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Sky This Month: December 2022

Saturn is over 30° excessive within the south at nightfall in early December. However catch it early, because the ringed planet units by...

The Sky This Week from November 25 to December 2

Wednesday, November 30 First Quarter Moon happens at 9:27 A.M. EST, when the lunar floor seems precisely 50 p.c lit. A number of hours...

Sky This Month: November 2022

Search for Neptune about 6.5° west-southwest of Jupiter, due south of the Circlet of Pisces. You possibly can spot the magnitude 7.7 planet...

Ask Astro: Why do the giant planets spin faster than the terrestrial

Why do the enormous planets rotate a lot sooner than the terrestrial planets in our solar system?  Jim Repass  Clinton, Washington  We nonetheless don’t totally perceive...

The Sky This Week from October 7 to 14

Saturday, October 8 The distant dwarf planet Pluto is stationary at 2 P.M. EDT in northeastern Sagittarius. Sadly, as a result of it's so...

See fall’s best Messier objects

It’s been six months since astronomy golf equipment across the globe hosted occasions for the Messier marathon. The aim of this single-night observing...

Sky This Month: October 2022

The 4 Galilean moons — Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto — orbit with durations of two to 16 days. Previous opposition, the moons...

Postcards from around the solar system

Lunar landscapes It may appear foolish to assign a lot price to the emotional energy of pictures made by future astronauts. Scientists will argue...

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See 6 planets in late August and early September

See 6 planets earlier than dawn Possibly you’ve already seen Jupiter and Mars within the morning sky? They’re simply...

Voyager 2: Our 1st and last visit to Neptune

Reprinted from NASA. Voyager 2 passes by Neptune, 35 years in the past Thirty-five years in the past, on August...

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