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Tag: astronomy
Proxima’s baby
You probably know by now that a planet has been discovered around the very nearest star. I thought I’d show you where in space that star is.
Fisheye pictures
In a room in Pembroke College, Cambridge, hangs a round picture in a square frame.
A recent scene
Eric David commented on Continue reading “A recent scene”
Jupiter closely touched by two
The crescent Moon will make a show with distant Jupiter, low over the sunset horizon on Friday, August 5.
And there is, in a sense, a third body in this line-up, a human-made one called Juno. Continue reading “Jupiter closely touched by two”
A lamp to tell you where you are
The Moon – like me and like the United States – celebrated its birthday on Continue reading “A lamp to tell you where you are”
Nasty Constellations
Slug, Toad, Leech, Spider, Earthworm – these were some of the thirteen constellations Continue reading “Nasty Constellations”
Earth-Centered Swirlings
Mars continues its high season of observability, indeed is still coming slightly nearer than it was at opposition a few days ago, as well as being free of the Full Moon’s glare. Continue reading “Earth-Centered Swirlings”
Tails in the Sky
Fred Schaaf in his Sky & Telescope column for this month looks back fondly on the great comet tails that graced the May sky 33 and 30 years ago – Iras-Araki-Alcock and Halley – and then points out Continue reading “Tails in the Sky”
Link to the Transit of Mercury
On Monday May 9 comes the passage of the pinpoint black planet (here shown 5 times larger than scale) across the vast boiling face of the Sun.
