Times and dates given apply to mid-northern latitudes. We only know what our own Milky Way looks like because we can see the similarly giant spiral Andromeda Galaxy. The most distant object you can see with your naked eyes at around 2.5 million light-years, M31 is our sister galaxy and contains around a trillion stars. Sure, it’s a mere smudge, but.
Where to look: High in the the east after darkĪlthough it’s been visible for a good few weeks if you know where to look, anyone with either inky-black night skies or (more likely) a small pair of binoculars should be able to make-out the famous Andromeda Galaxy (M31) high in the eastern sky after dark. (Photo by: Alan Dyer /VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Universal Images Group via Getty Images 7. framed to include the blue star Nu Andromedae at left, usually used as the star hopping guide star to find M31.
M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, with its companion galaxies, M32 (below) and M110 (aka NGC 205, above). Look due east about half an hour after sunset or get the exact times of moonrise and moonset for your location.
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An iconic ‘Harvest Moon’ risingĪt 23:55 UT today sees perhaps the most famous full Moon of them all-the “Harvest Moon.” The prize is to see it appear in the eastern horizon draped in autumnal oranges and yellows. MORE FROM FORBES A Good Week For Northern Lights? Fall Equinox Puts Earth In The Perfect Position For Aurora By Jamie Carter 5. They’re often especially active around the date of September’s equinox. To see them you really need to be around the Arctic Circle in northern Canada, Alaska, Iceland or northern Scandinavia. Northern Lights season beginsĪlso known as the aurora borealis, the phenomenon of mostly green lights in the night sky are caused charged particles from the Sun being accelerated down the field lines of the Earth’s magnetic field. (Photo by: Alan Dyer/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images 4. The Northern Lights from the Cameron River viewpoint off the Ramparts falls trail on the Ingraham.
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