by APOD Robot » Sat Jul 10, 2010 4:08 am
Ecliptic New Zealand
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
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