As shown above, on Saturday, December 14, 2024 from 6:35 to 6:41 am EST, the International Space Station will be visible flying over the GTA in a bright pass, rising from the south-southwestern horizon and then flying below the bright star Arcturus before setting in the east-northeast. (courtesy: Heavens-above.com) Artificial satellites are visible because they…
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This image of the Fossil Footprint Nebula NGC 1491 in Perseus was captured by Adam Block at Mount Lemmon Observatory in Arizona. This image is nearly one degree wide, or about one finger’s width. (Wikipedia) Happy December, Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights for the week of December 1st, 2024 by Chris Vaughan. Feel free…
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As shown above, on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 from 5:09 to 5:15 pm EST, the International Space Station will be visible flying overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising from the west-northwestern horizon and then flying close to the bright stars Vega and Deneb before setting in the southeast. (courtesy: Heavens-above.com) Artificial…
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NGC 7479 aka the Superman Galaxy and the Propeller Galaxy is located below (south of) the bright star Markab in Pegasus. One of my favourite galaxies, it is considered peculiar due to its asymmetrical arms. It spans about 1/15th the diameter of a full moon and is visible in larger telescopes on dark nights. This…
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As shown above, on Saturday, November 30, 2024 from 5:57 to 6:02 pm EST, the International Space Station will be visible flying overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising from the northwestern horizon and then cruising through Cassiopeia and Cepheus and their daughter Andromeda before entering Earth’s shadow low in the east-southeastern…
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The globular star cluster known as Messier 22 and the Great Sagittarius Cluster. Venus will shine near this object this week. The cluster spans about one-third of the full moon’s diameter and is visible in binoculars and backyard telescopes. The best time to view its rich, “sugar on black velvet” spectacle is during the summer…
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As shown above, on Monday, November 18, 2024 from 5:55 to 6:00 pm EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying over the GTA in a very bright pass, rising from the west-southwestern horizon and then flying past the bright star Vega before entering Earth’s shadow in the northeastern sky above Jupiter. (courtesy: Heavens-above.com)…
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The area around the small, bright crater Aristarchus (left of centre) in Oceanus Procellarum is one of the most colourful portions of the lunar surface. The large ragged ray systems at lower right surround the craters Copernicus and Kepler. (Rolf Hempel via Planetary.org) Hello, Mid-November Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights for the week of…
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As shown above, on Saturday, November 16, 2024 from 5:47 to 5:52 pm EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying over the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising from the southwestern horizon near Venus and then flying above Saturn and below the Great Square of Pegasus before entering Earth’s shadow low in…
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The trio of craters Theophilus, Cyrillus, and Catharina flank the western edge of Mare-Nectaris. They are easy to see when the lunar terminator lands just to their west as shown here for Wednesday, November 6 (NASA) Hello, Mid-Autumn Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights for the week of November 3rd, 2024 by Chris Vaughan. Feel…
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