Tonight – September 1-2, 2020 – presents the third and final full moon of a Northern Hemisphere summer (Southern Hemisphere winter). Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/full-corn-moon-on-september-1-2…
Tag: equinox
This week’s full moon happens only once every 3 years
Usually September’s full moon is closest to the autumn equinox. But this year, it isn’t. Source: https://www.livescience.com/full-moon-september-2020.html
Sun and Regulus in conjunction August 23
Today – August 23, 2020 – the sun is in conjunction with Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo the Lion. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/sun-regulus-in-conjunction-august-23…
Sagittarius? Here’s your constellation
How to find Sagittarius on August evenings, plus the lore and science of this constellation. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/sagittarius-heres-your-constellation…
The 8-year cycle and 5 petals of Venus
A word about the 8-year cycle of Venus in our sky and about the “pentagram” of Venus, a highly noticeable rhythm in the motion of Venus as viewed from an Earth-centered perspective. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/five-petals-of-venus…
Can other gases help explain Mars methane mystery?
The European Space Agency’s Trace Gas Orbiter has unexpectedly detected carbon dioxide and ozone in Mars’ atmosphere where the elusive methane should be, researchers in the UK and Russia have announced. The two gases may be hindering the probe’s methane detections. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/mars-methane-mystery-tgo-carbon-dioxide-ozone…
Moon sweeps through Leo July 25 and 26
Regulus is the brightest star in the constellation Leo the Lion. The moon can help you find it at nigtfall June 24 and 25, 2020. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-pairs-up-with-royal-star-regulus…
What’s the youngest moon you can see?
It’s rare to catch a moon within 24 hours of new. This month’s new moon comes on June 21 at 06:41 UTC. At sunset on June 21, some in the Americas or on Pacific islands might catch an exceedingly fragile young moon – fresh from an eclipse – low in the west after sunset. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/young-moon-visibility…
Libra? Here’s your constellation
The zodiacal constellation Libra the Scales is a fixture of the evening sky during a Northern Hemisphere summer (Southern Hemisphere winter). Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/libra-heres-your-constellation…
Where is Proxima Centauri?
You probably know the very nearest star to our sun is Proxima in the triple star system we call Alpha Centauri. Guy Ottewell shows you where in space Proxima is. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/where-is-proxima-centauri…