Month: June 2020

Science Outreach Specialists

The Evening Moon’s Golden Handle, Earth at Aphelion, See Seven Planets Simultaneously, and the Full Moon enters Earth’s Shadow and Joins Jupiter and Saturn!

June 28, 2020

A close-up view of Sinus Iridum and the Golden Handle to its west. The large feature is located in the northwestern (upper left) quadrant of the moon’s disk. The handle effect is visible with sharp, unaided eyes, and through binoculars and backyard telescopes. Note the N-S aligned dorsae, or wrinkle ridges. Image from Wikipedia. Happy…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of June 28th, 2020

June 28, 2020

On Wednesday, July 1 from 4:20 to 4:26 am EDT, the International Space Station will fly high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass,exiting Earth’s shadow over the southwestern horizon near Jupiter and Saturn, and setting at the east-northeastern horizon, near Venus. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high enough to be…
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The Crescent Moon Delights during Evening, Jupiter and Saturn Salsa at Midnight, and some Sights Described for Moonlit Nights!

June 21, 2020

The Moon as it will appear at 11 pm Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday, June 25, 2020. The prominent, dark, round crater Theophilus located mid-moon, near the terminator line, will change in appearance each night this week as its rim, and then its floor, fills with sunlight. These hourly images are available from NASA’s Moon…
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Greater Toronto Area Space Station Flyovers for the week of June 21st, 2020

June 20, 2020

ISS by Thomas Klemmer, taken in 2016 Artificial satellites are visible because they are high enough to be bathed in sunlight while the sun is below the horizon for earthbound observers. When the geometry is just right, brilliant beams of sunlight are reflected to Earth from flat, shiny surfaces on the spacecraft – which we…
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The Pretty Crescent Moon Kisses Venus, Sunday’s New Moon is an Annular Eclipse, the Solstice Starts Summer, and a Tour of Hercules!

June 14, 2020

This image of the Messier 13 globular star cluster in Hercules was taken by Martin Pugh. The cluster is composed of thousands of old, blue and yellow stars collected into a spherical ball orbiting our galaxy’s core. It’s located about 25,000 light-years from our sun. This image spans about 30 by 40 arc-minutes, slightly larger…
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The Waning Moon Plays Tag with Planets After Midnight, Leaving Evening Skies Dark for the Treats of Boötes, and Red Mars Buzzes Blue Neptune!

June 7, 2020

A photograph of the multiple star Asellus in Boötes, from Stellarium’s digital sky survey (DSS). Hello, June Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights for the week of Jue 7th, 2020 by Chris Vaughan. Feel free to pass this along to your friends and send me your comments, questions, and suggested topics. You can also follow…
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