Jamie Carter 🔭🌗🪐✍️ @jamieacarter Twitter profile

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Jamie Carter 🔭🌗🪐✍️

@jamieacarter

2 years

This week I'm in #Tenerife with @OllieTPhoto on an #astrophotography workshop! Here's my view of last night's rare triple conjunction of a 4%-lit crescent Moon, Mercury and the Pleiades. @DavidBflower

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3 years

Our home, the #MilkyWay – 400 billion Suns – from Lower Llandewi Fach, #BuilthWells , #Wales #EpicWales #stargazing #astrophotography #darkskies @DaniDarkSkies @DavidBflower @AlDarkSkyWales @amazingskyguy @visitwales @IDADarkSky @JohnBarentine

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5 years

Like my articles? Here's a great way to stay up-to-date with my latest writings on science, nature and travel.

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4 years

By me for @ForbesScience – #HappyBirthdayHubble : The #Space #Telescope ’s Most Beautiful Images (Briefly) Explained via @forbes #Hubble @HUBBLE_space @NASAHubble @stsci @HubbleTelescope

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3 years

#NASA ’s next flagship mission will a #Uranus Orbiter and Probe says #PlanetaryDecadal … and the #Enceladus Orbilander! @LeighFletcher @theNASEM @SETIInstitute @NASAVoyager @exploreplanets @IcyGiants #planetaryscience #decadalsurvey

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4 years

The #moon last night displaying #earthshine on its “dark side” - reflected sunlight from our planet. #moongazing #digiscoping #celestron @GoStargazing @DavidBflower

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6 months

I’m excited to announce that I’ve won the American Astronomical Society's Solar Physics Division Popular Media Award for journalism for my coverage (during 2023) of the #totalsolareclipse on April 8!

The Solar Physics Division of the American Astronomical Society solicits nominations for the Popular Media Award, which is awarded annually to authors of popular articles / new media (e.g., interac...

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3 years

Anyone else excited about @TheNextEclipse in the UK next Thursday? I'm loving this map from Robin Scagell and the @RoyalAstroSoc #partialsolareclipse #eclipse

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4 years

“There are countless planets—it’s just the data!" Words by me for @ForbesScience – Yes #Pluto Is A Planet Says #NASA Scientist At The Site Of Its Discovery 91 Years Ago This Week @LowellObs @AlanStern @DrPhiltill @Jeff Hall @NewHorizons2015 #PlutoIsAPlanet

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4 years

By me for @ForbesScience – Has NASA Found A Parallel Universe ‘Where Time Flows Backwards?’ The Truth Behind The Headlines via @forbes @uw_icecube @NSF @IbrahimSafa1 @UWMadison #paralleluniverse #astronomy

Has NASA Found A Parallel Universe ‘Where Time Flows Backwards’? The Truth Behind The Headlines

The web is ablaze with stories about NASA scientists discovering evidence of a parallel universe. Here's what's really going on.

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5 years

By me for @ForbesScience – Here Is The Most Detailed Photo Of The Sun Ever (And It Could One Day Save Your Life) via @forbes #solar @NatSolarObs @AURADC @matt_mountain @vmpillet @TheNextEclipse #Inouye

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4 years

The crescent #moon last night from #Cardiff through a @Celestron spotting scope @DavidBflower @GoStargazing

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4 years

Words by me for @ForbesScience – The Last Comet? The Sad Truth About Why Seeing #NEOWISE With Your Naked Eyes Is Harder Than It Looks @IDADarkSky @JohnBarentine @TrentUni #cometNEOWISE #comet #lightpollution #darkskies #stargazing

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5 years

By me for @ForbesScience – Will #Betelgeuse Explode? After ‘Unprecedented’ Dimming The Giant Star Is Now Changing Shape via @forbes @ESO @Astro_MiguelM @IvS_KULeuven @PierreKervella #stars #astronomy #space #supernova #beetlejuice

