Tag: Messier 22

Telescope Buying Tips, the Moon Meets Jupiter, Mars Tickles the Beehive, and Venus Grazes Globulars!

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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Groundhogs Have a Happy Lunar New Year, Young Moon Meets Jupiter, Mars Moves Past Messiers, and Winter Way Wonders!

This amazing image of the young crescent moon, which triggered the Lunar New Year, was captured by Michael Watson from mid-town Toronto on February 19, 2015 at 6:37 pm EST, when the Moon was 23 hours 48 minutes past its new phase. Such moons are difficult to see it and to photograph. Happy Lunar New…
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