Archives for the 'constellations' Category
Ophiuchus
Published on 14 Sep 2007 at 2:35 pm.
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Yesterday, I wrote about Jupiter and how it appears moves through the sky. In that posting, I said that Jupiter appeared to be in Scorpius. That is how it appears, at least to me. I see the stars that make up Scorpius, and Jupiter is right near them. However, astronomically speaking, that that is technically incorrect. […]
Corona Borealis
Published on 7 Jul 2007 at 1:38 pm.
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The constellation Corona Borealis is located between Vega and Arcturus. It is currently high in the sky at sunset. The image that I’ve loaded is for either much later as it is setting, or this fall when it is low in the western sky at sunset.
Corona Borealis is the “Northern Crown.” The […]
Quadrans Muralis
Published on 3 Jan 2007 at 8:24 pm.
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Tonight is the peak of the Quandrantid Meteors. This is normally a rather nice meteor shower, but it is often not observed. For one thing, the timing is bad. It is right at the first of the year, and so many people have other holiday things going on. Secondly, the Quadrantid […]
Orion’s Belt
Published on 24 Dec 2006 at 9:43 pm.
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I am now back home from my trip. Driving west early in the morning, leaving for my trip, I saw Orion ahead of me, guiding me onward. As I drove east, returning home, Orion again guided me shortly after sunset. This is the time of year that Orion is up all night long. It is […]
The Zuben Stars
Published on 21 Sep 2006 at 5:32 pm.
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In the western sky, for a few hours after sunset, you can see a very bright object. That is the planet Jupiter. However, Jupiter isn’t really what I want to talk about. Rather I want to talk about two stars in the same area of the sky. One is just to the right of Jupiter, named […]
Microscopium
Published on 30 Aug 2006 at 4:54 pm.
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One of my former students seems to have a thing for the constellation Microscopium. It is a rather obscure constellation due south of Carpicornus, and west of Piscis Austrinus. As the name suggests, it is supposed to represent a microscope, but if anyone can find a microscope in my sketch of the constellation above, then […]
Bear Tales
Published on 21 Jul 2006 at 10:36 am.
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In the northern sky this time of year is the constellation Ursa Major. For those of us in the northern hemisphere, it is high in the northern sky, and up pretty much all night. A bit south of the equator is is low in the northern sky, and up only for a while during the […]
