Streaming cameras on MaunaKea in Hawaii show the abundance of satellites trailing across the sky making astronomy a challenge. I recorded two one-minute exposures from my computer screen to illustrate the problem. Follow this link for more details.
What will the Moon look like on any date in 2026? What will it look like on your birthday? Find out at NASA Dial-a-Moon. An example of what you will see is pictured below for 10 January 2026. Various 2026 dates will give a different phase of the Moon. Use the following links to set dates and see views for readers in the northern hemisphere and for the southern hemisphere. Enter any month and day to see a high definition image. You may leave the universal time (UT) hour at the default value. If you want to be more precise, your local-to-Universal time conversion can be done at this link. Or, type ‘universal time’ into Google. Go back to Dial-a-Moon to enter the UT.
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After visiting Dial-a-Moon, scan down that web page for a wealth of additional information about the Moon’s motions and appearance. The images of Dial-a-Moon are made from those of the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) in low altitude orbit around the Moon since 2009.
Between Aug 4 and 13 I captured some images of the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter. More of the story is here.
Many people were able to see the recent lunar eclipse. I am certain many slept through it. I’ve seen many of them and decided that a view through the living room window was good enough this time. I went back to bed. Later in the day I was curious about the other more unique views that others enjoyed. I will share three of them here.
Space Weather Image Gallery
I frequently visit Spaceweather to look at user-submitted images from around the world. I found this composite of a sequence of images taken by Tom Laskowski of Indiana.
Located in the southern skies, NGC 3324 lies close to the great Carina Nebula complex. I’ve never had opportunity to see it with my eyes. Telescopic views show it about 9100 light years away. This image of Carina shows a small yellow box in the lower right corner as the location of NGC 3324. For a sense of size, Carina is about 4 full moons wide making 3324 rather small in diameter. Within the small yellow box is a smaller pink box. The subject of this post lies within that boundary.
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