Credit & Copyright: Tunç Tezel
(TWAN)
Explanation:
Four bright celestial beacons and a faint triangle of light
follow the plane of the ecliptic as it arcs high through this
southern hemisphere
night skyscape.
Seen on a July winter night from Lake Taupo on New Zealand's North
Island, the line-up features Venus,
Regulus (alpha star of Leo),
Mars, and
Saturn from lower left to upper right.
Just put your cursor over the picture to identify the planets and
constellations.
The delicate luminous glow of Zodiacal Light,
sunlight scattered
by dust along the ecliptic, also rises above the horizon
from the lower left.
Of course, defined by the
path of the Sun
through planet Earth's sky,
the ecliptic plane rides low during July nights in the
northern hemisphere's summer skies.
Tomorrow, the Moon and Sun will meet
on the ecliptic.
Along a track across the southern Pacific Ocean, the
daytime sky will feature a
total solar eclipse.
Total Solar Eclipse:
Times
and Visibility |
Webcast
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 |
Yanvar' Fevral' Mart Aprel' Mai Iyun' Iyul' Avgust Sentyabr' Oktyabr' Noyabr' Dekabr' |
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings, and Disclaimers
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A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
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