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President’s Annual Message<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

By Greg Barker<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s a wrap on the most active year for public outreach since before the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We had most of our Silver Sands \/ Young’s Park events with only a couple being washed out. The private events were a big hit too, with one of the largest crowds at the Hammonasset event with over 300+ attending. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We had the first summer solstice picnic in a couple of years with more members attending than in past years. Our winter solstice Zoom quiz by Al Washburn was a big hit as always. We also mourn the passing of our beloved friends, mentors, club officers in Alan Sacharow, Tony Melillo, Harriet Katz, and Bob Carruthers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2023 weather permitting, we’ll have more private and public events, solstice picnic and winter party. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wish everyone clear skies, a safe and prosperous new year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fall 2022 ASNH Outreach Events<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

By Donna Pursley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madison Moonlight Walk, October 9<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the best event that we have each year. We set up on the oceanside patio of the Surf Club. The main event is a moonlit walk with a bagpiper leading the way followed by apple cider and refreshments. Then many of the walkers come out to view the Moon, planets and stars through our scopes. There is a quick crowd and then it is all over. Many people have never seen the full Moon through a telescope and are amazed by how much detail they can see. As always, we had a large interested intelligent crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Girl Scout Planet Walk, October 14<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laurie and Cheryl set up a planet walk for the Girl Scout troop in Milford. A planet walk is a scaled down model of the solar system to show the distance between the planets of our solar system. At the sun and each planet, they stop and discussed the size and features of that object. It is a fun learning tool. After their walk, we had telescopes set up to show them some of the planets that they just learned about. The girl scouts and their parents all had a good time.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Silver Sands Public Star Gazing, October 21<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We had our public star gazing at Silver Sands on Friday October 21st<\/sup>. I think there might have been more scopes than members of the public. The skies were clear but there was a slight haze. The larger scopes were able to see Uranus which was quite a feat. It is nice to get together with other members to chat about our common interests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Young\u2019s Park Public Star gazing, October 22<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a beautiful cloudless day but high clouds started rolling in late in the afternoon. The decision was made to cancel the event based on the clear sky clocks saying it was only going to get cloudier and the fact that we saw clouds moving in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mike Zarick and I went to Young\u2019s Park just in case some people showed up. When we got there, we could see Jupiter and Cassiopeia. We set up my 6\u201d scope on the tailgate of the truck to see Jupiter. We were going to leave by 7:15 if no one showed up. At 7:10 a young boy and his mother stopped by so we set up the scope on the table and showed them Jupiter, Saturn, the ET cluster and Vega. He was very excited to look through a telescope. As it turns out, they live right around the corner from us and we told them that they could borrow a telescope from the North Branford library. An older couple and another boy celebrating his 10th<\/sup> birthday who was out with his aunt and uncle stopped by. We showed them the same items as that was all we could see with the clouds. Then a group of four teenagers showed up and were very excited to look through the scope and see the planets. There was nothing left to see as the clouds covered almost the entire sky and we left at 8:15. We handed out business cards with our website address and told everyone about our next events for the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Fall 2022 Public Outreach Events, continued:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Silver Sands Public Star Gazing, November 4<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was our last time at Silver Sands for the year and what a turnout!  There must have been 60 people who showed up to look through the scopes. Some were people that have been here before but there were many new faces. There were lots of families with young children that really enjoyed looking at the Moon, Saturn and Jupiter. The Moon was very bright but we were able to show people many deep sky objects, along with Uranus. Having others enjoy what they see through your scope is one of the pleasures of astronomy. It is fun to share facts about the Moon, planets and other deep sky objects. I think some people stayed all evening. We were just able to pack up and leave by our 10 pm deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Young\u2019s Park Public Star Gazing, November 5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was also our last time at Young\u2019s Park for the year. The clouds were on\/off just before the event but we had mostly clear skies until around 9 pm. We had a good turnout for the night. People are amazed about how much detail they can see on the Moon. They also love seeing Jupiter and Saturn in the larger scopes. It is great that they are able to see the moons and the rings of Saturn. Some people had an interest in astronomy at a younger age and were very eager about learning more. It seems that people are making an event of our star gazing by having a dinner or get together and then star gazing afterwards. It is nice to be part of people\u2019s weekend plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friends of Hammonasset Family Astronomy Night, November 12<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

