As shown above, on Monday, September 18, 2023 from 8:12 to 8:18 pm EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying over the GTA in a very bright pass, rising over the west-southwestern horizon, flying close to bright Arcturus and medium-bright Polaris, and then entering Earth’s shadow low in the northeastern sky. (courtesy: Heavens-above.com)…
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This terrific image of Jupiter was captured by my friend Claudio Oriani from his home in Richmond Hill, Ontario on September 5, 2023. More of his work can be enjoyed at his website https://www.wondersofthesky.com/about/ Hello, mid-September Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights for the week of September 10th, 2023 by Chris Vaughan. Feel free to…
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As shown above, on Saturday, September 16, 2023 from 8:09 to 8:15 pm EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, rising over the southwestern horizon, flying through the bright stars of the Summer Triangle, and then entering Earth’s shadow low in the east-northeastern…
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In this image captured by Michael Watson on September 24, 2017, the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula in Cepheus protrudes upwards into the red hydrogen emission region, from below centre. Herschel’s Garnet Star, also known as Mu Cephei, is glowing brightly orange-red at upper right. This image spans about five degrees of sky, from left to right.…
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As shown above, on Thursday, September 7, 2023 from 5:47 to 5:53 am EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow just above the west-northwestern horizon, flying past Jupiter and Sirius, and then setting in the southeast. (courtesy: Heavens-above.com) Artificial satellites…
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The red ring on this simulated picture shows the size of an average full moon. The full moon on August 30 will be a lunar perigee syzygy, or supermoon – the largest for 2023. (Starry Night Pro 8) Hello, Late-Summer Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights for the week of August 27th, 2023 by Chris…
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As shown above, on Sunday, August 27, 2023 from 5:01 to 5:05 am EDT, the International Space Station will be visible flying high overhead of the GTA in an extremely bright pass, exiting Earth’s shadow halfway up the western sky, flying past Cassiopeia and Polaris, and then setting in the northeast. (courtesy: Heavens-above.com) Artificial satellites…
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This image of the North American Nebula was captured in 2018 near Thornbury, Ontario by my friend Sailu Nemana. Several of the surrounding bright stars and star clusters within it are highlighted. The Pelican Nebula (at right) is formed by the dark dust of LDN 935. The re/pink colour is produced by ionized hydrogen gas.…
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The International Space Station illuminated by a 3.6-Watt 532-nm green laser, recorded by ESA’s Optical Ground Station. The video was taken at 7 frames per second on Oct 8, 2014. Artificial satellites are visible because they are high enough to be bathed in sunlight while the sun is below the horizon for earthbound observers. When…
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This image of the Wild Duck Cluster, also known as Messier 11 and NGC 6705, was captured by the European southern Observatory. Note the blue and yellow stars, and the odd red one. The entire photograph covers about the size of the full moon in the sky, making M11 one of the easiest-to-see Summer Milky…
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