Tag: autumnal equinox

Some Sky Light Lore, Autumn Arrives for Northerners, Several Planets Peak, and the Moon Looms in Evening!

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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Northern Autumn Arrives, Interplanetary Dust Appears, Evening Planets A-plenty, and the Waning Moon Gives Galaxy Views!

Wayne Parker captured this terrific image of the Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31) and its small, bright elliptical companions Messier 32 (to the left of the main core) and Messier 110 (to the lower right of the main core) during the annual Starfest Star Party near Mt. forest, Ontario in August, 2022. The image covers about…
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