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3 years

Some insanely great images by @TaraMoonHunter @kevinmgill @johnkrausphotos and others – In Photos: 10 Jaw-Dropping #Space Images From A Spectacular Year via @forbes

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2 years

Gone in 60 seconds … a spectacular #totality from the Exmouth Gulf, Wester Australia 🇦🇺 with a massive corona and a drifting diamond ring! #eclipse

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3 years

Another #eVscope success! Point a telescope or binoculars at #Aldebaran (Alpha Tauri) tonight and you’ll see #Asteroid 1 #Ceres beside it. It’s the largest object in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. @Unistellar @DavidBflower

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2 years

Astronomers thinks they now know why the gas giants #Uranus and #Neptune are different colors. via @forbes

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7 years

Today's pre-dawn planetary #conjunction : #Jupiter and #Venus less than a degree apart in the early morning sky from #Cardiff #Wales . #stargazing #astronomy @skyatnightmag @SkyandTelescope @earthskyscience

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4 years

“There have been tears today. Tears of happiness because we felt a small part of our normal life return.” Awesome experience tonight with 5,000 others at @fcunion_en thanks @IFA_Berlin #IFA2020

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4 years

Capture it while you can! Words by me for @ForbesScience - How To Photograph #CometNEOWISE , Our Most Spectacular #Comet For 23 Years - with expert tips from @DavidBflower @OllieTPhoto @mathewbrowne @forbes

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2 years

Over 80% of us live with #lightpollution where artificial light threatens our health and wildlife and snuffs out the stars. Now a major new exhibition at @NMNH will highlight the threat—and pose some simple solutions. @DaniDarkSkies @IDADarkSky #DarkSkies

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3 years

Words by me for @ForbesScience - How, When And Where To See #CometLeonard : The Ultimate Guide To Seeing The #ChristmasComet In December And On Christmas Day via @forbes

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7 years

Just back from a great w/end at @TheAstroCamp in the #BreconBeacons reporting for @skyatnightmag #astronomy @IDADarkSky @AwesomeAstroPod

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1 year

Such a pleasure to report for @ForbesScience from #NAM2023 in #Cardiff on @jgreaves6 finding more traces of #phosphine in the clouds of #Venus . #nam2023 @NAM2023_Cardiff @RoyalAstroSoc @megoizzy via @forbes

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3 years

Go outside after dark this week. Last night I saw #Jupiter , #Saturn , two passes of the @Space_Station , three #shootingstars ( #DeltaAquarids ), dozens of glinting satellites and the incredible #SummerTriangle stars. @GoStargazing @VirtualAstro @DavidBflower #stargazing

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2 years

Astronomers have released a gargantuan survey of the galactic plane of the #MilkyWay , revealing 3.2 billion celestial objects. @CenterforAstro @NOIRLabAstro @cerrotololo #astronomy #space #astrophotography via @forbes

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2 years

The #SevenSisters star cluster - a.k.a. the #Pleiades and #M45 - photographed using a @benro_uk Polaris while I was, err, travelling at light-speed towards it in a giant spacecraft (either that or the lens slipped!). @DavidBflower

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@jamieacarter

10 years

3pm sunset ... icebath, anyone? @Aurora_Zone @OurFinland @GarethHutton @Travel__PR #northernlights #auroraborealis http://t.co/y8Xibw91Lv

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4 years

Has #stargazing or #moongazing helped you during #lockdown ? I'm exploring some articles about our connection to the #nightsky and how it can help people's mental health. Please DM me if you have a story to tell. #journorequest #darkskies

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1 year

So great to be on the cover of @skyatnightmag magazine this month writing about @thenexteclipse #ringoffire annular #eclipse . @AmericanEclipse

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6 years

Exactly When You Can See A 100% Red Moon During Sunday's #SuperWolfBloodMoon #TotalLunarEclipse

