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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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Northern Autumn Arrives, the Evening Moon Clips the Scorpion’s Claw and Jumps Past Jupiter, and Venus Veers by Vesta!

This image of the young crescent moon by Dylan O’Donnell shows Earthshine – sunlight reflected off of Earth that slightly illuminates the dark portion of the moon’s Earth-facing hemisphere. Watch for it early this week. NASA APOD for March 20, 2015. Hello, Autumn Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights for the week of September 20th,…
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