EarthSky News - June 17 - Slowest Sunsets

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Slowest sunsets around solstices Here's a natural phenomenon you might never have imagined. That is, the sun actually sets more slowly around the time of a solstice. Saturn over New York City Think you can’t see stars or planets from the city? Click here for 2 photos of Saturn over New York. Tonight … Come to know the Summer Triangle Coming to know the Summer Triangle, then seeing it again and again on summer nights, is a deep pleasure that adds to the enjoyment of this season. Star of the week: Is Zubeneschamali green? Although some scientists claim stars can’t look green, many stargazers will swear that Zubeneschamali proves otherwise.

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Tonight … Come to know the Summer Triangle It's a large asterism - or noticeable pattern of stars - consisting of 3 bright stars in 3 different constellations.

Saturn over New York City Gowrishankar Lakshminarayanan caught Saturn on June 15, the day of its yearly opposition, when Earth passed between Saturn and the sun. Click here for a 2nd photo of Saturn over the city. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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