The Brocken Spectre is your own shadow, cast on mists below you, when you are mountain climbing. The shadow may appear enormous and has a ring around it. Read more.
Want your name to fly to to Mars on NASA's next rover mission in 2020? You'll get your name etched on a microchip affixed to the rover … and a souvenir boarding pass. Here's how.
Although it won't be visible to the eye, professional and amateur astronomers are watching for asteroid 1999 KW4. It's oddly shaped, about a mile wide, with a companion moon. Closest approach is tomorrow. Charts here for amateur observers across the globe. Read more.
The next last quarter moon falls on May 26 at 16:34 UTC. Read more, and watch for it this weekend! The moon was almost exactly at last quarter when Deirdre Horan in Dublin, Ireland, captured this photo.
View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Dr Ski in Valencia, Philippines, wrote: "Corvus (the Crow) and Crux (the Southern Cross) are at the same right ascension on the celestial sphere. Meaning, they transit the meridian at the same time (approximately 8:30 p.m. local time). If you reside in mid-northern latitudes ... look for the familiar polygon of Corvus at this time. Then extrapolate a line approximately 40° down to get an idea of how far below your horizon the Southern Cross is." If you're further south, of course, as Dr Ski is ... just look!
No comments:
Post a Comment