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Астронет: Астрономическая картинка дня Ночное небо октября http://variable-stars.ru/db/msg/1163947/eng |
Credit & Copyright: Wade Clark Jr.
Explanation:
With brilliant
Venus above the western horizon at sunset and
Jupiter and
Saturn
high in the east by early evening,
November's night sky is filled with bright planets.
October's sky featured bright planets as well and, triggered
by the active Sun, some lovely
auroral displays.
This colorful aurora was recorded by
astrophotographer Wade Clark in skies
above Hamilton, Washington, USA on the night of October 4th.
Through the shimmering
northern lights Jupiter and Saturn
are easy to spot flanking the
V-shaped head of
Taurus the Bull.
Of course, just above lies the lovely Pleiades star cluster.
Solar activity will
also produce auroral shows in November,
particularly at high northern and southern latitudes.
Plus, November skygazers can certainly anticipate a celestial
performance on the evening of the 17th/18th -- the
moonlit
Leonid meteor shower.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
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NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.