The Phoenix Astronomical Society
  • Home
  • The Phoenix Astronomical Society
    • The Phoenix Astronomical Society
    • Join Us
    • Member's Area
    • Council Members/ Contact
    • Society History
  • Meetings and Events
    • Event Journal
  • TPAS Facebook Group
  • Resources
  • Night Sky
    • Star Charts
    • Sun and Moon
    • The Planets
    • Meteors and Asteroids
    • Comets
    • Occultations
  • Stonehenge Aotearoa
Star Charts       Sun and Moon       The Planets       Meteors and Asteroids       Comets       Occultations

The Night Sky
By Richard Hall

The Tarantula: This gigantic nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud is the largest star-forming region in the Local Group of galaxies. Its distance is 169,000 light-years. If it were as close as the Orion Nebula this image would just about cover the entire sky.
Picture
Star Charts
Meteors
Sun & Moon
Comets
The Planets
Occultations
​ Page Modified 12/12/2019
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.