See The Full ‘Snow Moon’ Beside The ‘Lion Star’: The Night Sky This Week
I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...
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The double star Alnitak, open cluster NGC 1817, and the Oyster Nebula (NGC 1501)
objects or events you can see in the sky.
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The Sky This Week from January 10 to 17: Mars reaches opposition
The three stars that form Orion’s Belt are, from east to west, magnitude 1.7 Alnitak, magnitude 1.7 Alnilam, and magnitude 2.3 Mintaka. That first star, Alnitak, is a hot, blue-white O-type star ...
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Seen The Comet? Now See It With ‘Shooting Stars’ From Halley’s Comet
Its most famous signpost are the three stars of Orions Belt — Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka ... The radiant point is close to the red supergiant star Betelgeuse, which will be above Orion ...
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Astrophotography in February 2025: what to shoot in the night sky this coming month
Here’s everything you need to know about astrophotography in February 2025: If you've been outside just after sunset in the ...
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Skywatcher’s Guide: A profile of the giant Orion
The Arabic named three-star belt is composed of, from the left, Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka, all hot blue supergiants 17.8, 33 and 40 times more massive than the sun, respectively. Don’t let ...
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Orion’s Sword Sparkles in Wyoming Skies Tonight
With the Moon now out of the way, this is a great time to look at the spectacular Sword of Orion region which contains the wonderful Orion Nebula notes the ...