The Large Magellanic Cloud is a petite galaxy visible with the unaided eye – all year round – for those in the Southern Hemisphere. This small neighboring galaxy to the Milky Way is somewhere between spiral and irregular in shape. Source: https://earthsky.org/clusters-nebulae-galaxies/the-large-magellanic-cloud…
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Google Maps To Block Users From ‘Virtual Visits’ of Australian Uluru
misnohmer writes: In 2019, the Australian site of Uluru, formerly known as Ayers Rock, has been closed to tourists “after the Anangu people said it was being trashed by visitors eroding its surface, dropping rubbish and polluting nearby waterholes,” according to CNN. Parks Australia has now has asked Google to remove all imagery of the site uploaded by the community, as…
Mimosa, 2nd-brightest in Southern Cross
To see Mimosa, you need to be at the latitude of New Orleans, Hawaii, Cairo or New Delhi. From the southern hemisphere, Mimosa is a prominent and beloved star. Source: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/southern-mimosa-is-the-19th-brightest-star…
Aboriginal Australians hunted kangaroos with dingoes a century ago
As recently as 110 years ago, Aboriginal Australians used dingoes to help hunt kangaroos even though the canines are feral and difficult to train Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2235120-aboriginal-australians-hunted-kangaroos-with-dingoes-a-century-ago/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Earth’s 2nd largest meteorite crater much younger than thought
Earth’s biggest meteorite crater is Meteor Crater in Arizona. The 2nd biggest is Australia’s Wolfe Creek Crater, likely formed when a 50-foot meteor struck about 120,000 years ago. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/how-old-is-wolf-creek-crater…
Pleiades star cluster, aka Seven Sisters
The Pleiades star cluster – aka the Seven Sisters or M45 – is visible from virtually every part of the globe. It looks like a tiny misty dipper of stars. Source: https://earthsky.org/favorite-star-patterns/pleiades-star-cluster-enjoys-worldwide-renown…
10 amazing places for year-round stargazing
The stars are accessible to everyone, but where can you get the most from the night sky? Here are 10 great dark-sky places – mostly in the U.S. but also in Australia, New Zealand and Chile – for skywatching and stargazing. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/10-amazing-places-for-year-round-stargazing…