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Video: Watch The Moon Slowly Blot Out Saturn In Australia
Wow! Check out this video of the Moon passing in front of Saturn from a viewpoint in Brisbane, Australia. This…
Astrophotos: Occultation of Saturn
Observers in Australia and New Zealand had a special treat this week: watching Saturn disappear behind the Moon during an…
Saturn Disappears Behind the Full Flower Moon May 14 – Watch it Live
Funny thing. Skywatchers are often just as excited to watch a celestial object disappear as we are to see it make an…
Surprise! Asteroid Hosts A Two-Ring Circus Above Its Surface
Rings are a tough phenomenon to spot. As late as 1977, astronomers thought that the only thing in the solar…
Clouds May Scotch Tomorrow’s Rare Erigone-Regulus Occultation
North America's brightest predicted asteroid occultation may be one-upped by a much bigger occultation - a solid blanket of clouds.…
Watch Saturn Slip Behind the Moon
Or, more accurately, watch the Moon pass in front of Saturn. Either way you get the same result: a beautiful…
Tale Of Two Moons Reveals Asteroid’s Insides
Fluffy, with a core of density. That's what the interior of the asteroid 87 Sylvia likely looks like, astronomers say.…
See Venus and the Moon Together in the Sky on September 8
Sky watchers worldwide are in for a treat Sunday evening September 8, 2013 as the waxing crescent Moon passes near…
Conjunctions to Watch For in July
The planets are slowly returning into view this month, bashfully peeking out from behind the Sun in the dawn &…
Weekend Observing Alert: Moon Occults Delta Scorpii
[/caption] Are you ready for a weekend observing treat? Then get out your binoculars, telescopes, or just your eyes as…