Category: astronomy
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Total Lunar Eclipes: Tonight!!!
A total lunar eclipse will occur tonight, May 15, 2022, the first of two this year. The second eclipse will happen in November of this year.. The eclipse will be a dark one with the northern limb of the Moon passing through the center of Earth’s shadow. This is the first central eclipse of Lunar Saros 131. The eclipse will be completely visible over most of North…
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Tau Herculids A Possible Surprise Meteor Shower!
We might have the opportunity to witness a possibly intense meteor event due to a comet that split apart in 1995. Apparently, it is still fracturing. It could cause a spectacular mini meteor shower called the Tau Herculids… It’s parent comet is 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3, which was discovered back in 1930, by German observers Arnold Schwassmann and…
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Coming soon to the skies above, the Eta Aquariids.
The Eta Aquariids are a meteor shower that is visible from about April 19 to about May 28 each year. The meteor shower is the result of its parent comet, which is the famous Halley’s Comet. The meteors we currently see as members of the Eta Aquariid shower separated from Halley’s Comet hundreds of years ago. The current orbit of…
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The Night Sky | May 2022 | Venus & Jupiter Conjunction | Total Lunar Eclipse | Eta Aquarids Meteors
Late Night Astronomy Venus & Jupiter appear to collide, the Moon turns blood red and a meteor shower lights up the sky! It’s a busy month for the night sky this May. Regardless of your experience or equipment, we’ve got something here for you. Please let me know what excites you about space and what…
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Check out the 2022 Lyrid meteor shower!
It’s April and it’s time for the Lyrids… The Lyrids are a meteor shower that can be seen from April 16 to April 25 each year. The radiant of the meteor shower is located in the constellation Lyra, near Vega, its brightest star. The peak of the shower is typically around April 22 each year. The source of the meteor shower…
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Sun Activity Triggered an Aurora Alert!
Direct hit expected from a Huge CME! A huge, long-lasting solar flare took place near the large sunspot region AR2960 on March 10, 2022. It produced an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection (CME). The estimated arrival time for charged particles from the sun is 11:35 UTC on March 13. So look out for a possible auroral…
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January Sky Report | All Space Considered at Griffith Observatory
Griffith Observatory January Sky Report | All Space Considered at Griffith Observatory https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFBYARE3DsuXNWbqmD7qCZg http://tnc.network/science/
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Today The Earth is Closest to the Sun: Science Behind Perihelion
Rachael “rah-shell” TV We’ve made another trip around the sun but there’s another celestial event happening early in the new year. https://twitter.com/_RachaelTV http://tnc.network/science/
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Ursids Meteor Shower ~ In 4K From Denver, CO USA ~ December 21-22, 2021
* Astronomy Live Stream in 4K with David Brewer * DENVER Peak is on December 21-22, 2021 ~ 5:00AM Mountain Time… Camera: Sony: A7Siii… Lens: Sony 24mm f/1.4 GM… FOV: 74°x45°… Mount: iOptron AZ Mount Pro with Tri-Pier… Best watched on a 4K Tv… Shot in 4K from Denver, Colorado USA.
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WATCH COMET LEONARD LIVE!
Planet Live shows us a live view of Comet Leonard. C/2021 A1 (Leonard) is an inbound long period comet discovered by G. J. Leonard at the Mount Lemmon Observatory on 3 January 2021 (a year before perihelion) when the comet was 5 AU (750 million km) from the Sun. This is the first comet discovered in 2021 and has a retrograde orbit. On 12 December 2021…