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In late September the Moon will undergo a rare total eclipse visible to most people in the Americas, Europe and Africa. This Full Moon will also be known by several names, including the “Blood Moon,” the “Harvest Moon,” and the “Supermoon”! Continue reading “The Super “Blood Moon” Eclipse of 2015″
The shimmering colors visible in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image show off the remarkable complexity of the Twin Jet Nebula. The new image highlights the nebula’s shells and its knots of expanding gas in striking detail. Two iridescent lobes of material stretch outwards from a central star system. Within these lobes two huge jets of gas are streaming from the star system at speeds in excess of one million kilometers (621,400 miles) per hour.
The cosmic butterfly pictured in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image goes by many names. It is called the Twin Jet Nebula as well as answering to the slightly less poetic name of PN M2-9. Continue reading “Hubble sees the wings of a butterfly: The Twin Jet Nebula”
This is a great time of the year to get out under the stars and see the Milky Way. But even if you’re located dozens of miles away from bright city lights, it can be difficult to find the beautiful, hazy band of our galaxy spanning across the nighttime sky.
But you can use the Name A Star Live constellation Sagittarius to find the Milky Way during the summertime. Just face south and look for the “teapot,” next to the Name A Star Live constellation Scorpius. Like steam rising from your teapot at home, the countless stars of the Milky Way will appear to rise from the Teapot and over your head. Continue reading “Exploring the wonders of Sagittarius”
Here are some beautiful space photos and videos that have been posted on the Internet recently. Enjoy!
This photo of the “Blue Moon” over the Netherlands shows July’s 2nd full moon peeking through the clouds. Continue reading “Beautiful space imagery”
Summer Stars
by Carl Sandburg Continue reading “Summer Stars”
We invite you to suggest a name for our next mission where we will fly our customers’ star names into space. The mission is scheduled for launch on November 5, 2015 and will fly from Spaceport America, New Mexico, where we have flown several times before. The winner of the contest will receive a mission patch that we have flown in space, together with a certificate of authenticity! Continue reading “Name that mission!”
Here are some beautiful space photos and videos that have been posted on the Internet recently. Enjoy!
Pluto will be in the Name A Star Live constellation Sagittarius when NASA’s New Horizons probe flies past Pluto on July 14, 2015. If you’ve named a star in Sagittarius, take out your Name A Star Live Star Chart and compare the position of your star to Pluto in the diagrams below!
Continue reading “NASA New Horizons and Pluto in Sagittarius”
The planets Jupiter and Venus dominate the evening skies this month, while Saturn is clearly visible between midnight and dawn. Moreover, there will be a total lunar eclipse on April 4. Continue reading “April’s Stars and Planets”
This is a good time go take a look at a comet that has astronomers abuzz! It’s called “Comet Lovejoy” and is currently in the Name A Star Live constellation Cassiopeia. Throughout most of the northern hemisphere of Earth Cassiopeia appears now as a huge “M” shape group of stars in the northwestern part of the night sky shortly after sunset, and then sinks below the horizon as the night progresses.
Continue reading “See Comet Lovejoy through your telescope!”