By Donna Pursley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wow. We have not had a turnout like this for such a long time. Ranger Russ Miller\u2019s staff helped with the parking, and that helped to keep most of the bright headlights away from the observing area. They counted over 200 cars, and there were probably 300 to 400 people who attended. There were 7 scopes set up and each had a line 10-20 deep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of the main targets for the evening were Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, the Andromeda Galaxy, the E.T. Cluster, and the Pleiades. The clouds were a problem as they kept blocking what we wanted to see. Every time I put the scope on an object, I was able to show about a few dozen people and then the clouds would block it. I was able to show the Moon as it was just coming up. It had treetops and clouds going through and it was very orange so it made for a nice \u201cspooky\u201d Moon. The clouds finally won out and we were about to call it quits when a few holes started opening up in the west and the last remaining visitors were able to continue viewing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Al Washburn<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Members of the ASNH carried out their final viewing session of the year for the Friends of Hammonasset State Park on the evening of November 12th, at the Meig\u2019s Point Nature Center. Members present were Greg and Cheryl Barker, myself, Ray Kaville, Jim Mazur, Andy and Shelly Buynak, Mike Zarick and Donna Pursley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Viewing began at 7 pm with promising skies. Throughout the evening many objects could be seen, including Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and the Moon. People also saw M31 and satellite galaxies, M57, the Pleiades cluster (M45), and NGC 457 (the E.T. Cluster)! Many other objects were also seen through the 7 total telescopes there! As clouds moved in, a selection of 3 meteorites were shown and handled by the attendees there. Several informational handouts were given out. By around 9 pm things slowed down as the skies clouded over and people began to go home. Estimates were that between 300 to 400 people may have been there. A good time was had by all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Remembering Bob Carruthers<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n
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For some reason I awoke around 6 a.m. Friday morning, December 16. As I crawled out of my warm cocoon something just wasn\u2019t right. Looked pink. So I pulled back the bedroom shade and was slammed by a brilliant sky reflecting off of the white snow. Dark red, yellow and pink and all against the deep gray blue background. Sunrise. I gazed for a while and drank some coffee wondering if anyone else was seeing this. Later that day I received a text informing me that Bob Carruthers had passed away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For some reason this hit me very hard. Memories and experiences came flooding into my head as I thought about all the time and discussions we shared. When I joined this club all the members were warm and accepting. Everyone could be relied upon for any astro-geek conversation or question that I could think of. One in particular was always available. Bob would always take time out of his day to help anyone with anything. Always with a smile and a laugh. His engineering background taught him how to dig in and get answers and he did dig. His homemade optics and \u201csalad bowl\u201d mounts were impressive, inexpensive, and from my perspective a very good solution to the massively popular Dobsonian mounts we see everywhere. He liked to explore and understand. As a ham operator he gleaned a ton of engineering knowledge about antennas and radio operations. He turned this around to build impressive radio telescopes which he successfully used to track and identify planets and our own Sun. I remember all the gear in the dome building where he showed me the antennas and explained the theory. He went on to explain how he found Jupiter and the Sun (among other objects), and played the recorded audible images as confirmation. Always at CSP and at private and public events he could be relied upon to entertain and keep a happy mood wherever he went. We had fun playing music for many years, but as he developed health issues it slowed. Last CSP I just couldn\u2019t muster the energy to jam, but looked forward to this year to get back to it. Sadly it did not come to pass. Bob was my friend. I like to think of that sunrise as his sprit entering the great unknown of the universe and the many adventures it might encounter. I will miss him, as I\u2019m sure anyone who knew him will miss him. Rest in peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ray Kaville<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Remembering Harriet Katz<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n
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Harriet Katz passed away on September 5, 2022 at her home. She was a member of ASNH since the 1980s. We would see her at most general meetings, picnics and dinners. She would also love going to Silver Sands and Bethany during our public outreach events. Harriet didn\u2019t have any viewing equipment of her own, but enjoyed the company of others in our group. She was always eager to learn and view any object through the telescope. Many will remember Harriet for her paper airplanes during Al Washburn\u2019s Solstice Dinner\u2019s quiz. While she kept to herself most of the time, she was a compassionate woman who just wanted to make others happy. She was cremated and is buried in Orange Cemetery. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harriet\u2019s father had a farm in Durham. She lost her mother at a young age so she went to go live with her aunt in West Haven. She graduated from Quinnipiac and worked at Bridgeport Hospital testing blood in the lab. Harriet had a house in Orange right across the street from Cedarcrest Boy Scout Camp. After retirement, she would visit with family in West Haven a few times a week. One of her cousins recalled that she would steal the remote and watch BBC television. As with most of us, she had a few medical issues, including kidney failure, which she wasn\u2019t paying enough attention to. The family had a small private service for her and are still trying to get in touch with extended family members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Remembering Anthony P. Melillo<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n
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Landaff NH- Anthony P. Melillo \u201cTony\u201d, 77, of Jockey Hill passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at Littleton Regional Healthcare after a period of failing health. He was born on October 6th, 1945, in Vittel, France to Anthony and Annette (Thomas) Melillo. Tony grew up in New Haven CT and graduated from Hill House High School in 1964.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was a member of the New Haven Astronomical Society, was an amateur astronomer, and would build his own telescopes and binocular mounts. Along with his partner they sold many binocular mounts, shipping them to all corners of the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tony moved to Landaff, NH in 2002, where he was a member of the Bath Congregational Church. He continued his lifelong passion for astronomy and relaxing with a good book or in the vegetable garden when the weather allowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is predeceased by his parents; a daughter, Astrid Melillo; and his beloved cat of 18 years \u201cBoo\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is survived by his wife, Evelyn (Benoit) Melillo, of Middletown, CT; two brothers Jean-Michel Melillo of Florida, and Andr\u00e9 Melillo of CT; a sister Laura D\u2019Errico of CT; several nieces, nephews, cousins, and close friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.rickerfh.com\/obituary\/anthony-melillo<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Service for Tony Melillo<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n


