Thursday, November 30, 2017

EarthSky News - Nov 30 - 50 Years of Pulsars

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2017 marks 50 years since pulsars were discovered
In 1967, while helping analyze data from a new telescope, Cambridge student Jocelyn Bell observed a bit of "scruff" - the first evidence of a pulsar. The discovery changed our view of the universe.
Hello, Small Magellanic Cloud
The Small Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf galaxy orbiting our Milky Way and a beautiful night-sky gem for those in Earth's Southern Hemisphere. Here it is in the light of atomic hydrogen. Whoa!
Do songbirds share ‘universal grammar’?
A new study suggests that humans and songbirds have common biological hardwiring that shapes how they produce and perceive sounds.
Today … Sun enters Ophiuchus
The sun always passes in front of Ophiuchus from about November 30 to December 18.
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Sun enters Ophiuchus
Some call Ophiuchus an unofficial member of the zodiac.
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Where's the moon? Waxing gibbous
Waxing gibbous moon via Clarise Samuels in Montreal. She used multiple exposures to superimpose the moon on a close-up of small light bulbs and she wrote: "It would be nice if we had a lot of moons." This week's moon is waxing toward a full supermoon this weekend.
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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

EarthSky News - Nov 29 - Probing the Hubble Ultra Deep Field

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Probing the Hubble Ultra Deep Field
Astronomers used an instrument called MUSE to conduct the deepest-ever spectroscopic survey. The result was a bonanza of new knowledge.
Your dog is good for your heart
Can your dog help you live longer? Maybe, according to a new study of the association between dog ownership and cardiovascular health among more than 3.4 million Swedes, aged 40 to 80. 
Aries? Here’s your constellation
How to see Aries the Ram in your night sky, plus info about this constellation in astronomy history and mythology.
Tonight … Moon near planet Uranus
Good night to locate constellation Pisces, behind the moon and Uranus. Then you can search for Pisces again - and maybe find Uranus, too - when the moon moves away.
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Tonight … Moon near planet Uranus
What will you see of Pisces on this moonlit night? You might at least pick out the Circlet, a noticeable asterism within Pisces. See it, to the right side of this chart?
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Clouds near Australia
This beautiful and unusual cloud pattern - captured by a NASA satellite - was caused by a phenomenon called gravity waves. Read more about it here.
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