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4 years

By me for @ForbesScience (thanks to Nick James at @BritAstro ) – The Truth About #CometSwan , Today At Its Closest To Us. Will This Snowball Put On A Bright Show? via @forbes #comets #comet @c2020f8 @TheSkyLive #cometc2020f8 #C2020F8 #FollowTheComet

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5 years

By me for @ForbesScience – The World’s Largest #Telescope Is Underway. All You Need To Know About The Giant Magellan Telescope @GMTelescope via @forbes @GMTPatMcCarthy @TheNextEclipse #Chile #space #astronomy #exoplanets

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2 years

The #Perseids have started! Here's why to ignore the mainstream media and look 10 nights prior to their peak night. #Perseidmeteorshower via @forbes

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3 years

So impressed with the #stargazing signage at @Elan_Valley International #DarkSkyPark in the stunning Cambrian Mountains in beautiful #Wales @CMInitiative @DwrCymru @visitwales @AlDarkSkyWales @AppgDarkSkies @IDADarkSky @GoStargazing @DaniDarkSkies #DarkSkies

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@jamieacarter

4 years

Words by me for @ForbesScience – There Are 36 Intelligent #Alien Civilizations In Our Galaxy, Say Scientists @conselice via @forbes @UoNEngineering @UniofNottingham #exoplanets #SETI #CETI #aliens #astronomy

There Are At Least 36 Intelligent Alien Civilizations In Our Galaxy, Say Scientists

A new cosmic evolution-based calculation that say that there are likely to be more than 36 ongoing intelligent civilizations throughout our Milky Way galaxy.

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1 year

The use of artificial light to illuminate foregrounds at night is increasingly frowned upon – and gradually being banned. Here's why – and what to do instead. With thanks to @bettymayafoott @IDADarkSky #lightpollution #astrophotography

Why you should stop painting with light when photographing at night

The use of artificial light to illuminate foregrounds and rock formations at night is increasingly frowned upon – and gradually being banned. Here's why – and what to do instead.

www.digitalcameraworld.com

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11 months

This could be a good one ... G3 or G4 geomagnetic storms predicted. That's big! Get the tripods ready, UK and northern US! Thanks to @RyanJFrench @TamithaSkov @forbes

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@jamieacarter

6 years

Iridium 61, -3.9 mag at 20.15 this evening above #Cardiff #Wales #flarewell #iridium @sjb_astro @astro_niks @IridiumBoss @IridiumComm @catchtheiridium @DFWSkyWatchers @CanonUKandIE #Astronomy #Satellites #IridiumFlares #iridiumflare #catchtheiridium

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7 months

Could we see solar activity during the #totalsolareclipse ? If we get lucky, a CME will present itself as a twisted, spiral-like structure, high in the atmosphere of the sun,” says @RyanJFrench . @SPACEdotcom @thenexteclipse

Massive explosions may be visible on the sun during the April 8 total solar eclipse

Here's what to look out for.

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@jamieacarter

2 years

A beautiful #conjunction of a crescent #Moon and #Venus (and a very dim #Saturn ) tonight in #Cardiff #Wales .

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6 years

How to photograph the Perseid meteor shower on 10-12 August 2018

How to photograph the stunning Perseid meteor shower

Everything you need to know for photographing the Perseids –one of the best meteor shower in 2024

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@jamieacarter

4 years

By me for @ForbesScience – good luck ☄ comet-hunters! Be very, very patient ... It’s ‘Comet SWAN’ Week. Here’s How You Can See The ‘Comet Of The Year’ via @forbes @c2020f8 ! #FollowTheComet #CometSWAN #C2020F8 #comet #comet #stargazing

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1 year

A new partnership between @GoStargazing and @FredOlsenCruise is making it easier than ever to see stars and #aurora from a #cruise ship. @DrJeniMillard @PatrickPoitevin

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7 months

Why You Owe It To Yourself To Witness April 8’s Total Solar Eclipse

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4 years

@DavidBflower There are some wonderful images of it already from the southern hemisphere. By me:

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2 years

My highlight of the week? Being in the @northyorkmoors #DarkSkyReserve to go #stargazing with the inspirational @RichDarn1 on a Dark Skies Experience with @TheGrandYork . @IDADarkSky #DarkSkies #lightpollution @A2BPR @yorkshire_dales

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7 years

#Iridium23 satellite flaring above the #ElanValley Dark Sky Park tonight #Iridiumflare #flarewell @IDADarkSky #darkskies

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3 years

Wishing clear skies and wide eyes to @DaniDarkSkies @LesleyBound @GoStargazing @YrUniverseYoga @PeterLewis55 @pipsmithe . By me for @ForbesScience – Why Millions Of Us Looked Up In Lockdown And Got Hooked On The Night Sky #astronomy #nightsky #darkskies

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@jamieacarter

9 months

“I want you to fall in love with the night ... protect it and fight for it before it's gone forever.” Landmark new book 'All Through The Night' by @DaniDarkSkies out Monday in the U.S. #LightPollution #DarkSkies #stargazing @HarperCollinsUK @IDADarkSky

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5 years

Look west! Venus ‘in’ the Pleiades (the Seven Sisters) star cluster tonight (and tomorrow). Look carefully for the shape of a close run of seven smaller stars middle-left - that’s (my) asterism ‘Carter’s Whip’! Thanks @tomkerss for the photo tips!

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3 years

@VisitCambMtns @RadnorPreserves @tfwrail @visitwales @Elan_Valley @skyatnightmag @NightLights_AM @DaniDarkSkies @RobCorradiniLD @mikesaltsman194 @IDADarkSky @Discovercarms @apod @MrGeorgeClarke @alynwallace @AlDarkSkyWales @Dave_StarGeezer @brechfafund What an adventure!

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5 years

By me for @ForbesScience - Last Seen In 1986, Halley’s #Comet Will Make Its Presence Known This Week With #ShootingStars Show via @forbes #orionids #orionidmeteorshower #astronomy #stargazing #space

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1 year

Why Venus is now a slim crescent and will disappear from the evening sky this weekend @LiveScience

Why Venus is now a slim crescent and will disappear from the evening sky this weekend

The second planet from the sun is approaching 'inferior conjunction' as it swaps from being the 'Evening Star' to the 'Morning Star,' passing between Earth and the sun in the meantime.

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4 years

Here’s what's going to happen above our heads in April. Words by me for @ForbesScience – A Spectacular #SuperPinkMoon , #ShootingStars And A Galaxy-Rise: Your #Stargazing Guide To April 2021 via @forbes #nightsky #astronomy

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3 years

From a James Bond sightseeing tour to a ‘jellyfish tunnel’ I give you the magical #FaroeIslands ! Words by me for @TelegraphTravel – 10 reasons you should visit this remote, green-listed European archipelago @VisitFaroe @TheFaroeIslands #travel #ttot

10 reasons you should visit this remote, green-listed European archipelago

The Faroe Islands will welcome British holidaymakers from June 26

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6 years

15 of the best #photo #apps : top editing apps for iOS and Android devices @DigitalCameraW #photography #tech

The best photo apps right now: top shooting and editing apps for iOS and Android

These are the best photo apps for capturing images with your smart device and editing them into digital masterpieces!

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5 years

By me for @theipaper in @IDADarkSky 's #InternationalDarkSkyWeek : how to learn to recognise the #stars and #planets with these simple tips Thanks to @tomkerss and @JohnBarentine #lookuptogether #idsw2020 #DarkSkies

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@jamieacarter

4 years

Words by me for @ForbesScience – You’re Noticing The #Stars And #Planets More. Now We’re All #Stargazers —And This Is Our Bucket List via @forbes #lockdown #space

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3 years

All hail #Jupiter , the #BluePlanet ! By me for @ForbesScience – See 7 Breathtaking New Photos Of The ‘King Of Planets’ Taken This Week By NASA’s #Juno Spacecraft via @forbes Kudos to the incredible @kevinmgill @b_swift @bjorn_jons @andrluck

