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Stargazers at Work

March 28, 2018 by Brian Ventrudo Filed Under: Astronomy Images and Video

Amateur astronomers set up their telescopes at a public astronomy night in Northern Virginia on March 18, 2018. Click to enlarge.

The winter stars set in the southwestern sky in the mid-evening hours of late winter as seen from Northern Virginia. Here you see the stars of the constellations Canis Major, Monoceros, Orion, and Taurus, among others, as well as the Pleiades star cluster. Outreach events such as these are superb opportunities for newcomers to stargazing to learn and gain inspiration. And they help experienced stargazers hone their craft and reconnect with their passion with for the night sky.

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Filed Under: Astronomy Images and Video nightscape, orion, outreach

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