July 6 - Top Stories This Week

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View at EarthSky Community Photos. | Dr. Ski in the Philippines captured Mercury, Mars and the young moon on July 4. As seen from around the world, Mercury and Mars are a challenge to catch now, low in the west at sunset. They'll quickly follow the sun below your western horizon. How to see planets in July.

July guide to the bright planets July 2019 is Saturn's month. This slowest-moving of the visible planets appears in your sky as a fairly bright golden "star." Saturn's opposition is July 9. This month, both Saturn and (much-brighter) Jupiter appear east in early evening and light up your sky most of the night. Read more. Amazing images of the July 2 eclipse If you couldn't see it yourself, check out these beautiful images. This just in   California shakes from 2nd big quake in 2 days The larger earthquake happened last night at 8:19 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. It took place near Ridgecrest, California (population 27,616 at the 2010 census), in the Mojave Desert. Earthquake scientist Lucy Jones said, " ... the M6.4 was a foreshock. This was a M7.1 on the same fault." Building fires reported in Ridgecrest. Effects felt across much of Southern California, parts of Arizona and Nevada, as far north as the San Francisco Bay Area, and as far south as Baja California, Mexico. Read more. More top stories Astronomers pinpoint source of fast radio burst Cool! Teegarden's Star has Earth-sized planets in its habitable zone The June 30, 1908, Tunguska explosion 6 things to know about carbon dioxide How to see Pluto in your sky Why no eclipse at every new and full moon? Uranus' rings surprisingly bright in 'heat' images

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Tonight … See Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown Corona Borealis looks like the letter C. A dark sky is best for seeing this faint semicircle of stars. Read more.

We love sunflowers! Your best photos We asked you to share your sunflower pics, and wow! What a great collection. This image is by Eleni Ioannou. Thank you, Eleni, and thanks so much to all who shared your photos with us. Don't miss this wonderful gallery. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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