Saturday, February 2, 2019

Feb 2 - Happy Groundhog Day! Plus Top Stories

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Groundhog Day is an astronomy holiday
Groundhog Day is tied to the movement of Earth around the sun. Falling approximately midway between a solstice and an equinox, it's the year's 1st cross-quarter day. Read more.
How soon will we see the black hole at the Milky Way's heart?
An international consortium has been striving to obtain an image of the “shadow” of the event horizon of our Milky Way's central, supermassive black hole. Here's an update.

Here’s what astronomers see when they look in the direction of our galaxy’s center with NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory. The Milky Way's central, supermassive black hole - labeled Sagittarius A* - is in this image, but, so far, hot gas has obscured our view of its event horizon. Ellipses indicate light echoes. Image via ESO.
Can moons have moons?
A new study shows that Earth's moon should, theoretically, be able to have its own moon. Why doesn't it?
More top stories

February guide to the bright planets

More globular clusters found at Milky Way's heart

How polar vortex blasts are tied to global warming

Stargazing destinations: Oregon

New warning about Greenland ice melt

Speedy comet approaching Earth's vicinity

Michael Peres on how to photograph snowflakes

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Starhop tonight: Pegasus to Andromeda galaxy
The 4 stars of the Great Square of Pegasus are easy to find. Ready? Let's star-hop!
See it! Photos of the moon and morning planets

This morning's moon and Saturn conjunction - February 2 - captured from Cape Sounion, Greece by Nikolaos Pantazis. Beautiful shot! Thank you, Nikolaos. See more photos of this past week's wonderful moon-and-planet views in the dawn sky.

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