Fleeting Mercury
Glinting low over a serene north-western horizon, with Jupiter (top left) and Capella (top right). May 21 2014.
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Closer view, with Alnath (Beta Tauri) to the NE
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Noctilucent Clouds
Spectacular display over Limerick, Ireland; Jun 17 2014, 0154 IST. With (a) Capella.
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Vesta-Ceres Conjunction 2014
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Comet Jacques
Aug 4 2014, 0157 IST; C/2014 E2 – Jacques (arrowed) – mag 7. Dist: 90m mls. Capella (a), with epsilon, eta and zeta Aurigae (b, c, d).
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Saturn – raw image
Aug 17 2014, 2250 IST
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Venus – Jupiter Conjunction, Aug 18 2014
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Sagittarius
Seven of the eight stars comprising the famous ‘Teapot’ asterism in far-southerly Sagittarius. Clockwise from (a) Ascella: Tau Sgr, Nunki, phi Sgr, Kaus Borealis, Kaus Media and Alnasl, leading to the absent Kaus Australis at 34° south. With (b) M8, the Lagoon Nebula. Aug 20 2014, 2222 IST.
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ISS
The International Space Station glides through the Ophiuchus/Sagittarius border. With (1) theta Oph and (2) Kaus Borealis. Aug 20 2014, 2221 IST.
FINBAR CONNOLLY
