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Neptune Near the Moon
Friday night sees the Moon glide close to Neptune – acting as a great guidepost in finding this super-faint planet. The ice giant will appear about 6 degrees away from the Moon in the southeast sky. Neptune shines at magnitude 7.8 making it a telescope target. Through the eyepiece it looks like a tiny, faint, […]
Moon Meets Helix Nebula
On October 6 after darkness falls look for the Moon in the constellation Aquarius and is near the beautiful Helix Nebula. The two objects are about 5 degrees apart – equal to the width of your three middle fingers held at arm’s length. This observing challenge is for backyard telescopes as this planetary nebula is […]
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Neptune Near the Moon
Friday night sees the Moon glide close to Neptune – acting as a great guidepost in finding this super-faint planet. The ice giant will appear about 6 degrees away from the Moon in the southeast sky. Neptune shines at magnitude 7.8 making it a telescope target. Through the eyepiece it looks like a tiny, faint, […]
Moon Meets Helix Nebula
On October 6 after darkness falls look for the Moon in the constellation Aquarius and is near the beautiful Helix Nebula. The two objects are about 5 degrees apart – equal to the width of your three middle fingers held at arm’s length. This observing challenge is for backyard telescopes as this planetary nebula is […]
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