From the Vera Rubin Space Observatory
Category: astronomy
Supermoon Saturday
I don’t really have the equipment to do justice to the perigree full moon that rose on Saturday. For betters, go to the Big Picture collection of photos.
Supermoon
Wikipedia has an article about the Supermoon scheduled to occur tonight. I hope to take a photo of it.
Solar Eclipse
Solstice Sunrise
I really had hoped not to be awake in time to take this, since we were watching the lunar eclipse last night. Astronomy Picture of the Day has this striking composite illustration of the winter solstice.
What’s Your Favorite Planet?
Vote at What’s Your Favorite Planet after listening to pitches for each planet.
The Other Orion…
Around the Solar System
13 Things That Saved Apollo 13
Links to the complete list are in order at the end of the article: 13 Things That Saved Apollo 13, Part 13: The Mission Operations Team | Universe Today.
Pillars of Creation
Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) highlighted the Pillars of Creation yesterday.