EarthSky News - Nov 21 - Ta Da! 1st Interstellar Asteroid

November 21 Ta Da! 1st Interstellar Asteroid by:

It's the 1st known interstellar asteroid It swept nearest the sun in September, then sped away again, back to interstellar space. Astronomers named it `Oumuamua. It's dark red, very elongated and unlike anything in our solar system. What monarch butterflies prefer Will our survival strategy for monarchs work? Initiatives emphasize milkweed plantings along roadsides. New research shows egg-laying monarchs much prefer off-road farmlands. Tonight … Come to know the Pleiades, or 7 Sisters At this time of year, for all of us around the globe, the Pleiades star cluster culminates - reaches its highest point in the sky - around midnight. Fern, contrail shadow, singing dunes It was a beautiful day for natural phenomena in the sky, and on the ground! There will be no EarthSky News on U.S. Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 23).

Keep up with all phases of the moon every night of the year! We sold out of these calendars quickly last year. Get yours now! P.S. They make great holiday gifts.

Come to know the Pleiades, or 7 Sisters This image is from Krishnan Subramanian near Mumbai, India. It's from a star party earlier this month and shows a laser pointing toward the Pleiades. Krishnan wrote: "The Pleiades star cluster is called Krithika in India. The red streak on the left is that of an aircraft."

Fern, contrail shadow, singing dunes Fern Zalin Jones wrote: "That is me, triumphant!" She's atop a dune at Kelso Dunes in California's Mojave Desert. See the contrail shadow in the background? Photo taken November 11, 2017 by Greg Lewis. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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