Astronomy
Hubble’s Early Festivities: Imaging the M13 Globular Cluster “Snow Globe”
[/caption] This image is one of the latest views from the Hubble Space Telescope, closely resembling a toy snow globe.…
Powerful Rivers of Gas Imaged Around Star-Forming Swan Nebula
[/caption] The turbulent and dynamic Swan Nebula (M17) has been imaged by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, producing the clearest view…
The Diameter of the Milky Way
[/caption] The diameter of the luminous Milky Way is between 100,000 and 120,000 light years across, but that number could…
Musca
[/caption] The constellation of Musca was originally created by Petrus Plancius from the stellar observations of Dutch sea navigators Pieter…
Monoceros
The constellation of Monoceros was originally charted on a work done by Petrus Plancius in the early 1600s for its…
US Space Missions
The United States has launched dozens of missions into space. Most people can only recall two with ease: Apollo 11…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast – December 5-7, 2008
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready to spend a weekend with the Moon? If you have children or grandchildren around,…
How Old is the Milky Way?
If you were going to throw a birthday party for the Milky Way, how many candles would you put on…
Center of the Milky Way
[/caption] The center of the Milky Way is a pretty happenin' place. As with most other galaxies, there is a…
Microscopium
[/caption] The small constellation of Microscopium resides just south of the ecliptic plane and was created by Nicolas Louis de…