Night of the Perseids
Have you ever experienced a meteor shower? To help capture the wonder, a video was taken during the […]
astronomy
Unwrapped: Five Decade Old Lunar Selfie
Here is one of the most famous pictures from the Moon — but digitally reversed. Apollo 11 landed […]
The Red Square Nebula
How did a round star create this square nebula? No one is quite sure. The round star, known […]
The Bubble and the Star Cluster
To the eye, this cosmic composition nicely balances the Bubble Nebula at the right with open star cluster […]
Perseid Outburst at Westmeath Lookout
This year an outburst of Perseid meteors surprised skywatchers. The reliable meteor shower’s peak was predicted for the […]
Harvest Moon Trail
Famed in festival, story, and song the best known full moon is the Harvest Moon. For northern hemisphere […]
Equinox on a Spinning Earth
When does the line between night and day become vertical? Today. Today is an equinox on planet Earth, […]
Sun Spot Hill
Is this giant orange ball about to roll down that tree-lined hill? No, because the giant orange ball […]
Lynds Dark Nebula
Stars are forming in Lynds Dark Nebula (LDN) 1251. About 1,000 light-years away and drifting above the plane […]
Rings and Seasons of Saturn
On Saturn, the rings tell you the season. On Earth, Wednesday marks an equinox, the time when the […]