The night sky is used by us with different glasses, sometimes visible with the “naked eye”, sometimes only through lenses with a greater capacity, but always brilliant. This is true for those who have been enlightened, in the last few days, by the comet of the pool or the northern lights – sometimes at the same time -, who even visit less likely places, such as Portugal. Astromidnight Portuguese David Cruz “aka” took the opportunity to record one of these moments and it was now supposed to “shine” on the social media of the European Space Agency.
In the joint post, shared on Instagram, 10 images are highlighted, most of them taken under the Alentejo night sky, with the first one as the protagonist, of course, the comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) and then there is the The “arc” of the Milky Way in all its beautyin a recording made in La Palma.
Also count on it nebulae and other galaxies and even a self-portrait.
See the selected set of photos in the gallery
Professional designer by day and amateur astrologer by night, David Cruz is also the author of the text accompanying the ESA publication, in which he thanks the “partnership” of the space agency, taking the opportunity to present himself. and will reveal how the passion for photographing the night landscape began with its various cosmic protagonists.
Comet stays until the end of the month. Auroras continue in unexpected places
Although it reached its peak observation last weekend, when it was at its closest to Earth, less than 71 million kilometers awaythe so-called comet of the century will remain visible to the naked eye across the northern hemisphere until next weekoffering a view that will not be repeated for a thousand years.
Click through the gallery to view several previously shared images of the C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)
For amateur photographers, the 19th and 20th of October promise to be ideal for capturing images, as there will be little interference from the moonlight after the full moon has passed. AN C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) will be here until the end of the month, but in principle visible only with the help of a telescope, as it loses brightness every dayas it moves further and further away from the Earth and the Sun.
After your death, It will continue its journey through the far reaches of the solar systemperhaps under the influence of the gravity of other planets or stars. Orbital models suggest that will not come close to Earth again for hundreds of thousands of years, if it ever returns.
E If you are not yet part of the group of people who have already seen the Northern Lights, don’t worry: the color spectacle will still be visible in less common parts of the world, such as Portugal, while in which there is a strong supply. storms occur which allows for wonder. The promise is left to NASA space meteorologists.
The sun is currently at the peak of its 11-year cycle, causing more frequent solar flares and the northern lights.. This active period was expected to last at least another year, although the peak of solar activity will not be known until months later, according to the US space agency (NASA) and the US agency for Oceans and Atmosphere ( NOAA).
This solar cycle created the most colorful auroras in the south and the sight that can fill the sky with shades of pink, purple, green and blue is likely to continue to appear in the coming months.warrant scientists.
Just last week, a powerful solar storm surprised sky watchers far from the Arctic Circle when auroras appeared in unexpected places.including Germany, the UK and the US. Portugal was also part of the privileged list and for the third time this year.
See some of the images recorded in Portugal and other parts of the world
2024-10-17 16:12:00
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