Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere).
Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead .From dark evening skies perfect for stargazing to a very close conjunction of the moon and bright star Spica , here’s everything you need to know about stargazing and astronomy this week:Around midnight tonight in the east, a 55%-lit waning gibbous moon will be just a tenth of a degree from Spica , the brightest star in the constellation of Virgo and about 250 light-years distant.
Distinctly orangey-red to the observer and known as the “rival of Mars” because of its rosy color and because Mars passes it closely every 26 months. If you put it in the solar system, it would reach almost as far as to where Jupiter orbits.Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas and facts in a safe space.
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