Even as I’m writing my column on this frigid, snowy morning along the Texas Gulf Coast, the 2025 Snow Event is pelting us with varieties of frozen precipitation.
Understanding these storm types helps forecasters provide accurate predictions, allowing communities to prepare for dangerous winter conditions before they arrive.
Just east of Betelgeuse is the fine binocular cluster NGC 2244. But the much fainter Rosette Nebula that lies around the cluster shows up nicely in this fine photo of it by EAAA member James Schultz.