Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. At 162 million miles away, light from the Red Planet takes fourteen minutes to reach us. According to NASA, the iron materials in Mars’ soil oxidize, which means the planet is literally a rusty rock. While sky gazers have recorded Mars’ existence and movement across the heavensContinueContinue reading “Mars: Enjoying the View of the Red Planet”
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Messier 56 (NGC 6779): A Globular Cluster Screaming Toward Us
This grouping of stars is around 84 light-year in diameter. What’s more, it’s screaming toward the earth at around 345,000 miles per hour!
NGC 6934: A Globular Cluster Far From Home in Delpinus
NGC 6934 is one of the farthest clusters visible through amateur scopes. At 51,200 light years from earth, this globular approaches the “outer banks” of our galaxy.
Barnard’s Star: Chasing the Red Dwarf Through Ophiuchus
Barnard’s Star, located under six light-years away in Ophiuchus, is a red dwarf with a surface temperature of 3,200 K and extraordinary proper motion, moving over 10 arcseconds per year. Discovered to host four exoplanets, it fascinates astronomers as a rare opportunity to observe significant stellar movement within a human lifetime. Article shows a photograph of it in 2019 amongst the stars. The star is also known as Runaway Star, HIP 87937, LFT 1385, Proxima Ophiuchi, V2500 Ophiuchi.
The Garden Astronomer 