Tag: Full Frost Moon

An Evening Moon Erases Saturn, Seeing Stars Shoot, Max Mercury and Uranus, and Full Frost Final Supermoon!

The area around the small, bright crater Aristarchus (left of centre) in Oceanus Procellarum is one of the most colourful portions of the lunar surface. The large ragged ray systems at lower right surround the craters Copernicus and Kepler. (Rolf Hempel via Planetary.org) Hello, Mid-November Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights for the week of…
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A Northerly Rise for the Full Frost Moon, a Meagre Maximum for Mercury, Lots of Spots Cross Jupiter, and a Couple of Comets!

A rotating model of Saturn’s moon Iapetus. Its variation in surface brightness causes it to change in apparent brightness as it travels around Saturn over 80 days. On November 29, 2023, Iapetus will appear brighter as its reaches it western elongation. (Wikipedia) Hello, Stargazers! Here are your Astronomy Skylights for the week of November 26th,…
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