TITLE

Sky at a Glance

PUB. DATE

January 2011

SOURCE

Sky & Telescope;Jan2011, Vol. 121 Issue 1, p43

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Image

ABSTRACT

A photograph of the rare appearance of the Northern Lights seen over Southern California on July 27, 2004 along with charts on the phases of the moon and visibility of planets in the sky including Mercury, Venus and Mars is presented.

ACCESSION #

59449238

Tags: AURORAS;  INNER planets;  MOON

 

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