Tag: Messier 4

The Crescent Moon Cruises Post-sunset Planets, Pluto Peaks, and Admiring the Summer Milky Way!

This beautiful annotated image of the summer Milky Way arching over the Great Wall of China was captured by Steed Yu. The bright star at centre far right is Antares. It’s little claw stars shine to its upper right. The dark dust patches and lanes are apparent. It was the NASA APOD for July 3,…
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Appreciating Pegasus While the Moon Abandons Evening, the Bull Bellows Meteors, and Mars Makes an Impression!

My friend Alan Dyer of Calgary, Alberta captured this wonderful wide-field image of the fully eclipsed moon on Tuesday morning, November 8, 2022. The brilliant white star Sirius (lower left), bright red Mars (top centre), and the blood red moon (far right) surround the winter stars of Orion and Taurus. Enjoy more of Alan’s work…
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