Last week, Pluto passed in front of what looks like a dark patch in the sky, and astrophotographer John Chumack was ready to capture the event. The dark patch is actually Barnard 92, a dark nebula. Since Pluto is usually very hard to see among the background of stars, it stands out against this dark
Posted by Universe Today
Hey, to me it's still a planet. So it's a dwarf planet; that doesn't matter to me. A red dwarf is still a star. Anyway... I am not trying to continue that debate here. Instead, I'd like to show you an incredible image taken by my friend, John Chumack, from Ohio. It is of Pluto crossing in front of the dark nebula Barnard 92. This chance passage made it much easier to pick out Pluto among the rich star field of M24 The Sagittarius Star Cloud. This is one of the things that makes John such a great
Posted by Simostronomy
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