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| Tonight … Moon and Saturn close | | The moon is now past full, ascending in the east several hours after sunset. Saturn - now nearly at its best for 2018 - is the nearest bright object. | | | | | | Planet-hunter Kepler keeps going as fuel dwindles | | Kepler has discovered thousands of exoplanets, and soon will run out of fuel. Now it's begun its 18th observing campaign, with a focus on objects including the famous nearby Beehive star cluster and infamous asteroid Apophis. | | | | | |
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| | | Tonight … Moon and Saturn close | Saturn isn't the brightest object in the night sky, but it's the brightest object near the moon Wednesday and Thursday nights. | | | |
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| | Manhattanhenge comes to New York City | Manhattanhenge photo by EarthSky community member Gowrishankar Lakshminarayanan. Thanks, Gowri! | | |
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