Tag: Rangifer

An Evening Moon for Viewing, a Christmas Constellation and Asterism, and All Planets After Sunset!

December 25, 2022

Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! This wonderful object, known as the Christmas Tree Cluster or NGC 2264, is located in the constellation of Monoceros (the Unicorn), which occupies the winter sky between Orion and Gemini. The red glows are hydrogen gas being energized by the clump of hot, young stars recently born in the…
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Bright Planets Dance on Moonless Evenings, A Reindeer Rides the North Pole, and Morning Mars Meets its Rival!

December 26, 2021

This image of Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard) was taken by Rolando Ligustri (CARA Project, CAST) and Lukas Demetz, while the comet was in outburst, under dark Namibian skies on December 21. The image spans three finger widths, left to right.NASA APOD image for December 25, 2021. Happy New Year, Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights…
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