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A rare cosmic eruption is expected to occur in the Milky Way in the coming months — an outburst so bright that a “new” star will seemingly appear for a short time in the night sky.
Camping World, an online retail company for outdoor gear, revealed the 15 “most popular” stargazing locations in the United States, based on a review of the most-searched out of 50 locations.
Crater Lake received a perfect score of 100 out of 100 based on an average of 98.6% of stars being visible and a low light pollution ratio of just 0.03.
Zeta Phoenicis (ζ Phoenicis, abbreviated Zet Phe, ζ Phe) is a multiple star system in the constellation of Phoenix. It is visible to the naked eye. Based upon parallax measurements made by the Hipparcos spacecraft, it is located some 300 light-years (92 parsecs) away. [1] Zeta Phoenicis A is itself an Algol-type eclipsing binary star.
Alpha Phoenicis is a spectroscopic binary star system with components that orbit each other every 3,848.8 days (10.5 years). [6] The combined stellar classification of the system is K0.5 IIIb, [3] which matches the spectrum of a normal luminosity giant star.
The Vega–Bray Observatory is privately owned and dedicated to the education of the public. The Observatory is located just outside the town of Benson, about a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Phoenix. It attracts amateur astronomers from all over the nation. The observatory also offers its facilities to the local schools.
A trio of meteor showers, the boldest supermoon of the 2022 calendar, and a relatively new—and huge—comet highlight the July night sky.As the Buck Moon prepares for a July 13 appearance, Comet ...
Seeing in the Dark: How Backyard Stargazers Are Probing Deep Space and Guarding Earth from Interplanetary Peril. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-684-86579-9. P. Clay Sherrod; Thomas L. Koed (2003). A Complete Manual of Amateur Astronomy: Tools and Techniques for Astronomical Observations. Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications.