Uranus’ Drift Across the Sky
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Splendid Isolation
Fomalhaut (F) [Alpha Piscis Austrini]; mag 1.15, distance 25ly; the most southerly first-magnitude star visible from Ireland, at a declination of -29.5°. With (1) Diphda, beta Ceti; (2) Skat, delta Aquarii and (3) Deneb Algedi, delta Capricorni. 2237 IST, Oct 15 2014.
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Colossal Sunspot Group
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The Pole Star
Polaris (centre); 430 light-years distant, magnitude 2.0 in Ursa Minor; the northern pole star for more than 1,500 years. 0440 UT, Nov 3 2014.
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Widefield Galileans
Despite the dazzling glare of Jupiter, two Galilean satellites are picked up by the 55mm dslr lens in a 30-second exposure; Ganymede below and Callisto above. 0206 UT, Nov 7 2014, in Leo; Full Moon in Aries.
With selected field stars:
1 – HIP 46392 Magnitude: 7.45 Distance: 684 Light Years
2 – HIP 46464 Magnitude: 6.85 Distance: 431 Light Years
3 – HIP 46486 Magnitude: 7.70 Distance: 625 Light Years
4 – HIP 46453 Magnitude: 7.65 Distance: 264 Light Years
5 – HIP 46713 Magnitude: 6.90 Distance: 526 Light Years
6 – HD 82128 Magnitude: 8.10 Distance: Uncertain
7 – HIP 46650 Magnitude: 7.65 Distance: 697 Light Years
8 – HIP 46576 Magnitude: 8.00 Distance: 565 Light Years
9 – HIP 46415 Magnitude: 7.75 Distance: 380 Light Years
10 – HIP 46345 Magnitude: 6.80 Distance: 679 Light Years
11 – HIP 46335 Magnitude: 7.75 Distance: 361 Light Years
12 – HIP 45879 Magnitude: 6.65 Distance: 145 Light Years
13 – eta Cancri Magnitude: 5.35 Distance: 607 Light Years
14 – HIP 45874 Magnitude: 6.55 Distance: 694 Light Years
15 – HIP 45894 Magnitude: 6.95 Distance: 444 Light Years
16 – HIP 46232 Magnitude: 6.30 Distance: 278 Light Years
17 – HIP 46149 Magnitude: 7.10 Distance: 1673 Light Years
18 – HIP 46545 Magnitude: 7.25 Distance: 891 Light Years
19 – HIP 47104 Magnitude: 6.95 Distance: 465 Light Years
20 – HIP 47352 Magnitude: 6.75 Distance: 786 Light Years
21 – HIP 47779 Magnitude: 6.45 Distance: 392 Light Years
22 – HIP 47909 Magnitude: 6.75 Distance: 712 Light Years
23 – 8 Leonis Magnitude: 5.70 Distance: 1161 Light Years
24 – HIP 47557 Magnitude: 7.95 Distance: 1022 Light Years
25 – HIP 48168 Magnitude: 7.75 Distance: 822 Light Years
26 – HIP 48220 Magnitude: 7.75 Distance: 1240 Light Years
27 – HIP 48340 Magnitude: 8.00 Distance: 752 Light Years
28 – psi Leonis Magnitude: 5.35 Distance: 611 Light Years
29 – HIP 47706 Magnitude: 7.05 Distance: 516 Light Years
30 – HIP 47266 Magnitude: 6.60 Distance: 320 Light Years
31 – 7 Leonis Magnitude: 6.30 Distance: 684 Light Years
32 – HIP 46745 Magnitude: 7.65 Distance: 706 Light Years
33 – HIP 47388 Magnitude: 7.00 Distance: 186 Light Years
34 – HIP 47468 Magnitude: 6.95 Distance: 132 Light Years
35 – HIP 47551 Magnitude: 7.90 Distance: 601 Light Years
36 – HIP 47291 Magnitude: 6.70 Distance: 664 Light Years
37 – HIP 47022 Magnitude: 6.80 Distance: 626 Light Years
38 – ksi Leonis Magnitude: 4.95 Distance: 216 Light Years
39 – 6 Leonis Magnitude: 5.05 Distance: 499 Light Years
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The Milky Way – Cygnus
Immense starfields and copious dust lanes in northern Cygnus. A – pi2 Cygni, B – xi Cygni. Nov 15 2014, 0030 UT.
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Two Celebrated Stars
Prototype variable delta Cephei (a) and the beautiful Garnet Star (b); both in southern Cepheus. Nov 2 2014, 0237 UT.
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Cassiopeia
Nov 2 2014, 0243 UT. Limerick, Ireland
a – Caph Magnitude: 2.25 (variable) Distance: 55 Light Years
b – Shedir Magnitude: 2.20 (var) Distance: 228 Light Years
c – gamma Cas Magnitude: 2.15 (var) Distance: 549 Light Years
d – Ruchbah Magnitude: 2.65 (var) Distance: 99 Light Years
e – epsilon Cas Magnitude: 3.35 Distance: 412 Light Years
f – HIP 7617 Magnitude: 5.55 Distance: 1744 Light Years
g – HIP 7251 Magnitude: 5.65 Distance: 2204 Light Years
h – chi Cas Magnitude: 4.65 Distance: 208 Light Years
i – phi Cas Magnitude: 4.95 Distance: 4500 Light Years est.
j – theta Cas Magnitude: 4.30 Distance: 134 Light Years
k – mu Cas Magnitude: 5.15 Distance: 25 Light Years
l – zeta Cas Magnitude: 3.65 Distance: 593 Light Years
m – xi Cas Magnitude: 4.80 Distance: 1431 Light Years
n – omicron Cas Magnitude: 4.45 Distance: 703 Light Years
o – sigma Cas Magnitude: 4.95 Distance: 1524 Light Years
p – rho Cas Magnitude: 4.50 Distance: 8100 Light Years est.
q – 6 Cas Magnitude: 5.55 Distance: 8100 Light Years est.
r – HIP 117371 Magnitude: 5.05 Distance: 303 Light Years
s – kappa Cas Magnitude: 4.15 Distance: 3500 Light Years est.
t – 31 Cas Magnitude: 5.30 Distance: 277 Light Years
u – psi Cas Magnitude: 4.70 Distance: 195 Light Years
v – 43 Cas Magnitude: 5.55 Distance: 389 Light Years
w – 42 Cas Magnitude: 5.15 Distance: 278 Light Years
x – omega Cas Magnitude: 4.95 Distance: 701 Light Years
y – 48 Cas Magnitude: 4.60 Distance: 117 Light Years
z – 50 Cas Magnitude: 3.95 Distance: 157 Light Years
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Neptune in Aquarius
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Near-occultation by Juno
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