Meteorologist, pilot, and astro-imager Kerry-Ann Lecky Hepburn captured this amazing shot of the August, 2017 partial solar eclipse behind Toronto’s CN Tower from Saint Catharine’s, Ontario. See more of her work at www.weatherandsky.com Hello, Late-March Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights for the week of March 23rd, 2025 by Chris Vaughan. Feel free to pass…
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This spectacular image of the Seagull Nebula or IC 2177 in northern Canis Major was captured and processed by Mohammed Srour in February, 2024. the reddish colour is ionized interstellar hydrogen located about 1825 light-years from our sun. The wings of the bird span 2.5 degrees, or five times the width of the moon. Mohammad’s…
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This image of Orion was taken by Alan Dyer on January 2, 2020 in the moonlight from a first quarter Moon, with orange Betelgeuse (top left) much dimmer than usual, a little brighter than Bellatrix at right. Enjoy more of Alan’s terrific work at https://www.amazingsky.com/ Hello, mid-February Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights for the…
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This wonderful image by Debra Ceravolo captured brilliant Venus while she shone near Saturn after sunset on January 19, 2025. It was taken from her backyard in southern interior, BC. A single shot, 8 second exposure, with 50mm lens on a Canon R6, f/1.8, ISO 800. For more of her gorgeous images, follow Debraceravolo on…
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This amazing image of the young crescent moon, which triggered the Lunar New Year in 2015, was captured by Michael Watson from mid-town Toronto on February 19, 2015 at 6:37 pm EST, when the Moon was a mere 23 hours 48 minutes past its new phase. Such moons are difficult to see it and to…
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This amazing composite image by Detlef Hartmann shows the continued expansion of the Crab Nebula Supernova Remnant (aka Messier 1) in Taurus over 10 years (Sept 29, 2008 through Sept 22, 2017). It spans about 0.1 degrees of the sky. In the heart of the nebula sits a rapidly rotating neutron star that emits radio…
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This terrific image by Sergio Scauso of Villa Maria, Argentina captured Mars just before the moon occulted it on August 9, 2020. NASA APOD for August 15, 2020 Hello, mid-January Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights for the week of January 12th, 2025 by Chris Vaughan. Feel free to pass this along to your friends…
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This image of the pretty waxing crescent moon shining to the left of the Pleiades Star Cluster aka Messier 45, Matariki, The Seven Sisters, Bugonagiizhig, and Subaru was captured by Jerry Lodriguss and shared as the NASA APOD for April 14, 2005. The passes near the cluster, and sometimes directly through it, on a monthly…
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This image of the beautiful open star cluster around the bright star Mirfak in Perseus was taken by Martin Gembec of the Czech Republic in 2007. Mirfak dominates the centre, with the stars of the cluster, also known as Melotte 20, the Alpha Persei Moving Group, and the Little Cloud of Pirates, sprinkled mainly to…
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In this long exposure composite during the Geminids Meteor Shower by Yin HaoC, the bright “twin” stars of Castor and Pollux are framed by the meteors, which appear to radiate from that point in space. (NASA APOD for December 15, 2017) Hello, Early-December Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights for the week of December 8th,…
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