Hello ...
Here's your Cosmic Pursuits newsletter for November 2023!
1. Jupiter and Uranus reach opposition and makes their closest approach to Earth for the year. Two more meteor showers arrive. And Venus lights up the early-morning sky. Here's what to see in the Night Sky This Month...
2. If you've got half an hour after dinner, grab your telescope and head outside to see these five double stars. They're perfect targets for urban observers with small scope and a delight to find and see.
3. Missed last month's solar eclipse? Here's an observing report on the event from Sky&Telescope that captures the spirit of seeing such a dazzling event.
4. Also at S&T - a summary of a newly discovered Miyake Event, an immense solar storm more than 14,000 years ago that left its imprint in the remains of trees found in France. The Sun is
usually peaceful. But such events show that it does have some violent flare-ups from time to time...
5. Enjoy this short think piece about the pleasure of looking up.
And the astronomy quote of the month...
“ Well versed in the expanses
that stretch from the earth to the stars,
we get lost in the space
from earth up to our skull.”
- Wislawa Szymborska, from the
poem "To My Friends"
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Wishing you clear skies!
Brian Ventrudo
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