Monday, June 20, 2016

Full Moon Summer Solstice

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This diagram shows the position of the Earth, in relation to the Sun, at the time of the Summer Solstice, as well as the other solstice ...
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Thursday, June 16, 2016

100 Years Ago: Connecticut Observatory Opens w/out Telescope!

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Van Vleck Observatory of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. (Image Sources: Wikipedia.org , By Original uploader was Daydrmgi...
Tuesday, June 14, 2016

'Blank Sun' June 3 & 4 as Sunspot Minimum Expected 2019-2020

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Photograph of a "blank Sun," with no sunspots on the side of the Sun facing the Earth, from June 4. (Image Sources: NASA's S...
Sunday, June 5, 2016

Laser Gravitational-Wave Observatory Researchers Receive 2 Awards

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Diagram of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) located at two sites: LIGO Livingston Observatory in Livingston, ...
Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Astronomical Calendar: 2016 June

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New photograph of the Planet Mars, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope on 2016 May 12. During the first week of June, Mars is at it...
Saturday, May 21, 2016

End of May / Start of June: Best View of Mars in a Decade!

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New photograph of the Planet Mars, taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, on 2016 May 12, just before the closest approach to Earth...
Friday, May 6, 2016

Mon. AM & Early PM: Rare Astronomical Event w/ Web-Casts

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Close-up of the profile of Planet Mercury during the last Transit of Mercury event on 2006 November 8. NEVER look directly at the Sun, a so...