Sunday, February 18, 2018

Feb 18 - Narwhals Hang Out

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Where narwhals like to hang out
Narwhals are among the ocean's most elusive creatures. But new research may shed light on where these enigmatic marine mammals like to congregate, and why.
Astronomers tracking close-passing asteroid 2017 VR12
It'll pass closest to Earth - 3.76 times the moon's distance - during the night of March 6-7. It's a good target for radar, and amateur astronomers might catch it with small telescopes.
The periodic table song
The complete periodic table of elements ... in song! From the guys at AsapSCIENCE.
Tonight … Have you seen Venus yet? 
On Sunday evening, the lighted portion of the young moon in the west after sunset is pointing toward Venus.

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Tonight … Arc to Arcturus
Locate the Big Dipper in your northern sky, and then follow the arc in the Dipper's handle to find yellow-orange star Arcturus.
Waterglyph
Marc Toso photographed this waterglyph along the Utah/Arizona border. He told us, “The night was frigid and the landscape was desolate. I didn't see another living soul the entire time. However, it seemed as if at one time this was an important place, a place where things occurred.”
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