On Saturday, December 7 from 5:51 to 5:55 pm EST, the International Space Station will fly over the GTA in a very bright pass, rising from the northwestern horizon, passing very close to Polaris, and then disappearing into Earth’s shadow over the eastern horizon. The ISS (International Space Station) is visible gliding silently over the…
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Globular star Cluster Messier 2 aka NGC 7089 is located 55,000 light-years from our sun in the constellation of Aquarius. In binoculars and backyard telescopes, the cluster will appear as a faint fuzzy patch of light – as opposed to this spectacular Hubble space Telescope image from earlier this year. NASA APOD for April 4,…
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On Monday, November 25 from 5:50 to 5:55 pm EST, the International Space Station will fly high over the GTA in a very bright pass, rising from the west-southwestern horizon near Venus and Jupiter and then disappearing into Earth’s shadow over the east-northeastern horizon. The ISS (International Space Station) is visible gliding silently over the…
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On Friday, November 22 from 6:39 to 6:41 pm EST, the International Space Station will fly over the GTA in a very bright pass, rising from the southwestern horizon, passing close to Saturn, end then disappearing into Earth’s shadow over the southern horizon. The ISS (International Space Station) is visible gliding silently over the GTA…
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This image of the beautiful Pleiades open star cluster, also known as the Seven sisters, Subaru, and Messier 45 was captured by Stuart Norman of Toronto from a dark sky location near Georgian Bay, Ontario on October 19, 2017. The blue nebulosity is light from the sibling stars being reflected off interstellar gas and dust.…
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This image of Mercury transiting the sun on November 8, 2006 was taken using a Hydrogen-alpha telescope. To see tiny Mercury on the sun during the 5.5 hour event, a properly solar filtered telescope will be required. Or watch the event online, if you get cloudy skies! Hello, November Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights…
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The International Space Station illuminated by a 3.6-Watt 532-nm green laser, recorded by ESA’s Optical Ground Station. The video was taken at 7 frames per second on Oct 8, 2014. The ISS (International Space Station) is visible gliding silently over the GTA this week. The best passes at (mostly) convenient times are listed below. (Note:…
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While we’re used to looking for the Lunar X that appears every few months near the first quarter phase, a group of Japanese astronomers decided to add a little LOVE to the half-illuminated moon. This image by Masaru Takeo and Junichi Watanabe was NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 3, 2018. See if…
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On Saturday, November 9 from 5:58 to 6:04 am EDT, the International Space Station will fly high over the GTA in a very bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow low in the west-northwestern sky, and then setting in the southeast. The ISS (International Space Station) is visible gliding silently over the GTA this week. The best…
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