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While the new moon is a monthly occurrence, February's wintry weather will help to give the stars an extra sparkle. A trail of light weaves past a wintry cabin under a starlit sky.
From planetary alignments to a "Super Harvest Moon Eclipse," here are the top astronomy events to mark on your 2024 calendar: Less than a week after the spring equinox, which takes place on March ...
Messier 25, also known as IC 4725, is an open cluster of stars in the southern constellation of Sagittarius. The first recorded observation of this cluster was made by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745 and it was included in Charles Messier 's list of nebulous objects in 1764. [ 6 ]
A Messier marathon is an attempt, usually organized by amateur astronomers, to find as many Messier objects as possible during one night. The Messier catalogue was compiled by French astronomer Charles Messier during the late 18th century and consists of 110 relatively bright deep-sky objects ( galaxies , nebulae , and star clusters ).
February 7 to 14: Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week. February 12 to 18: National Jell-O Week. February 26 to 29: Ayyám-i-Há. February 28 to March 5: National Eating Disorders Awareness Week ...
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: Globular Cluster M22 from CFHT (27 June 2005) NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: M22 and the Wanderers (April 12, 2018) Merriefield, Mike. "M22 – Globular Cluster". Deep Sky Videos. Brady Haran. Messier 22 on WikiSky: DSS2, SDSS, GALEX, IRAS, Hydrogen α, X-Ray, Astrophoto, Sky Map, Articles and images
Messier's final catalogue was included in the Connaissance des Temps pour l'Année 1784 [Knowledge of the Times for the Year 1784], the French official yearly publication of astronomical ephemerides. [8] [4] Messier lived and did his astronomical work at the Hôtel de Cluny (now the Musée national du Moyen Âge), in Paris, France.