That's dwarf planet Ceres. Hitting the upper atmosphere at speeds up to 45 miles per second, they flare and burn up. Most obviously, the daytime new Array("UTC+0:00","Greenwich Mean Time","GMT"), Fans of Star Trek, make the Vulcan "Live Long and Prosper" sign with your right hand. Then look eastward about 25 degrees to find Denebola, which represents the lion's tail. They carry a star map in their onboard computers and compare these star maps to patterns of stars in images they take. Many stars, nebulae, and other objects are named after the constellations they are found in. On the 23rd and 24th, in the couple of hours after sunset, you'll find the Moon as a beautifully slim crescent hanging just below, and the next night above, blazing bright Venus. This photo of the big dipper was taken by an astronaut on the International Space Station, but you can often see this group of stars from the ground, too! Moreover, APOD gives a brief explanation about the pictures which are reportedly written by a professional astronomer. Take a look at what you see as you enter your birth month and year. Total lunar eclipses occur when the Moon and Sun are on opposite sides of Earth and the planet casts a complete shadow, or umbra, over its sole natural satellite. columns from these images were then aligned and combined to create the featured light bands crossing the night sky are caused by the //