Perseid from Torralba del Burgo
Perseid meteors rained on planet Earth last night. This year the stream of dust from periodic comet Swift-Tuttle […]
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The Easterbunny Comes to NGC 4725
At first called “Easterbunny” by its discovery team, officially named Makemake is the second brightest dwarf planet of […]
Perseid, Aurora, and Noctilucent Clouds
Night skies over northern Sweden can hold some tantalizing sights in August. Gazing toward the Big Dipper, this […]
Colliding Galaxies in Stephans Quintet
Will either of these galaxies survive? In what might be dubbed as a semi-final round in a galactic […]
Perseid Meteors over Mount Shasta
Where are all of these meteors coming from? In terms of direction on the sky, the pointed answer […]
Io: Moon over Jupiter
How big is Jupiter’s moon Io? The most volcanic body in the Solar System, Io (usually pronounced “EYE-oh”) […]
Las Campanas Moon and Mercury
Last Thursday the view toward sunset from the 2.5 kilometer summit of Cerro Las Campanas in the remote […]
M63: Sunflower Galaxy Wide Field
The Sunflower Galaxy blooms near the center of this wide field telescopic view. The scene spans about 2 […]
M63: Sunflower Galaxy Wide Field
The Sunflower Galaxy blooms near the center of this wide field telescopic view. The scene spans about 2 […]
M63: Sunflower Galaxy Wide Field
The Sunflower Galaxy blooms near the center of this wide field telescopic view. The scene spans about 2 […]