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2 years

Rage, rage against the dying of the night ... #lightpollution #energycrisis @GLOBEatNight @NSF @NOIRLabAstro @IDADarkSky @cfds_uk @AppgDarkSkies via @forbes

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3 years

Will a whole generation exist in twilight? Words by me for @ForbesScience – Global #LightPollution Has Increased By Up To 400% In The Last 25 Years And It’s Quickly Getting Worse Say Scientists via @forbes @JohnBarentine @DaniDarkSkies #darkskies

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4 years

Words by me for @ForbesScience – Now A Naked-Eye #Comet After Dark, Nobody Saw #CometNEOWISE Coming. Here’s How You Can See It Going via @forbes #followthecomet

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1 year

By me @TheNextEclipse for @Forbes : Looks like #Albuquerque in #NewMexico could be “ground zero” for the #ringoffire #solareclipse on Oct. 14, followed by #SanAntonio , #Texas . @VisitABQ @balloonfiesta @newmexicotravel @VisitSanAntonio @TravelTexas

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2 years

Just back from @bluedotfestival at @jodrellbank in #Cheshire , #England . Best lecture was by @ChrisLintott , best music from @Bjork and the best massive telescope was this one – the Lovell Telescope – which at one point became the #Moon ! #bluedotfestival

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2 years

See The Jaw-Dropping First Image Of The Black Hole ‘Enigma’ At The Heart Of Our Galaxy Just Revealed ... via @forbes

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4 years

What’s Next After #Percy on #Mars ? Words by me for @ForbesScience – The 8 Spectacular #Space Missions In 2021 You’ve Not Heard Of Yet via @forbes @NASAPersevere @CNSA_en @Astrobotic #DART #Asteroids @Int_Machines @LucyMission @NASAWebb @NASAArtemis @isro

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5 years

By me for @skyatnightmag - #TransitofMercury , 11 November 2019: what it is and how to see it Thanks to @RoyalAstroSoc @RobertMMassey @XavierJubier

Transit of Mercury, 11 November 2019: what it is and how to see it

www.skyatnightmagazine.com

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7 years

How to take #nightsky images with your #smartphone @techradar @mweasner @FailedProtostar @NightCapApp @SpotTheStation @andy_stones #astrophoneography #astrophotography #darkskies #iPhone8 #iPhoneX #iPhone7 #SamsungS8 #moon

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4 years

By me for @ForbesScience – Is The Night Sky Getting Darker During #Lockdown ? The Answer Is Not What You Think via @forbes @JohnBarentine @IDADarkSky @underluckystars @Visitflagstaff #darskies #lightpollution #covid19

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@jamieacarter

2 years

You thought the brightest star is #Polaris , right? Or one of the stars in #Orion ? Nope! It’s #Sirius —the “Dog Star”—and it’s looking awesome right now! Thanks to @sjb_astro ! #stargazing via @forbes

What’s The Brightest Star In The Night Sky? How To Find The ‘Rainbow Star’ With Your Naked Eyes

The brightest star in the night sky is Sirius, also known as the "Dog Star." Here's when, where and how to see it—and glimpse its rainbow of colors.

www.forbes.com

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3 months

On July 16, 2186, the longest #totalsolareclipse that has been calculated will occur. Totality lasting 7 minutes and 29 seconds will be experienced in the Atlantic Ocean off the Brazilian coast. @thenexteclipse

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@jamieacarter

10 years

Great start to the trip! @Aurora_Zone @OurFinland @GarethHutton @Travel__PR #northernlights #auroraborealis http://t.co/QbiDrWVn9q

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@jamieacarter

4 years

By me for @ForbesScience – #BREAKINGNEWS – NASA’s $3.2 Billion Planet-Finder Space Telescope @NASAWFIRST Re-Named For ‘Mother Of Hubble’ Nancy Grace Roman via @forbes @NASA @NASAHubble #NASAScience #NancyGraceRomanSpaceTelescope #NancyGraceRoman

