Jan 16 - Here’s Titan in Infrared

January 16 Here's Titan in Infrared by:

In these images of Saturn's moon Titan, the colors reveal different materials on its surface. For example, the moon’s equatorial dune fields appear a consistent brown color. Bluish and purple hues might indicate water ice. Image via NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Nantes/University of Arizona Here's how Titan looks in infrared Saturn’s largest moon Titan is enveloped in a thick atmosphere, but the infrared camera on the Cassini spacecraft was able to reveal the moon’s myriad of surface features. Read more. Today in science: Finding magnetic south On January 16, 1909, a team of Antarctic explorers thought they'd found the magnetic south pole. Then, a few years later, they began to have doubts. Read more. Whales share songs from other oceans Singing humpback whales from different ocean basins seem to be picking up musical ideas from afar, and incorporating these new phrases and themes into their songs. Read more and hear songs. A breaching humpback whale in the waters of Gabon in Western Equatorial Africa. Image via ©Tim Collins/Wildlife Conservation Society.

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Moon near Aldebaran Will you see the red star Aldebaran - Eye of the Bull in Taurus - in the moon's glare Wednesday or Thursday night? Plus ... the story of Aldebaran when it was part of a double pole star. Read more.

Venus and Jupiter before sunup Emma Zulaiha Zulkifli caught the brightest planets - Venus (top) and Jupiter - in the east before dawn. Taken January 12 in Kundasang, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia. Emma commented: "Worth the hike at 3 a.m. with superb friends." Thanks, Emma! Keep watching … the Venus-Jupiter conjunction will come on the morning of January 22. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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