It was a raw, rainy and blustery day, Saturday, December 3rd, 2022 at the Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery, on Bow Lane, in Middletown, CT where members of the ASNH gathered to say goodbye to past ASNH president and friend, Tony Melillo. He was finally laid to rest at 10 am. Members present were: Tom and Bunny Lloyd and son Erick, Pat Maturo, Don Filer and myself. Upon arrival, standing, at attention, over the gravesite were two soldiers holding a folded American flag. Two volleys of gunfire rang out, loudly, from under a nearby grove of pine trees and were followed by the playing of taps. Whereupon, the two soldiers unfolded and refolded the American Flag and presented it to his wife Evelyn. Then, off in the distance, a bagpipe could be heard playing Amazing Grace. A gathering for family and friends took place afterwards at J. Carvers, on Center Street, in Wallingford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Al Washburn<\/p>\n\n\n

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Reports of Monthly Meetings<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

By Donna Pursley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

October 25, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was a rocket launch on the 24th<\/sup>. Next one will be on Nov 6th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tony Melillo passed away on 10\/19\/22. He was 77.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CSP business
Most of CSP accounting is in, just waiting for a few more items. So far, the profit from CSP is $2063.64. Mowing was done very well, the tent was used, it was VERY WINDY. The food selection was very good. Could have had a little more. The winner of one of the telescopes in the CSP raffle donated it to a youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Business
We have 91 Members: September \u2013 Mathew Bardoe October \u2013 Jeffrey Messikian, Alan Pinto. Jeff came to the last star party to take pictures, is enjoying the hobby, picking up different hobbies, including amateur radio. Al is kind of a returning member, was a member of WAS, looking to get back into it. He enjoys tournament chess, 9-ball and model rocketry. He saw the very bright ISS recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shop Talk
Chris Predom is still looking for the right spot to view the asteroid\/Mars graze on Dec 7-8. The moonlight walk in Madison had 189 people. Silver Sands had about 15 people. Monroe Wheler Library has an 8\u201d Orion telescope and needed some help with it. The shipping date for ordering a new Orion Starblast is now in January 2023. We had a planet walk event for the Milford Girl Scouts. Nice but very dewy. Chris likes to watch the moon over a period of time to see the features change. He watched the terminator recede off the mt. peaks. Took about \u00bd – 1 hour. Al Washburn showed some images of pictures he took with a camera and his binoculars. They were very nice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Events for the rest of the year
November 4 \u2013 Silver Sands
November 5 \u2013 Young\u2019s Park
November 12 \u2013 Hammonasset
December 10 \u2013 Colchester<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting was over at 19:57.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 29, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