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5 years

By me for @ForbesScience – How Bad Is #LightPollution ? Ask An Astronaut via @forbes @cities4tnight @AAS_Press @UniofExeter @Space_Station #citizenscience @ESA_EO

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@jamieacarter

3 years

Here comes a great week for #stargazers ! Words by me for @ForbesScience – Watch One Spacecraft Blast-Off As Another Returns, The #Moon Wane And A ‘Dwarf Planet’ Shine: What You Can See In The #NightSky This Week via @forbes

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10 years

More Finnish lights! @Aurora_Zone @OurFinland @GarethHutton @Travel__PR #northernlights #auroraborealis http://t.co/LafhJoIInb

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@jamieacarter

5 years

By me for @ForbesScience – How You Can See Dazzling #Venus Have A Rare Once-In-Eight-Years Close Encounter This Week via @forbes @DavidBflower @saevarhb #stargazing #astronomy #space #astrophotography

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@jamieacarter

4 months

This week, say hello to Vega, Deneb and Altair—the fabulous #SummerTriangle . #stargazing @LiveScience

Three bright stars mark the beginning of summer. Here's how to spot the 'Summer Triangle' this week.

The appearance this week of the three bright Summer Triangle stars — Vega, Deneb and Altair — marks the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Here's how to spot them.

www.livescience.com

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3 years

It’s the #HarvestMoon through the incredible ⁦ @Unistellar ⁩ eVscope 2! #evscope #moon #fullmoon

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@jamieacarter

4 years

The #GreatConjunction or #ChristmasStar as #Jupiter (below) and #Saturn (above) align, taken from #Cardiff #Wales tonight. #JupiterSaturnConjunction

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@jamieacarter

3 years

Stunning #sunset and #moon view from the Optical Observatory of Pico do Areeiro on the island of #Madeira at 1,818m. It’s tracking #spacejunk

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@jamieacarter

10 years

Great week of Lappish aurora thanks to @GarethHutton and @Aurora_Zone #lapland #northernlights #auroraborealis http://t.co/49MXi7zfYt

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@jamieacarter

2 years

The #Sun right now! Preparations complete for @thenexteclipse on Tuesday. #VanoisVespera @Vaonis_fr @DavidBflower #eclipse #solareclipse

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@jamieacarter

9 years

Go @Mo_Farah – at Mile 9 in today's @CardiffHalf #runwithMo #CardiffHalf @Cardiff2016 @WeAreCardiff @roathcardiff

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@jamieacarter

1 year

Proof that if you want to see the #NorthernLights with your naked eyes and be truly impressed go to the Arctic Circle.

Dar Tanner

@dartanner

1 year

Gotta love my drives to work!😍 This morning near Lacombe. Nov 5/2023 #aurora #TeamTanner @treetanner @TamithaSkov @weathernetwork @mikesobel

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@jamieacarter

7 months

Every American needs to see this map from @AmericanEclipse ! #eclipse #eclipse2024

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@jamieacarter

2 years

“Perhaps the Universe evolved intelligent beings in order to observe itself.” Carl Sagan. #Webb

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@jamieacarter

1 year

One of the largest, brightest and closest supernovae seen for a decade, #SN2023ixf , has been imaged in spectacular detail by the Gemini North telescope at the @GeminiObs in #Hawaii . #supernova via @forbes

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@jamieacarter

1 year

Ready for the #RingOfFire ? “There will be no time on October 14 when anybody can look directly at the sun without eye protection,” says Dr. Rick Feinberg at the @AAS_Eclipse . @AAS_Office @stardustspeck @PatrickPoitevin #annular #solar #eclipse #eclipses

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@jamieacarter

4 months

June and July are the best months of the year to spot #noctilucentclouds at the edge of space in the northern hemisphere. Featuring a spectacular timelapse from @sjb_astro .

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@jamieacarter

4 years

Peak #Moon . #moongazing