Interested in knowing what you’re looking at when you look up at the night sky? If you look at the sky tonight find the moon, then you can find Saturn, Vesta, Mars, Procyon and Sirius… I used Stellarium with the location of Manassas.
Vesta is one of the largest asteroids, it is also one of the most geologically diverse of the large asteroids and the only known one with distinctive light and dark areas — much like the face our moon.
Procyon is the eighth brightest star night sky. It is a yellow-white star and at 11.4 light years, one of the closer stars to Earth. Its name is from the Greek meaning before the dog, i.e., before the Dog Star, Sirius, the brightest star in the sky. It is a visual binary star. Procyon is in the constellation Canis Minor.
Sirius is the brightest star. Aptly named, Sirius comes from the Greek word Seirius, meaning, “searing” or “scorching.” Blazing at a visual magnitude of -1.42, it is twice as bright as any other star in our sky. Sirius resides in the constellation Canis Major, the Big Dog.
About me
24. Work for the govt. Army public affairs i LOVE it. lover of a quick wit, words, inspirational messages, English Bull Terrier, and photos that make me look at the world in a new way.
Quote I try to live my life by:
“Do as little harm to others as you can; make any sacrifice for your true friends; be responsible for yourself and ask nothing of others; and grab all the fun you can. Don't give much thought to yesterday, don't worry about tomorrow, live in the moment, and trust that your existence has meaning even when the world seems to be all blind chance and chaos. When life lands a hammer blow in your face, do your best to respond to the hammer as if it had been a cream pie. Sometimes black humor is the only kind we can summon, but even dark laughter can sustain.” Dean Koontz
