Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2023 January 2
You can see a lot of planets tonight. Jupiter, Mars, and Venus will all be visible at the same time. This planetary lineup will have Venus closest to the horizon but setting shortly after the Sun. It doesn't matter where you live, the parade of planets will be visible all over the world. The moon and Mercury were visible at the same time in the featured image. This panorama was made up of the planets Neptune and Uranus. The village of Gkeren is located near the Mediterranean coast. There are a number of bright stars in the star cluster. As January progresses, Venus will rise higher in the sky.
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Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
2023 January 3
The line of stars is not fake. When seen with binoculars, Kemble's Cascade of stars is awe-inspiring. Kemble'sCascade is not a constellation like the Big Dipper. There is a constellation of giraffes in the northern sky. The string of stars spans over five times the width of the full moon. Lucian Kemble popularized Kemble'sCascade, which stretched from the upper left to the lower right. There is a bright object near the top left of the image.
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Robert Nemiroff
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Jerry Bonnell (UMCP)
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