22 people attending on Zoom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cheryl Barker read the Treasurer’s report: We are still paying for CSP, VoIP and storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We talked about Harriet Katz who passed away in September. She had been a member since the early 1980\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mars will have an occultation of the Moon on December 7. Chris Predom and Pete Kandelfer talked about different locations to view this. The event should be best at 10:45pm. They visited many sites to try and find a place where we could see the event and that would let us stay there after dark. The site that worked out the best would be a graze line for a few minutes. If we went further North, there would be a full occultation. Further South, Mars would be further from the Moon. This all also depends on the weather. Stellarium and Sky Safari show how it would look. Some people were interested in going and Greg was to send out directions to the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

93 Members to date: New members for November: Kevin Clay, Ronan Lawlor, John Leet, Red Bergeron, Amara Banks, Mike Murtha. John was at Young\u2019s Park and Hammonasset. He has a few scopes of different kinds and has been to Cherry Springs and the southwest US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shop Talk
Al Washburn went to EHHS to view the lunar eclipse. Andy Buynak has some pictures of the Moon at sunrise. Al Pinto has nice 10×30 image stabilized binoculars. Very good to view the Pleiades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Solstice Zoom meeting information has been sent out. Chris or Greg will send an email about the Mars graze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Events
Colchester on December 10. It is listed for 7pm but Greg will check to see if it is really earlier. 63 people have signed up so far. If anyone can help out, that would be great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Al Pinto said that there is a Christmas Eve conjunction between Mercury, Venus and the Moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter Adamo said that Christmas has come early at his house with a new Celestron. He asked about the software for the remote control and others made some recommendations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeff said that most apps use the Ascom Interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does anyone know about using a Teleview Paracorr Coma Corrector? No one did but some have heard good things about it. Chris said that you have to make sure that you get the right setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting was over at 20:08.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

December 17, 2022: Winter Solstice Gathering<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were 15 people on Zoom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moon\/Mars occultation
A few saw Mars close by the moon but for most it was too cloudy. The Colchester event was also clouded out. Greg and Cheryl went there and there were 75 people at the dinner but the clouds didn\u2019t allow for any viewing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We lost 4 members this year: Al Sacharow, Tony Melillo, Harriet Katz and Bob Carruthers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some history about Al Washburn’s annual astronomy quiz. The first quiz was on December 22, 1992. Jim English won the quiz with 100%. This is the 30th<\/sup> quiz. There are now 10 questions. The prizes were a book on Space Exploration and a book on Discovering the Universe. Peter Adamo won first prize with only 1 incorrect answer. Al Pinto won second prize with 2 incorrect answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Al Pinto received a nice present from a cousin \u2013 a Sky Atlas that was very informative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next public event will probably be in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting was over at 19:36.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Observing Reports<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

By Michael Amato<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I bought an infra-red thermometer for a very cheap price at Harbor-Freight. This thermometer is a point and take the temperature of whatever you point it at. Several years ago, an article appeared in Sky & Telescope<\/em> explaining how to use this to take the temperature of clouds, wildfire smoke and smog. Since the Sun emits infra-red radiation this infra-red scope can only be used at night. I have taken the temperature of clouds with the temperature dropping the higher the cloud is. I have recorded near zero temps of cirrus clouds and if the night is totally clear, my thermometer will not be able to record the temperature since it is far below zero above the cirrus clouds. Low clouds over my head will only a few degrees below my ground lever temperature. The same is true of smoke from wildfires out west that drift into our neck of the woods. The higher the haze form the fires is, the lower the temperature will be. Finally, you can tell how high a temperature inversion is up on a smoggy night this way also. I really enjoy my infra-red scope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Tuesday morning, November 8, my brother Anthony took this image of the lunar eclipse as he, our friend Joe and I observed the eclipse. This was a very dark eclipse and I rated L=1.3 on the Danjon Scale. At mid-eclipse, the moon looked dark with just the slightest hint of rust. It certainly was darker than last spring’s lunar eclipse. Even Anthony’s image was dark red. To complete our morning, we also observed the ISS pass overhead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On December 7, as clouds started to break up, I was able to observe the close conjunction of the Moon and Mars. I had to wait for holes in the clouds in order to see this. With my 10X50 binoculars, it was a great sight!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The December 7 Mars\/Moon Conjunction<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

