The Big Dipper is part of what constellation? What is the bright star near the constellation Orion? What constellation contains the star Antares? What was the first constellation? What is Nikki's constellation? What is Saturn known for?
What is the bright star near the constellation Orion? What type of star is Alpha Centauri? What is a redshift galaxy? What makes up star cluster? What constellation is Rigel in? What constellation is Betelgeuse in? What is planetary astrophysics?
The planet Saturn is known for its distinct rings. When it is visible in the night sky, however, Saturn looks like a bright star. If you have a telescope, you will be able to see Saturn in greater detail. As the power of your telescope increases, you may be able to see Saturn's r...
January (all month): This is the best time all year to look at Venus, which shines almost shockingly bright in the southwestern sky after sunset. On January 10 the planet reaches greatest eastern elongation, the point in its orbit when, as seen from Earth, it’s as far from the sun in...
Bright Soil Near ‘McCool’ NASA - April 4, 2025 While driving eastward toward the northwestern flank of “McCool Hill,” the wheels of NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit churned up the largest amount of bright soil discovered so far in the mission. This image from Spirit’s panoramic cam...
Instead, its axis of rotation points at an unremarkable area of sky close to Alderamin (Alpha (α) Cephei), the brightest star in Cepheus. Deneb (Alpha (α) Cygni) is the closest bright star to Mars’s northern celestial pole. Observing the moons from Mars Two separate images of Deimos ...
My big continuing irritation with the Q3.5 was that the fork arms are too short, which results in three problems when the telescope is set up as an equatorial: (1) The very clever around-the-corner finder is blocked by the drive base whenever you observe much south of the celestial equat...
So, where is the best place from which to stargaze? Maybe Earth is special. It just so happens that life evolved on a planet where we can look up at the night sky and every so often see all the other planets in our solar system. ...
It’s not so much what scope is going to give the better view that I grab but what mount I have the time to bring out… and tear down at the end of the night. If you’re setting up the refractor on the same mount and with similar effort as the 9.25 I can see where you’re ...
The six planet parade continues to shine in the evening sky, plus the Full Worm Moon will turn blood red, and the eastern half of Canada can see the New Moon partly blot out the Sun near the end of the month. Whenever you have clear e...