Wednesday, July 11, 2018

July 11 - A Month of Eclipses

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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.

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