“The shape of the stellar halo is a very fundamental parameter that we’ve just measured to greater accuracy than was possible before. ” Jiwon “Jesse” Han
The Shape of the Stellar Halo
Revealed: The Oldest Star Clusters
The researchers studied the Sparkler galaxy located in Webb’s First Deep Field and used JWST to determine that five of the sparkling objects around it are globular clusters. Image credit: Canadian Space Agency with images from NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; Mowla, Iyer et al. 2022.
The Sky Above You – November 2022
“The Taurid meteor showers from Encke’s Comet go on for the whole of November, peaking on November 5th and 11th-12th”
Howlers in Space, Part 2
Duncan Lunan explores some more Space Howlers” Robert MacCall, poster image of Clavius base, Earth in correct phase for Tycho sunrise”
The Sky Above You: October 2022
Check out the night sky in October with this star map and guide to what to look for from Duncan Lunan
Stronsay Stargazing Night
Friday 30th September 8.30pm.
The Dark Sky: Part 2
” Oh where is the night sky that I used to know” Duncan Lunan
The Dark Sky
” Big Bear Lake in the Sierras, 6500 feet up (2000 feet higher than you can get in the UK without an aircraft), has an excellent night sky, stabilised by the water of the artificial lake “
‘The Orkney Sky At Night’
The Orkney International Science Festival produced this year an excellent online talk by Eric Walker ( @AstroHighlander ) on ‘The Orkney Sky At Night’ .
Capturing New Worlds
For the first time, astronomers have used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to take a direct image of a planet outside our solar system.
