Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Aug 14 - Zoom to Milky Way Center

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Wow! Zoom to the Milky Way's center

Decades of work have gone into probing the heart of our Milky Way galaxy. Click in for a video showing stars orbiting the 4-million-solar-mass black hole at our galaxy's core.

Next few evenings … Moon, Venus, Jupiter

Bright planets and an orbiting moon! Enjoy them on these August evenings.

More fav Perseid meteor shower photos

Wonderful photos are still coming in. Thanks to all who submitted!

61 Cygni is the flying star   

It isn't one of the brightest stars, but it moves exceptionally rapidly against the background of more distant stars. Its motion reveals its nearness to Earth.

I LOVE METEOR SHOWERS SALE!

All of our meteor shower gear is 15% off this weekend. Your support means the world to us and allows us to keep going. 

Moon, Venus, Jupiter

The moon is beginning to make its way past the planets in the evening sky now. It's a wonderful time to identify them, or just enjoy them.

More fav Perseid meteor shower photos

Miska Saarikko‎ caught this daylight meteor Monday morning and wrote: "Got a big one at 04:05 CET. Settings were a bit off in the camera, but still fully visible during sunrise. Taken south of Stockholm, Sweden, from my window." Thanks, Miska!

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