Tuesday, June 20, 2017

EarthSky News - June 20 - Happy Solstice!

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Things to notice at the June solstice
Live in the Americas? Then your solstice may be today. Some quick info that'll help you connect with nature at the June solstice, 2017!
Video: Watching solstices and equinoxes from space
See how sunlight falls on Earth's surface during the solstices and equinoxes, and get a better understanding of why Earth's tilt causes the seasons.
Summer solstice tale of 2 cities
On the June solstice, the sun sets at the same time in New York City and St. Augustine, Florida. But New York has an hour more of daylight. How's that happen?
Space gardening
Future space outpost dwellers will need to grow plants for food, and to recycle air and water. New NASA video about farming aboard the ISS.

EarthSky Lunar Calendars are on sale 50% OFF

A unique and beautiful poster-sized calendar. Keep up with all phases of the moon every night of the year. Only about 100 left in stock, get them while you can!

Watching the solstice sunrise
Happy solstice! Here’s everything you need to know about the June solstice. Photo via Sarah Little-Knitwitz, Glastonbury Tor, Somerset, U.K.
Sunset http://earthsky.org/todays-image/photos-sunset-june-solstice No matter where you are on Earth, your northernmost sunsets of the year are happening around now. Photo via Leyla Nasabun A. in Chile.
Sunset http://earthsky.org/todays-image/photos-sunset-june-solstice No matter where you are on Earth, your northernmost sunsets of the year are happening around now. Photo via Leyla Nasabun A. in Chile.
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Monday, June 19, 2017

EarthSky News - June 19 - Elon Musk's Mars Manifesto

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Elon Musk's Mars manifesto

What if the cost of going to Mars as a colonist were less than US $200,000, or about the median cost of a house in the U.S.? Would you go? Elon Musk thinks many would.

Tuesday morning … Moon and Venus

You can't miss them! Look east an hour or two before sunrise.

All you need to know: June solstice 2017

It's that beautiful time of year in the Northern Hemisphere, when the June solstice - your signal to celebrate summer - is nearly upon us. The solstice will come on June 21 at 4:24 UTC; translate to your time zone.

Summer solstice at Stonehenge

Why do people gather at Stonehenge in England on the solstice? Info and photos here.

EarthSky Lunar Calendars are on sale 50% OFF

A unique and beautiful poster-sized calendar. Keep up with all phases of the moon every night of the year. Only about 100 left in stock, get them while you can!

Tuesday morning … Moon and Venus

The moon is the 2nd-brightest, and Venus the 3rd-brightest, objects in our sky after the sun.

Elon Musk's Mars manifesto

Artist's concept of SpaceX Interplanetary Transport System. The dream of colonizing Mars is alive and well.
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