In the early evening sky just after sunset Venus is rising and Jupiter makes it's way east to disappear until later in the year. On March the 1st Jupiter and Venus will be very close to each other as they appear from Earth.The reality is they're millions of miles apart but how it looks from … Continue reading Cosmic Alignment – Venus, Jupiter and Moon
It has to be said... when you start looking at Moon craters close up it can get a bit addictive. As the Moon waxes and wanes through it's cycles the different parts of the moon are either lit up or cast into shadow, bringing out loads of detail. Copyright Simon Farnell 2022 Copyright Simon Farnell … Continue reading Moon Craters 2
Over the last weeks I've noticed that between cloud and it's position the Moon seems a difficult one to catch, but last week I managed to catch it a few days before it was full. The shadow at the limb of the Moon where the light disappears really shows up the craters there and so … Continue reading Moon Craters
The other week I pointed my telescope at an almost full moon, trying out the fitting to capture pictures using my phone and a moon filter I had a bit of fun looking through and seeing some pretty clear and amazing features. While I was there I thought to myself I know - I can … Continue reading Moon Composite Photo
This is a new thing I'm going to have a go at - Comic Cosmos... Little comic stories on some cosmic things. Yesterday evening it was apparently a Strawberry Supermoon, You could tell though becasue right on cue the clouds appeared...Poor Moon can rarely show off.
NASA Had High-Res Images of the Moon in the '60s, So Why Couldn't We See Them? | @curiositydotcom https://curiosity.com/topics/nasa-had-high-res-images-of-the-moon-in-the-60s-so-why-couldnt-we-see-them-curiosity?utm_source=androidapp
This short piece has been written for the August 2018 Blog Battle. If you need to find out more please click: Blog Battle - August 2018 The word for this month is MOON. Moon Warp "This is a standard mission they said. Three weeks out and then back, no excitement and no danger. … Continue reading Moon Warp
I never knew this, but the moon's phases actually have meaning for us on Earth looking up and thinking 'how pretty'. I found this on Pinterest and I had to share it! Let me know what you think! https://pin.it/6qimkxunspdwb7 Credit to Labyrinthos - go and look them up! Simon ☺️
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