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From full moons to meteor showers, there have been numerous celestial events to enjoy this year—but the show isn't over yet.On Wednesday, December 4, stargazers are in for a treat as the two ...
The best time to see the planetary parade in January is during the first couple of hours after the Sun goes down, with Saturn and Venus appearing close to each other in the southwest, Jupiter high ...
In Chinese astronomy, the stars forming the constellation Cassiopeia are found among three areas: the Purple Forbidden enclosure (紫微垣, Zǐ Wēi Yuán), the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ), and the White Tiger of the West (西方白虎, Xī Fāng Bái Hǔ).
In 2016, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) [2] to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin, dated July 2016, [3] included a table of 125 stars comprising the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN (on 30 June and 20 July 2016) together with names of stars adopted by the IAU Executive Committee ...
Merriam-Webster defines a shooting star as "a visual meteor appearing as a temporary streak of light in the night sky." The Orionids take their name from the constellation Orion. Here's why
The "Seven Stars" referenced in the Bible's Book of Amos [38] may refer to these stars or, more likely, to the Pleiades. In traditional Hindu astronomy, the seven stars of the Big Dipper are identified with the names of the Saptarshi. In addition, the asterism has also been used in corporate logos [39] and the Alaska flag.
Staying true to its nickname, the planet will appear red or orange in the sky among a sea of countless white stars. Venus will be the cornerstone of multiple planetary alignments in 2025, the ...
In the best-selling 1955 nature book published by Time-Life called The World We Live In, there is an artist's impression of Pleione entitled Purple Pleione. [44] The illustration is from the famed space artist Chesley Bonestell and carries the caption: "Purple Pleione, a star of the familiar Pleiades cluster, rotates so rapidly that it has ...