This Crazy Cosmos » Leo http://www.mikiesoft.net Astronomy & Space Exploration Sun, 17 Jul 2011 04:18:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Moon Venus Conjunction http://www.mikiesoft.net/moon-venus-conjunction/ http://www.mikiesoft.net/moon-venus-conjunction/#comments Sat, 28 Feb 2009 23:57:35 +0000 Mike http://www.mikiesoft.net/?p=156 Did you see how close the planet Venus was to the moon last night?  Suspended in the night sky, the pair was strikingly beautiful.   It took my mind off the fact I couldn’t locate Comet Lulin, which was probably lost in the light pollution of the city lights.

spaceweather.com posted some great pictures of last night’s conjunction between Venus and the crescent moon.  The site also has a stunning photo of the green comet streaking by the blue star Regulus in the constellation Leo.

]]> http://www.mikiesoft.net/moon-venus-conjunction/feed/ 0 Leonid Meteor Shower http://www.mikiesoft.net/leonid-meteor-shower-2/ http://www.mikiesoft.net/leonid-meteor-shower-2/#comments Sun, 18 Nov 2007 05:21:00 +0000 Mike http://www.mikiesoft.net/2007/11/leonid-meteor-shower-2.html The Leonid meteor shower peaks on November 18th, in what astronomers are calling an average show this year. Sky gazers can see anywhere from 10 to 15 meteors an hour, which is pretty typical for this shower. Look toward the constellation Leo and it’s brightest star Regulus. A nice bonus this year is the appearance of the planet Saturn, just below Leo.

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