The Barnard’s Star: the journey continues (25 June 2019)
We have been tracking the Barnard’s Star since 2014, enjoying its fast proper motion across the sky, telling us that stars are moving, despite the apparent calm we see up there. Here it is...
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Sky of the Month – star charts: Jan. 2018
Above is a star chart showing the whole sky of the month as visible on Jan. 15, 2018, at 20:30 pm local time, from a location placed at (13°E;42°N). Of course, it is valid...
Sky of the Month – star charts: Feb. 2017
Above is a star chart showing the whole sky of the month as visible on Dec. 15, 2016, at 20:30 pm local time, from a location placed at (13°E;42°N). Of course, it is valid...
Sky of the Month – star charts: Jan. 2017
Above is a star chart showing the whole sky of the month as visible on Jan. 15, 2017, at 20:30 pm local time, from a location placed at (13°E;42°N). Of course, it is valid...
The Barnard’s Star, two years later (03 July 2016)
Do you remember the famous Barnard’s Star? Probably yes. It is the star showing the highest annual proper motion (10.3″/year). In 2014 we did a few images of it, using some old plates from...
The Barnard’s Star: a runner in the sky
A quick glance to the starry sky will often leave the casual stargazer with the impression that nothing is changing up there. Since the ancient times, man was captured by the motionless, fixed stars,...
