Have you ever been out on a very dark, moonless night after all the remnants of sunlight have faded away and noticed a faint triangular shaped glow extending upwards into the sky? This relatively rare phenomenon is called the Zodiacal Light.
David from Chandler, Arizona sent us this picture the other day. He was wondering if our readers could identify this constellation. David says that he took this picture using his Canon EOS 7D. It was around 10pm local time on 1/1/2011. He was facing south and said that the stars were moving from east to west.
Most of us know that we live in a galaxy known as the Milky Way. However, not many of us really know very much about our own galaxy. Here are 6 interesting and random facts about the Milky Way Galaxy that will help expand your knowledge about it.
We are heading into the heart of winter here in the Northern Hemisphere and the night sky is dominated by the constellation Orion. We’ve talked about Orion in previous posts, so I thought I would concentrate on some of the lesser known constellations that can be seen during the month of January. I’ve also included a handy star chart to guide you along the way.
While several different types of animals were used for this testing throughout the years, monkeys became one of the best types because of their similarities to humans. Do you know the name of the first monkey in space?