Orion’s Belt Asterism
Orion’s Belt is one of the most familiar asterisms in the night sky, along with the Big Dipper and the Southern Cross. It is formed by three massive, bright stars located in our galaxy, in the direction of…
2022 Q4 Space Anniversaries
Talk about important space anniversaries for Q4 of 2022, these aren’t every anniversary, but a look at some major events and a quick look at why they are important. These events can be sorted into…
2022 Q3 Space Anniversaries
Talk about important space anniversaries for Q3 of 2022, these aren’t every anniversary, but a look at some major events and a quick look at why they are important. These events can be sorted into…
2022 Q2 Space Anniversaries
Talk about important space anniversaries for Q2 of 2022, these aren’t every anniversary, but a look at some major events and a quick look at why they are important. These events can be sorted into…
2022 Q1 Space Anniversaries
Talk about important space anniversaries for Q2 of 2022, these aren’t every anniversary, but a look at some major events and a quick look at why they are important. These events can be sorted into…
Messier 76 Little Dumbbell Nebula
Messier 76 is a planetary nebula, which is an expanding shell of gas around an aging or dying star, and it is one of only four planetary nebulas in Charles Messier’s catalog. M76 is located…
Triennial Earth-Sun Summit Comes To Seattle In 2022
Scheduled for August 9th to 12th, 2022, the Triennial Earth-Sun Summit is planned for Seattle/Bellevue, Washington. The original date was for 2021, but due to the COVID-19 virus and lack of vaccine, the conference was…
Messier 75
Messier 75 is the most centrally concentrated globular cluster in the entire Messier catalogue, with about 400,000 stars. It also known as NGC 6864 and is a globular cluster of stars in the southern constellation…
Solar System Planetary Mythology
As part of the planetary bodies series, we took a look at how the different planets were viewed by different cultures and their mythology. An interesting look that often gets shown is how each planet…
Planetary Oppositions in 2022
August 14 – Saturn at Opposition. The ringed planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. It will be brighter than any other time of the year…