June 22 - Moon and Jupiter

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This weekend … Moon near Jupiter The nights of June 22, 23 and 24 are a great time to make a sure identification of Jupiter on our sky's dome. Will 'slow earthquakes' along central San Andreas fault trigger larger quakes? "Based on our observations, we believe that seismic hazard in California is something that varies over time and is probably higher than what people have thought up to now." Video: Watching solstices and equinoxes from space See how sunlight falls on Earth’s surface during the solstices and equinoxes, and get a better understanding of why Earth’s tilt causes the seasons. It's summer. What's noon to you? What do you mean by noon? Do you define it by your clock or wristwatch? Or the gnawing in your stomach?  Here's how astronomers think about noontime.

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Sunset and smoke over Colorado Dennis Shoenfelder in Alamosa County, Colorado, created this composite from images taken June 12. He wrote: "The smoke from the 416 Fire near Durango caused some bright red sunsets." The last of the evacuation orders for this fire were lifted this week, as rainfall squelched the fire.

Tonight … Moon near Jupiter The moon, our closest neighbor world, lies some 242,000 miles (390,000 km) distant from Earth. Jupiter orbits our sun much farther away. It's nearly 1,800 times the moon's distance from us. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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