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What You Can See in the Sky While Waiting for Fireworks on The 4th Of July

3 Jul , 2013 by Bob King

The sky can be a showy stage with big-time events like eclipses, meteor showers and the occasional bright comet, but most nights have a quiet beauty that whispers instead of shouts. The contrast between hype and hush is no more apparent than on the 4th of July – American independence day celebration – when we […]

4th of July, Observing, Stargazing

Astrophotos, Juno Mission, Jupiter, Mercury, Observing, Planet News, Solar System, Venus

Rare Spectacular Triple Planet Conjunction Wows World! – Astrophoto Gallery

27 May , 2013 by Ken Kremer

Triple planets (Venus/Jupiter/Mercury) conjunction over Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France on May 26. Credit: Thierry Legault –www.astrophoto.fr Update: See expanded Conjunction astrophoto gallery below[/caption] The rare astronomical coincidence of a spectacular triangular triple conjunction of 3 bright planets happening right now is certainly wowing the entire World of Earthlings! That is if our gallery of astrophotos assembled […]

Astronomy, Astrophotos, conjunction, Juno mission, Jupiter, Mercury, MESSENGER, planetary conjunctions, Stargazing, Venus, Venus Express

Astronomy, Citizen Science, Extrasolar Planets, Kepler Mission, NASA, Skywatching

British TV Audience Discovers Potential New Planet

19 Jan , 2012 by VirtualAstro

[/caption] A public “mass participation” push initiated on a UK television program to find planets beyond our Solar System has had an immediate result! On Monday, January 16, 2012 “BBC Stargazing LIVE” began its first of three nights of television programs live from Jodrell Bank Observatory in the UK. The series was hosted by Professor […]

BBC, Holmes, Kepler, planet, Stargazing

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