That's good news
for sky watchers because autumn is «aurora season.»
It might therefore seem that the game is essentially over
for sky watchers after Halloween.
In November, the Leonid meteor shower produced a spectacular fireworks display
for sky watchers.
Not exact matches
Some
sky -
watchers believe 2012 will close with a «galactic alignment,» which will occur
for the first time in 26,000 years.
Sky watchers are already up in arms over poorly aimed lighting (see,
for example the International Dark -
Sky Association, www.darksky.org), and glowing trees as shown in the
Comet ISON may yet give
sky -
watchers the light show they hoped
for.
The northern and southern lights have dazzled
sky watchers for millennia with their eerie, greenish glows.
Ever since Archimedes made an ingenious mechanical device to demonstrate the motions of the sun, moon, and planets, visionary
sky watchers have developed increasingly elaborate tools
for creating the illusion of seeing the universe from new vantage points.
Scientists and
sky watchers are converging on the northeast coast of Australia, near the Great Barrier Reef,
for a total eclipse of the sun.
Perhaps some good news ahead
for aurora
sky watchers.
Sky watchers at higher latitudes should be alert
for visible aurora.
The
Sky -
Watcher Dobsonian does not come with any computerized component, but we think the superb optics of this pick make it a good choice
for people who want a taste of a high - powered scope but don't need or want the hassle of a computerized mount.