Tag: Venus at Greatest Illuminated Extent

Some Sky Light Lore, Autumn Arrives for Northerners, Several Planets Peak, and the Moon Looms in Evening!

This fantastic image of the Heart and Soul Nebulae in Cassiopeia was captured by my friend Steve Mallia at Starfest in Ayton, Ontario on September 15, 2023. The pinks are produced by ionized hydrogen gas and the blues by starlight scattering from interstellar dust. The entire scene spans about a palm’s width the sky. Despite…
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A Super and Southerly Full Thunder Moon, Earth at Greatest Gap, and Venus Peaks in Brilliance!

This image of the crescent Venus from August 12, 2015 was taken by holding a smartphone camera over the eyepiece of a telescope. (Chris Vaughan) Welcome to the July Sky, Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights for the week of July 2nd, 2023 by Chris Vaughan. Feel free to pass this along to your friends…
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