by Steven Smith | Jul 1, 2023 | 2023, 07 July, Astronomy, Galaxies, Study Guide, The Photo Focus
View the July 2023 Nature Friend Study Guide There are few things more beautiful than a breathtaking landscape or nightscape—especially one that includes the Lord’s incredible Milky Way! A panorama enhances everything we love about landscapes, because panoramas show...
by Kevin Shank | Dec 1, 2022 | 2022, 12 December, Answer Key, Astronomy, Birds, Focus Illustrated, Galaxies, Sparrows, Study Guide, The Photo Focus, Wrens
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by Morris Yoder | Jul 1, 2022 | 2022, 07 July, Articles & Stories, Astronomy, Galaxies, The Heavens Declare God's Glory
Milky Way over Matterhorn. Photo © iStock. Our home galaxy is called the Milky Way because people have long had the idea that it looks like spilled milk drifting across the sky. It’s believed the ancient Greeks called it Galaxias Kyklos, which is translated Milky...
by Shaphan Shank | Jul 28, 2021 | 2021, 08, August, Astronomy, Exploring Our Skies, Nebulas, Study Guide
Sagittarius, the Archer, lies straight above the southern horizon on August evenings at mid-northern latitudes. The band of the Milky Way runs through the western part of Sagittarius; in fact, the core of the Milky Way is located in the direction of this...