stelele'',poate cea mai importanta dintre scrierile lui Anestin,carte ce poate fi descarcata gratuit in format PDF:

http://95.76.157.166/sarm/carti/Stelele/

Vedem asadar cu bucurie ca mostenirea lui Victor Anestin nu s-a pierdut,pasiunea pentru astrii si pentru observarea lor este mai vie ca oricand.
Mircea

Venus ziua /Venus in the daylight

Azi ,Miercuri 12 Septembrie ,dimineata ,incepand de la ora 7:10 TLR,il asteptam pe colegul Feri,in apropiere de podul Decebal.
Neavand altceva mai bun de facut,mi-am indrepta privirea ...ia ghiciti....spre cer.
Pe cerul de Rasarit se vedea Luna iar in apropierea ei,spre Est ,cam la 8-10 diametre selenare de ea (4-5 grade) si la doua diametre selenare spre Nord de planul ei ecuatorial (un grad),se vedea un obiect cu aspect stelar puternic stralucitor.
Am putut observa VOL ,obiectul  presupus a fi Venus ,timp de vreo 20 de minute.Planeta a fost vizibila cu ochiul liber in pofida faptului ca , la ora 7:30,ma aflam in bataia directa a razelor Soarelui,care era de multisor deasupra orizontului.
La sfarsitul observatiei,intervenit pe la ora 7:30,din cauza pornirii spre ''scarbici'' , planeta era in continuare vizibila VOL,desi locul in care ma aflam iesise din umbra podului de peste Mures iar razele Soarelui nu mai erau nici partial obturate de plopii inalti de la intrarea in Strand.
I-am anuntat telefonic pe doi dintre prietenii mei astronomi amatori,pe Attila Csillag ,care a observat si el planeta cu ochiul liber,cat si pe Erwin care,aflat la Bucuresti, nu a avut conditii pentru observatii din cauza norilor.
Ba mai mult,Attila Csillag a observat obiectul si cu un monocular de constructie proprie (nici nu se putea altfel) si a confirmat ca acesta prezenta disc aparent ,minuscul, dar vizibil in monocular.
Desi a fost o simpla observatie cu ochiul liber,aceasta mica intamplare a fost pentru mine o incantatoare intoarcere spre insusi inceputurile Astronomiei!

The Moon and the planet Venus on twelve of September 2012,at 04:10 UT (07:10 Local Time),
 alt-azimuthal coordinates grid.Image obtained by my astronomical friend Marius Pirtac
using Star-Calc 5.73

Today,morning of twelve September , starting from 7:10 am TLR, I was waiting my coleague Feri, near the Decebal bridge .
Not having anything better to do, I looked to ... guess what .... the sky.
On the Eastern sky I saw the Moon and next to it, toward East,at about 8-10 lunar diameters  (4-5 degrees) and two lunar diameters North of its equatorial plane (degree), I noticed  a bright stellar object .
I saw with naked eyes the object,  suposed to be  Venus, for about twenty minutes.The planet was visible to the naked eye despite the fact that, from about 7:30, I was in bright sunlight,  the Sun  being above the horizon since quite a while.
At the end of observation,which  occurred at 7:30 ,due  to departure for work, the planet Venus was still visible with naked eyes, although the place was out of the shadows of the bridge over Mures river and the sunshine was no more partially  obstructed by the high poplars from the Strand.
I called right away two of my astronomical friends  : Attila Csillag, who  was   also able to see the planet Venus with the naked eyes, and  Erwin being in a trip to Bucharest, had cloudy sky .
Moreover, Attila Csillag observed the object with a home -made monocular  and he confirmed that its apparent disc was tiny, but visible, in monocular.
Although a simple  naked eye observation , it was for me a delightful return to the dawn of Astronomy!

The Moon and the planet Venus on twelve of September 2012,at 04:30 UT (07:30 Local Time),
 alt-azimuthal coordinates grid.Image obtained by my astronomical friend Marius Pirtac
using Star-Calc 5.73

''Dublura Dublei-Duble'' sau Sigma 2470-Sigma 2474 in Lyra

Dom'le nimeni nu contesta frumusetea deosebita a dublei-duble Epsilon 1-2 Lyrae,iar celebritatea sa cu atat mai putin.
Dar sa nu devenim totusi plictisitori,pe cer mai exista si alte duble-duble.
La sugestia lui Ed Zarenski vom porni in cautarea stelelor numite ''Dublura dublei-duble'' si care,culmea,se afla tocmai  in Lyra,ca sa nu  obosim mergand prea departe!
Este vorba despre :

Sigma 2470 - 6.6-8.6/13.4"
Sigma 2474 - 6.7-8.8/16.2"

La orientarea pe o harta stelara in cautarea ''Dublurii'' ,vom folosi coordonatele : RA 19h 09min si Dec +34 gr 46 min.