By Chris Predom<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As most of you know, from beginning the the year, using the Occult program an event was discovered that Mars would appear to graze the edge of the Moon in Northwest Connecticut. During this year’s Connecticut Star Party, Pete Kandifer gave us a interesting lecture on the Mars\/Moon occultation that was to happen. It was during this time I made him aware of the graze through Connecticut’s Northwest section. I sent him the files. Together we worked on trying to find a site where we all could observe the event. A site was chosen. As the day approached, rain was our nemesis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 6 pm on December 7, I contacted Pete. Clouds and fog were all that he had up there, exactly what we had down here, so it was no-go on the trek up to our site. Looking for web transmissions of event, Rich Asarisi sent me two links. It so happens that on all the links I came across, everyone was simulating the event as they were clouded out. Around 9 pm I looked out and could just see the glow of the Moon through the clouds. As I said in my lunar eclipse write-up quite a while ago, I have observed things through the clouds. Out came the 8 inch f4.5 Coulter dob and the 17mm Televue plossyl, and I was observing. I sent texts to Rich and Pete that I was observing the Moon and Mars. Pete said he was still clouded out and could not see anything. As the Moon and Mars were going in and out of view and I had my Iphone, I decided to try taking pictures through the eyepiece (hand holding my Iphone to the eyepiece). A sample of these photos are shown below (note the Moon was covered in clouds and from pictures you can get a sense of what I observed). I did have a few minutes of no clouds and was able to snap a few hand held photos using my Coolpix digital camera. I would have loved to see the graze, but I was happy to see what I did of event, even if it was a miss in our area of Connecticut. Best of all, I have pictures to prove I saw event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Later I found out Pete did have a small window to observe with binoculars, so he was able to see something of the event. Later on Youtube, I did find a video from Griffith Observatory of the occultation if folks would like to see event: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Remember it doesn’t hurt to look out and try to see an event like this through clouds. If you can see a hint of the Moon, an 8 inch or larger scope brings in enough light to see the Moon and some bright planets (if you know where to look in the sky).
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Upcoming Monthly Meetings on Zoom<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, January 31, 7:00 pm
Tuesday, February 28, 7:00 pm
Tuesday, March 28, 7:00 pm

We will continue to use this format for monthly meetings for now. A week or two before each meeting, members will receive an email announcement with a link that will allow them to connect to the online meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just click the link or copy and paste in your browser and that will connect you to the meeting. You can do this on any device that has an internet connection and a browser.  You can do this on a smart phone. You can display yourself if you like with your selfie camera on your device. If you don’t that’s okay, don’t feel you have to.

You can also dial in to the meeting. The number and password will be given in the announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Astronomy Links<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

From Ray Kaville<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOAA has an experimental Aurora Dashboard that makes it pretty easy to get quick reads on the activity as it affects us:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aurora Dashboard (Experimental) | NOAA \/ NWS Space Weather Prediction Center<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are on the NASA Webb site:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NASA\u2019s Webb Uncovers Dense Cosmic Knot in The Early Universe<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overview | 2023 Annular Eclipse \u2013 NASA Solar System Exploration<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Astrophysics Basics course for astronomers, for free:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Astrophysics<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strangest Thing Webb Saw Near the Edge of the Universe:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strangest Thing Webb Saw Near the Edge of the Universe<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few different views of the current arrangement of the planets in our solar system:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.theplanetstoday.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An amazingly sharp view of the first quarter Moon taken by Thierry Legault. Zoom in to get the full effect:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Planet and star size comparisons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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