Showing posts with label Antares. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Antares. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Mars, Saturn and Antares

At the end of the night before dawn (on 27 of  March) I captured three bright celestial bodies: two planets (red Mars on the upper-right, Saturn on the left) and Antares (the brightest star in the Scorpius; in the picture it is in the bottom corner of the triangle). The name Antares is derived from the Ancient Greek word which means "equal to-Ares" = "equal to-Mars". It is called so because of its reddish color (like Mars).

The picture was shooted while unsuccessful hunting of the comet 252P/LINEAR. I found out later that the comet is quite diffuse so it is hardly to register especially when sky is partially covered by clouds.