Tag: Rho Ophiuchi Complex

Smoky Skies, Noctilucent Clouds, the Morning Moon Passes Planets, Venus Kisses the Bees, and Eyeing Ophiuchus!

This terrific image by Amir H. Abolfath was featured in NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for October 14, 2020. The bright star inside the orange zone at lower left is Antares in Scorpius. The big and bright globular cluster Messier 4 sits to its lower right. The pink region is glowing hydrogen gas…
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Northern Summer Starts, Moon Joins Jupiter in Daytime, Venus Visits the Seven Sisters who Mark Maori New Year, and Hercules’ Highs!

This terrific image by Amir H. Abolfath shows a deep exposure of the sky surrounding the bright reddish star Antares, the heart of Scorpius, which shines over the southern horizon on late June evenings. Antares is within the bright orange region at lower left. To its right is the enormous globular star cluster Messier 4.…
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