Tag: Virgo Cluster

Lyrids Lights, Galaxies Glow Brighter as the Bright Moon Exits Evening, Mercury Moves Up, Pre-dawn Planets on Parade!

The glorious face-on spiral galaxy Messier 101, also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy, is located near the bright star Alkaid, at the tip of the Big Dipper’s handle. Visible even in binoculars, it is nearly overhead on April evenings. (Deep Sky Survey image from Stellarium) Hello, mid-April Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights for the…
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The Mid-spring Morning Moon Joins Gas Giants, a Minor Meteor Shower, and an Inner Planets Dance Begins!

This image of the globular star cluster Messier 3 in Canes Venatici was captured by Adam Block at the Mount Lemmon sky Center, University of Arizona. The area of sky shown spans a little more than the full moon’s diameter. Hello, May Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights for the week of May 2nd, 2021…
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Lepus Leaps for Easter in Evening, Luna Passing Pre-Dawn Planets Grants Galaxy Viewing!

This image of the Whale Galaxy (top left) and the Hockey Stick Galaxy (lower right) was captured by AstroDoc Ron Brecher of Guelph on March 16, 2019. The image spans about 1 degree of sky. Ron’s galleries of images are at www.astrodoc.ca Hello, Galaxy-season Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights for the week of April…
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Mercury Joins Evening Venus, the Old Moon Moves Past Pre-dawn Planets, and Dark Night Skies Bring Galaxies Galore!

This image of the LeoTrio of Galaxies was captured by Marcus Bauer. It was a NASA APOD for April 18, 2019. Top to bottom, the image spans one degree of the sky. The Hamburger Galaxy (NGC 3628) is at centre left. M65 is at top centre and M66 is at centre right. Happy Mother’s Day!…
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