NGC 457, better known as the Owl Cluster, ET Cluster, and Dragonfly Cluster, was imaged by “Astrodoc” Ron Brecher of Guelph, Ontario. The bright stars are the eyes. The body and feet extend down to the right. Squint to see the upswept, curving chains of stars for the wings.This image covers a finger’s width of…
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As shown above, on Thursday, October 31, 2024 from 7:18 to 7:24 am EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow just above the west-northwestern horizon and then flying past Mars and Jupiter before setting below the east-southeastern horizon near the moon.…
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My neighbour is a pilot and captured this terrific image of comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), complete with anti-tail pointing downward, on October 14 while en route. That’s Venus at lower left, Arcturus a bit higher at right, and the star 110 Virginis directly above the comet. Hello, Late-October Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights for…
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As shown above, on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 from 6:34 to 6:38 am EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying over the GTA in a bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow partway up the west-northwestern sky and then flying under Polaris before setting below the northeastern horizon near the bright star Arcturus. (courtesy: Heavens-above.com)…
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A terrific image of Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) after sunset on Saturday, October 12, shared by Paul Whitmarsh and Jane Penny, of the Lewes Astronomical Society, and our deputy director Dr Robert Massey of the Royal Astronomical Society in the UK. The original post is at https://www.facebook.com/share/p/ZT1U7DUCQsQPmRzf/ Hello, mid-October Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights…
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As shown above, on Sunday, October 20, 2024 from 6:33 to 6:38 am EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow partway up the west-southwestern sky near the moon and Jupiter and then flying closely past the tip of the Big…
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This image of the Lunar Straight Wall or Rupes Recta in Mare Nubium was captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. While the feature can be seen through binoculars, a backyard telescope will reveal more detail. (Adapted from NASA LRO) Hello, Autumn Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights for the week of October 6th, 2024 by…
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