Here are some of the highlights of the night sky in November: 6:30 PM southwestern sky – Mars above the southwestern horizon in the evening 2:30 AM eastern sky – Jupiter rises after midnight and stays above the horizon throughout the night 6 AM eastern sky – Mercury just above the horizon during the first … [Read more…]
Here are the highlights of the night sky in November: 6 PM southwestern sky – Venus rises on the horizon 10:30 PM eastern sky – Jupiter rises later in the evening and gradually climbs higher in the night sky 9 PM southern sky – constellation Pisces, notable for two circlets of bright stars 9 PM … [Read more…]
The things to watch in November: Jupiter in the eastern sky after sunset Mars rising in the eastern sky around 3 am, near the star Regulus in Leo constellation Saturn in the east just before dawn, around 6 am, near the bright star Spica in Virgo constellation Pisces constellation in the southern sky in the … [Read more…]
NGC 772 (Arp 78) is an unbarred spiral galaxy located in the direction of Aries constellation. It is approximately 130 million light years from Earth. Two supernovae were seen in the galaxy within three weeks in 2003, SN 2003 hl and SN 2003 iq. The galaxy’s coordinates are 01h 59m 19.6s (right ascension) and +19°00’27” … [Read more…]