Mercury for the third time this year swings out as far as it can from the Sun into the morning sky. Continue reading “Mercurial opportunity”
Category: astronomy
Moon, Saturn, and the imaginary far beyond
The Moon will pass 0.44° north or Saturn in the night between August 20 and 21, close enough Continue reading “Moon, Saturn, and the imaginary far beyond”
Mars and Jupiter meet in Taurus
Mars will pass less than a degree north of Jupiter on August 14. Continue reading “Mars and Jupiter meet in Taurus”
Filaments in Perseus’s beard
The Perseid meteor shower will be at its peak in the night between August 11 and 12. Here is the scene Continue reading “Filaments in Perseus’s beard”
Soft stream from the Water Jar
The Delta Aquarid meteor shower should be at its peak in the nights of July 29/30 and 30/31. But it is a low, soft “peak.” Continue reading “Soft stream from the Water Jar”
Elusive elongation
Mercury will on July 22 achieve Continue reading “Elusive elongation”
Austral fish and Aussie Rowe
Fomalhaut is the 18th brightest star of the night skies – brighter than Deneb, Regulus, Castor. But it is far south, Continue reading “Austral fish and Aussie Rowe”
Looking back to Spica
What does “west” mean? It means Continue reading “Looking back to Spica”
Happy triple birthday
As the Sun sinks underground, the Moon is born. It first emerges on July 6, Continue reading “Happy triple birthday”
Mere million, mere aphelion
Today, our planet Earth is at aphelion, the point in its orbit when it is farthest from Hêlios, the Sun. Continue reading “Mere million, mere aphelion”