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| Mars (left), Saturn (upper right) and Spica (bottom right) |
Throughout the remainder of this month, the stars Mars, Saturn and Spica will be visible each evening which can be found by dotting a triangle. This picture was taken two nights ago outside my house. In the center is Mars (left), Saturn (upper right) and Spica (bottom right).
Now, onto a bit of a short chat on astronomy.
The last star, Spica, is surprisingly 260 light-years away from us (super far!). Personally, I think it's amazing how we're able to see something shine, let alone reach us, that's unimaginably far. But speaking of stars and space, I highly recommend reading the science fiction novel Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds. In that novel, Spica is the star whom the star ship mining crew of Rockhopper attempt to reach as they chase after Saturn's moon Janus which, as the novel progresses, is revealed to be alien machinery.
The last star, Spica, is surprisingly 260 light-years away from us (super far!). Personally, I think it's amazing how we're able to see something shine, let alone reach us, that's unimaginably far. But speaking of stars and space, I highly recommend reading the science fiction novel Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds. In that novel, Spica is the star whom the star ship mining crew of Rockhopper attempt to reach as they chase after Saturn's moon Janus which, as the novel progresses, is revealed to be alien machinery.
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