Saturday, July 8, 2017

EarthSky News - July 8 - Full Moon

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Tonight … Fullest moon for the Americas
Fullest moon comes July 9 at 4:07 UTC. Translate to your timezone. The fullest moon for Asia is July 9, but, for us in the Americas, the moon appears fullest July 8.
Sunspot, and chance of weekend storms
Experts say there's a 60% chance this weekend of geomagnetic storms, possibly causing auroras. Plus, over the past couple of days, a lone sunspot has grown rapidly!
Solar minimum is coming
Low ebb in the 11-year sunspot cycle expected 2019-2020. Want some basic information about the sunspot cycle and its effects? Watch this NASA ScienceCast.

Breathtaking night-shining clouds

Wonderful video showing noctilucent - or night-shining - clouds recorded on July 1 and 4.  These clouds shine in the darkness, typically on summer nights.

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Tonight … Fullest moon for the Americas
Andy Bentley caught the nearly full moon - 99.2% illuminated - Saturday morning, July 8.
Sunset rainbow
Jüri Voit‎ captured this image on July 6 in Kuusalu, Estonia.
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Friday, July 7, 2017

EarthSky News - July 7 - After-Death Planets

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How do planets form after star death?

Supernova explosions destroy pre-existing planets. Yet astronomers observe planets orbiting tiny, dense, essentially dead neutron stars left behind by supernovae. How do the planets get there?

Tonight … See the moon, Saturn and Antares in a line
Golden Saturn, 6th planet outward from the sun, is the farthest world you can see easily with the unaided eye. Antares is a bright, reddish star.
Friday FAQ: How do I see anticrepuscular rays?
You've heard of crepuscular rays? Here's how to catch a glimpse of elusive anticrepuscular rays. 
If greenhouse gas emissions ended now...
Would climate change stop? The simple answer is no. A climate scientist explains.
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See the moon, Saturn and Antares in a line
All 3 travel along the ecliptic, a projection of Earth's orbit onto the sky. 
How do I see anticrepuscular rays?
Next time you see crepuscular rays - sunrays - at sunrise or sunset, turn around. Photo by Karl Diefenderfer in Quakertown, Pennsylvania.
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