Skylights

Science Outreach Specialists

The New Moon brings Delightfully Dark Nights – Perfect for Looking at Lyra’s Lights!

This image of the Ring Nebula in Lyra was produced by combining images from the Hubble Space Telescope with infrared data from the ground-based Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona. In the image, the blue color represents helium; the green, oxygen; and the red, hydrogen. hubblesite.org Hello, Late Summer Stargazers!  Here are your Astronomy Skylights for…
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The Perseids Peter out, an Aging Moon Moves into Morning with Mercury, and Jupiter Gleams near a Globular!

Hello, Summer Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights for the week of August 18th, 2019 by Chris Vaughan. (Feel free to pass this along to friends and send me your comments, questions, and suggested topics.) I post these with photos at http://astrogeoguy.tumblr.com/ where the old editions are archived. You can also follow me on Twitter as @astrogeoguy! Unless otherwise noted, all times…
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