Pinpoint memories of day in their bellies. They arise in free-floating constellations: Without gravities and making up their Own relativity as they revolve. Since fireflies (or lightning bugs), resemble stars, they provide the perfect metaphor for today's Good Word.Word...
The invention provides a catalogue of the fixed stars of the zodiac constellations in ecliptic coordinates, and in degree of 360, in zodiac sign to degree of 30, in zodiac symbol and part. The invention provides astrological charting apparatuses, comprising ecliptic coordinate system, vernal equinox...
In simplistic terms, all non-rogue stars, like planets, orbit around a central object, although that is actually not true.Where is the centre of the Solar System. For simplicity it's the central star, such as the Sun. In the case of a star, it's the galactic centre. The constellatio...
The north-eastern corner star is alpha Andromedae situated virtually on the border line of the two constellations. Sky delights: a horse with wings The asterism that we know as the 'Square of Pegasus' is of course something of a misnomer because the top left star is Alpheratz or Alpha Andr...
The constellations we see today will differ from 50,000 years ago to 50,000 years from now. Proper motiondetails the movements of these stars and is measured in milliarcseconds. Regulus is moving 5.59 ± 0.21 milliarcseconds/year towards the north and -248.73 ± 0.35 milliarcseconds/year ea...
On Saturday, March 29 , parts of Eastern Canada and the Northeastern US will witness a “devil’s horns” eclipse sunrise, while Europe sees a partial solar eclipse around mid-morning or lunchtime. Explore Sun, Moon, PlanetsStarsConstellationsComets Loading stars... Our Interactive Night Sky ...
Constellations Stars Messier Catalogue NGC / IC Catalogues Glossary A to ZContributions If you like the website and want to contribute to the running costs then please do so below. All contributions are most welcome.Betelgeuse - Alpha Orionis - α Ori ...
Altair is one of thenearest stars to Earthvisible to the unaided eye. It forms theSummer Triangleasterism with the brightVegaandDeneb, the luminaries of the constellationsLyraandCygnus. The star pattern dominates the evening sky during the northern hemisphere summer. ...
The Starlight Projector creates a dazzling array of stars on the ceiling of your bedroom and slowly moves in the pattern of the constellations. Its a great excuse to turn off the lights and get a girl to lay in your bed and be mesmerized....
Wolfram|Alpha contains a wealth of astronomy data on many areas of our universe, such as objects within our solar system and in the deep sky, constellations, and computational astronomy, making it a handy resource for astronomers, students, and hobbyists. Some of the most intriguing space activ...