Virtual Star Party - Jan. 6, 2013: The One Year Anniversary Edition

By Fraser Cain - January 11, 2013 at 3:58 PM UTC | Observing

The Virtual Star Party is one year old. Well, not the Virtual Star Party itself, but our efforts to broadcast a live view from telescopes into a Google+ hangout. Thanks to everyone who has supported us and watched our efforts evolve from those first tentative steps to our comprehensive coverage now.

Astronomers:

Mike Phillips

,

Stuart Forman

and

Mark Behrendt

Commentary:

Dr. Phil Plait

and

Ray Sanders

.

Host:

Fraser Cain

.

Here are some pictures from the event:

Blue Snowball Nebula by

M33 Andromeda Nebula by

Jupiter by

We run the Virtual Star Party every Sunday night as a live Google+ Hangout. Want to find when it's happening next? Just circle the

Virtual Star Party page on Google+

. Visit the

Universe Today YouTube channel

to see an archive of all our past events.