What are the best solar system and deep-sky objects to view to get the most out of your binoculars? From moon-encircled worlds to starry knots in the Milky Way, our list makes the sky’s wonders easy to find. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/best-targets-for-binoculars-moon-planets-nebula-clusters…
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Bull’s head: The Hyades star cluster
Meet the bright star Aldebaran, part of a V-shaped pattern of stars called the Hyades. This easy-to-find star cluster represents the face of Taurus the Bull. Source: https://earthsky.org/favorite-star-patterns/v-shaped-hyades-star-cluster-easy-to-find…
What are ‘open’ star clusters?
Open clusters are young, loosely bound gatherings of stars that may still be surrounded by the nebula – or space cloud – in which they were born. The Pleiades, Hyades, and Beehive are well-known examples of open star clusters. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/definition-examples-what-are-open-star-clusters…
Last quarter moon in Gemini, waning moon in Cancer
Last quarter moon comes on October 10. That morning, the moon will be in front of Gemini the Twins. The next morning – October 11 – the moon will be in front of Cancer the Crab. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/last-quarter-moon-in-gemini…
Could Smart Technology Help Save the World’s Honey Bees?
CNN Business reports: Climate change, intensive agriculture, and the use of pesticides and fungicides in farming is ravaging the world’s bees. Commercial beekeepers in the United States lost 44% of their managed colonies in 2019, according to research from the University of Maryland. Now, technology startups are developing smart devices that give beekeepers access to detailed information about the state of…
See Venus swing by the crescent moon Monday morning
The moon and Venus will form a triangle with the Beehive star cluster in the predawn sky on Monday (Sept. 14). Source: https://www.livescience.com/venus-moon-conjunction-september-2020.html
Cancer? Here’s your constellation
Here’s how to find the constellation Cancer in your sky. Plus Cancer’s place in sky history, lore and science. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/cancer-heres-your-constellation…
Moon and faint Cancer on March 6
The constellation Cancer the Crab is faint, the faintest constellation of the zodiac. Yet the bright moon on March 17, 2019 can help you locate it. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-and-cancer…
The Beehive: 1,000 stars in Cancer
On a dark night, look for it as a smudge of light, with 3 times the moon’s diameter. It’s really a wondrous cluster of stars called the Beehive, or M44. Source: https://earthsky.org/clusters-nebulae-galaxies/praesepe-beehive-cluster…
See a faint star cluster near bright Sirius
Sirius is easy to find. It’s the sky’s brightest star. If you have binoculars and a dark location, look near it for the star cluster M41. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/fuzzy-object-near-star-sirius-is-a-star-cluster…