Category: astronomy
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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 https://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…
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LIVE | NASA Geminid meteor shower | 2021
space googlevesaire Stay up with us tonight for our live stream of the Geminid meteor shower. We are streaming from Huntsville, Alabama at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The Geminids come from the celestial object known as 3200 Phaethon, which is either an asteroid or extinct comet. The Geminids peak tonight in the overnight…
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Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight!
December 13, 2021 It’s that time of the year again! Time for the Geminid Meteor Shower that peaks tonight. The Geminids are a prolific meteor shower caused by the object 3200 Phaethon, which is thought to be a Palladian asteroid with a “rock comet” orbit. This would make the Geminids, together with the Quadrantids, the only major meteor showers not originating from a comet. The meteors from this…
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PARTIAL ECLIPSE TONIGHT!
There will be some celestial action in the sky tonight. Not only is there a full moon in the sky right now, but there will be a partial eclipse that will start at 11:02 pm MST. This eclipse will be unique, it will be the longest, lasting about 6 hours. For more information about…
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The Leonids Occur Tonight!
View this post on Instagram A post shared by STM Daily News (@stmdailynews) It’s mid-November and it is that time of year again, time for the Leonid Meteor shower which will happen around November 16, which is tonight and tomorrow, November 17. The shower occurs when the Earth crosses paths with the commentary debris…
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November 2021 Partial Eclipse
On November 19, 2021, there will be a partial lunar eclipse. Lasting about 6 hours, this will be the longest partial eclipse within a stretch of about 1,000 years. The last partial lunar eclipse that stretched longer happened on February 18, 1440. The next time Earth will see a partial lunar eclipse as lengthy…
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The 2021 Taurid Meteor Shower Starting tonight…
The Southern Taurids can be seen tonight. The Taurids are an annual meteor shower, associated with the comet Encke. The Taurids are actually two separate showers, with a Southern and a Northern component. The Southern Taurids originated from Comet Encke, while the Northern Taurids originated from the asteroid 2004 TG10 They are named after their radiant point in the constellation Taurus, where they…
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It’s Time For The October Draconids! (video)
The October Draconids, in the past also unofficially known as the Giacobinids, are a meteor shower whose parent body is the periodic comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner. They are named after the constellation Draco, where they seemingly come from. Almost all meteors which fall towards Earth ablate long before reaching its surface. The Draconids are best viewed after sunset in an area with a…