Aliniamente stelare pentru cautarea efectiva pe cer a ''Dublurii dublei-duble'':
-Ne deplasam cu privirea de la Zeta  spre Delta 1-2 Lyrae
-Pe directia de la Zeta spre Delta, la o distanta egala cu cea dintre Zeta si Delta,vom intalni steaua Iota Lyrae
-De la Iota Lyrae ne deplasam spre Sud pe o distanta de 1,5 grade adica aproximativ o treime din diametrul campului vizual al unui binoclu obisnuit-multe binocluri  avand campuri vizuale de 5 grade.
-In zona de cer aflata aproximativ   la 1,5 grade spre Sud de Iota Lyr, vom gasi o stea dubla.
Componentele acestei duble,privite printr-un telescop sau printr-un binoclu puternic-sa zicem de 20x - se rezolva mai departe facand vizibili companionii mult mai slab luminosi decat stelele principale si crescand numarul stelelor din sistem la patru: deci o alta dubla-dubla.

Gradinita mea de telescoape ,asa cum arata in iarna anului 2007, de la stanga la dreapta   :
luneta terestra  TCM 20X-60X60mm; 
dobsonianul de 125mm F/7;
newtonianul ''Optus'' 76x700mm ;
 mini-newtonianul 72x810mm.
Acum, in 2012 ,doar dobsonianul de 125mm mai exista in aceeasi forma.Celelalte instrumente au suferit ''vivisectii'' pe Insula ATM a doctorului Mircea Moreau

In seara zilei de 22 August 2012 am observat Sigma 2470-2474 cu newtonianul meu ''Optus'' de 76mm F/9 la o marire de 18x obtinuta cu ocularul nazist-prada de razboi -de tip Kellner cu focala de 38mm si a carui achizitie am povestit-o in alt articol al blogului.
Aceasta stea  a fost vizibila ca dubla deja in cautatorul de 4x20mm al telescopului meu de 76mm F/9 ,pe un cer partial innourat .
Stelele componente ale acestui sistem sunt orientate , nu prea riguros,pe directia Nord-Sud,Sigma 2470 fiind spre Nord iar Sigma 2474 spre Sudul campului vizual.

Constelatia Lyra ,dupa profesorul Jim Kaler de la Universitatea din Illinois.''Dublura dublei duble'' se vede in aceasta poza sub litera ''G'' din numele stelei ''Sulafat Gamma''.

                                            http://stars.astro.illinois.edu/sow/const.html

La marirea de 18x,am vazut ca fiecare dintre stele,atat Sigma 2470 cat si Sigma 2474, avea cate un companion situat in cadranul IV ,la un unghi de pozitie de 290-300 grade.La acest grosisment ,companionii erau observabili dar cu dificultate,seeingul fiind departe de a fi ideal.
La un grosisment de 70x obtinut cu un ocular Plossl ''Astroscopic'' cu focala de 10mm-si pe care l-am achizitionat de la renumitul Sheldon Faworski cu ajutorul nepretuit al lui Alin Tolea-sistemul dublu-dublu s-a vazut fara echivoc,foarte clar si incantator pentru privirea mea ahtiata de binarist.

Mircea

Prima actiune / First ''International Sydewalk Astronomy Night''

I found on my computer my note about the first  ''International Sydewalk Astronomy Night'' which took place on the 19-th of May 2007.
This action was organised by ''sydewalkastronomers'' in USA and it was attended by amateur astronomers and public  world wide.

Apart of ''Galaxis Club'' in Arad ,the first ISAN was attended in Romania  by AREA/ ''Romanian Assoc. for Education in Astronomy'' of Arad, Astronomical Association ''Sirius'' of Barlad, a member of the ''Meridian 0'' in Oradea ,the Astronomy Club of Bucharest  and Octavian Georgescu.
More details on the ISAN site :

http://sidewalkastronomynight.com/internationalsidewalkastronomynight/id5.html

Below one may see the content of the poster of  our ISAN action in Arad,sponsored by  ''Galaxis Astronomy Club'' and ''Pro Mixdesign'' , a  private company pioneering the local commerce of astronomical equipment.
General public here show little interest in Astronomy.
However this company was trying the trade of astronomical equipment because one of the shareholders was Farkas Laszlo ,a professional astronomer at the Astronomical Observatory in Timisoara.
The poster:


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“ International Sydewalk Astronomy Night “este  o actiune  in care   publicul  observa  corpurile ceresti prin telescop.
Actiunea este si  un omagiu adus lui John Dobson ,inventator al telescopului care –i  poarta numele si care a declansat revolutia dobsoniana in Astronomia de amatori.
John Dobson a propus de mult timp ca, in aceeasi noapte, o mie de telescoape sa fie scoase in strada in lumea intreaga pentru ca” milioane de oameni sa vada , pentru ca  milioane de oameni sa inteleaga”.

Sponsor in Arad:
”ProMixdesign” 
-telescoape , lunete astronomice si terestre,monturi,trepiede,oculare,lentile Barlow,camere CCD ,produse Celestron,SBIG,Soligor
-carti de Astronomie si almanahuri,harti si atlase astronomice

Arad str. Blajului nr. 2 
Tel. 0788590828








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