Sept 7 - Prehistoric Insects

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Detail from a poster for the film The Deadly Mantis (1957) by artist Reynold Brown. Prehistoric insects weren't this big ... but they were bigger than insects today. Good morning!   Why were prehistoric insects so big? Consider a relative of our modern-day dragonflies, with a wingspan of over 2 feet (0.6 meters). Before the dinosaurs, giant insects ruled the world. Read more. Watch online, as asteroid 2018 RC sweeps past It'll pass us at about half the moon's distance during the night of September 8, according to clocks in the Americas. Learn how to see it online. Wildlife hotspots thanks to livestock dung heaps? Some of the most biologically diverse wildlife hotspots in the African savannah owe their vitality to heaps of manure. Read more. Neptune is opposite the sun today This is Neptune's yearly opposition, when it's 180 degrees from the sun on the sky's dome. You need optical aid to spot Neptune. Links to charts here. Neptune, as seen by Voyager 2 in 1989. Image via NASA.

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Neptune is opposite the sun today This is Neptune's yearly opposition, when it's 180 degrees from the sun on the sky's dome. You need optical aid to spot it. Info here.

South Carolina sunrise Fran Aquino captured Monday's sunrise on Garden City Beach, South Carolina.  Gorgeous!  Thanks, Fran! Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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