The brightest planet Venus – and the lovely Pleiades star cluster, aka the Seven Sisters – meet on the sky’s dome only every 8 years. Last time was in 2012. This week is your chance to see them meet again. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/photos-how-to-see-venus-pleaides-apr-2020-conjunction…
Tag: stargazing
Top tips for binocular stargazing
Whether you’re a beginning stargazer or a veteran of thousands of starry nights, binoculars can be your best friend. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/top-tips-for-using-ordinary-binoculars-for-stargazing…
What is the gegenschein?
The sun’s counterglow – or gegenschein – is kind of a stargazers’ legend. What is it, and how can you see it? Erwin Matys and Karoline Mrazek of Project Nightflight explain. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/definition-what-is-the-gegenschein…
Stargazing with computers: What machine learning can teach us about the cosmos
Gazing up at the night sky in a rural area, you’ll probably see the shining moon surrounded by stars. If you’re lucky, you might spot the furthest thing visible with the naked eye—the Andromeda galaxy. It’s the nearest neighbor to our galaxy, the Milky Way. But that’s just the tiniest fraction of what’s out there. When the Department of Energy’s (DOE)…
One small step: Getting started with astronomy
Keen to get into astronomy or stargazing, but no idea how to start? Don’t worry—it’s easier than you think. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-02-small-astronomy.html…
Star-hop: Pegasus to Andromeda galaxy
The 4 stars of the Great Square of Pegasus are easy to find. Ready? Let’s star-hop! Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/star-hop-from-great-square-of-pegasus-to-andromeda-galaxy…