Tag: Barnard's Star

Smoky Skies, Noctilucent Clouds, the Morning Moon Passes Planets, Venus Kisses the Bees, and Eyeing Ophiuchus!

This terrific image by Amir H. Abolfath was featured in NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for October 14, 2020. The bright star inside the orange zone at lower left is Antares in Scorpius. The big and bright globular cluster Messier 4 sits to its lower right. The pink region is glowing hydrogen gas…
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Appreciating Planets and Catching a Comet, Noctilucent Clouds, and Ogling Ophiuchus on Moonless Eves!

An image of globular the star cluster Messier 10, also known as NGC 6254, by Höcherl. The cluster spans about 40% of the full moon’s diameter. At magnitude 6.4, it can be seen with unaided eyes at a dark location, and in binoculars and through any size of telescope. It is estimated to be 14,300…
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