Friday, June 23, 2017

EarthSky News - June 23 - Flying with World’s Fastest Bird

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Flying with the world's fastest bird  

The peregrine falcon is the fastest bird - and in fact the fastest animal on Earth - when in its hunting dive. Amazing video here.

Where's the moon? Waning crescent

New moon will come June 24 at 02:31 UTC; translate to your time zone.

The eclipse is just 2 lunations away

As we approach another new moon, astronomer Guy Ottewell shares his profound understanding of lunar cycles and the coming total solar eclipse.

Tonight … See the Dragon's Eyes

Look in the northeast on these June evenings, near the star Vega. You'll see Rastaban and Eltanin, the eyes of Draco the Dragon.

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See the Dragon's Eyes on June evenings

If you have a dark sky, you'll easily notice Rastaban and Eltanin near the bright star Vega.

Where's the moon? Waning crescent

Martin Marthadinata caught this very slim waning crescent moon – 1% illuminated – this morning from Indonesia. New moon will come June 24 at 02:31 UTC; translate to your time zone.

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