As shown above, on Sunday, October 1, 2023 from 7:30 to 7:36 pm EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying over the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising over the northwestern horizon, flying through the Big Dipper and then close to Scheat, the star in one corner of Pegasus’ square, and then…
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This image of the morning planet Venus showing its current crescent phase was captured through RGB and UV filters on a Celestron C11 telescope on September 22, 2023 by my friend Andrea Girones of Ottawa. Follow her as andrea_girones on Instagram and as @AndreaGirones on X/Twitter to see more of her fantastic images. Hello, end-of-September…
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As shown above, on Saturday, September 30, 2023 from 8:18 to 8:22 pm EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising over the west-northwestern horizon, flying closely past bright Vega and Deneb, and then entering Earth’s shadow in the east-southeastern sky near Saturn.…
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This fantastic image of the Heart and Soul Nebulae in Cassiopeia was captured by my friend Steve Mallia at Starfest in Ayton, Ontario on September 15, 2023. The pinks are produced by ionized hydrogen gas and the blues by starlight scattering from interstellar dust. The entire scene spans about a palm’s width the sky. Despite…
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As shown above, on Monday, September 18, 2023 from 8:12 to 8:18 pm EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying over the GTA in a very bright pass, rising over the west-southwestern horizon, flying close to bright Arcturus and medium-bright Polaris, and then entering Earth’s shadow low in the northeastern sky. (courtesy: Heavens-above.com)…
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This terrific image of Jupiter was captured by my friend Claudio Oriani from his home in Richmond Hill, Ontario on September 5, 2023. More of his work can be enjoyed at his website https://www.wondersofthesky.com/about/ Hello, mid-September Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights for the week of September 10th, 2023 by Chris Vaughan. Feel free to…
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As shown above, on Saturday, September 16, 2023 from 8:09 to 8:15 pm EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising over the southwestern horizon, flying through the bright stars of the Summer Triangle, and then entering Earth’s shadow low in the east-northeastern…
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In this image captured by Michael Watson on September 24, 2017, the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula in Cepheus protrudes upwards into the red hydrogen emission region, from below centre. Herschel’s Garnet Star, also known as Mu Cephei, is glowing brightly orange-red at upper right. This image spans about five degrees of sky, from left to right.…
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As shown above, on Thursday, September 7, 2023 from 5:47 to 5:53 am EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow just above the west-northwestern horizon, flying past Jupiter and Sirius, and then setting in the southeast. (courtesy: Heavens-above.com) Artificial satellites…
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