July 11 - A Month of Eclipses

July 11 A Month of Eclipses by:

Heads up! It's a month of eclipses​​ Partial solar eclipse July 13. Total lunar eclipse July 27. Partial solar eclipse August 11. Century's longest lunar eclipse July 27​​ It'll be the longest total lunar eclipse of this century, with Mars - at its brightest - nearby. Red moon, red Mars. It doesn't get any better than this. How often are there 3 eclipses in a month?​​ In a calendar month, 3 eclipses are rare. But in a lunar month, 3 eclipses are are more common. From 2000-2050, it happens 14 times. Here are 2 exoplanets with seasons and stable climates​​ New research revealed them. This knowledge will help astronomers search for worlds similar to ours - the long-sought Earth 2.0.

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Tonight … Find Vega and its constellation Lyra​​ The Summer Triangle consists of 3 bright stars in 3 different constellations. The brightest is Vega in the constellation Lyra.

See it! Tuesday's moon and Aldebaran​​ The waning moon and the star Aldebaran on Tuesday morning, as captured by Steven Bellavia at Cherry Springs State Park, Pennsylvania. Click in for more. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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