Tag: planetary nebulas

Moon Moves Post-midnight, Perusing Planets in Evening, and Diving into Diminutive Delphinus!

September 11, 2022

This gorgeous scene captures summer nights in Canada. It was taken by my friend Kerry-Ann Lecky Hepburn on April 23, 2022. While autumn will soon arrive, its earlier sunsets will allow us to continue to view the Milky Way’s treasures for some time to come. The pink patches in this image are nebulas. They are…
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Dark Nights’ Targets, Bright Pre-Dawn Planets Bracket a Globular Cluster, and a Moon and Planet Party in the Post-Sunset Sky!

May 17, 2020

This image of globular star cluster Messier 13 was captured by Martin Pugh of New South Wales, Australia. Left to right, it spans 40 arc-minutes, or 1.3 times the full moon’s diameter. The cluster, which could hold up to million yellow and blue stars, is approximately 23,000 light years away from our solar system. NASA…
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