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Celestial Wonders in Leo
Leo is a prominent sight for stargazers in April. Its famous sickle, punctuated by the bright star Regulus, draws many a beginning stargazer’s eyes, inviting deeper looks into some of Leo’s celestial delights, including a great double star and a famous galactic trio. The constellation, Leo. You can find this constellation in the springtime skies. Stellarium Leo’s distinctive forward sickle,…
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What’s Up: August 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA
What to look for: A planetary rendezvous, meteors, and a “star forge”! Two planets meet for a super close conjunction, the Perseid meteor shower peaks, and look for the Lagoon Nebula – a stellar nursery in Sagittarius. Highlights August 4 – New moon August 11 – The Perseid meteor shower peaks overnight tonight! Provided you have clear skies, viewing conditions will be favorable this…
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What’s Up: June 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA
Planets rule the a.m., and what’s that bright light? Saturn and Mars meet up with the Moon, Jupiter returns at dawn, and tips for identifying some common objects seen in the sky. Highlights All month – All the planetary action continues to be in the morning sky, with Saturn and Mars rising in the early morning hours. They are joined later…
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NASA Selects Proposals to Study Volatile Stars, Galaxies, Cosmic Collisions
NASA has selected proposals for four missions that would study cosmic explosions and the debris they leave behind, as well as monitor how nearby stellar flares may affect the atmospheres of orbiting planets. Following detailed evaluations, the agency intends to select two proposals in 2021 to be the next astrophysics missions under the Explorers Program. The selected missions will be…
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