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Wednesday, July 5, 2017

EarthSky News - July 5 - Juno and Jupiter's Red Spot

July 5
Juno and Jupiter's Red Spot

Juno to buzz Jupiter's Great Red Spot

On July 10, we'll get humanity's first up-close and personal view of the Red Spot - a storm monitored since 1830 and possibly existing for more than 350 years.

Do you have what it takes to live on Mars?

If you dream of traveling to the Red Planet, check out this video.

Tonight … Moon, Saturn, Antares at nightfall

Can you see their colors - and Antares' twinkling - in the moonlit glare?

Where's the moon? Waxing gibbous

It appears more than half lighted, but less than full. It's waxing toward full moon, which will happen on the night of July 8 or 9, depending on your time zone.

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Moon, Saturn, Antares at nightfall

If you can't discern the fishhook shape of the Scorpion, wait until the moon leaves the evening sky - around mid-month - and look again.

Scorpion rising

Low-lying constellation Scorpius the Scorpion rising behind some of the flora in the Ancient Bristlecone Forest, California. Photo by Chirag Upreti.

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Tuesday, July 4, 2017

EarthSky News - July 4 - Moon Mysteries

July 4
Moon Mysteries

Moon's dark side faces Earth

What, what? Strange as it may seem, the moon's dark side is its Earth-facing side.

Mystery of the moon's tilted orbit

Had things gone differently in the early days of the inner solar system, the magnificent spectacle of a total solar eclipse might be a monthly event.

Total eclipse of sun: August 21, 2017

All you need to know about the first total solar eclipse visible from the contiguous U.S. since 1979, from eclipse master Fred Espenak.

Purchase eclipse glasses while they last

Our supplier has told us this is the last batch we can get. Order your eclipse glasses now!

How do fireworks get their colors?

The beautiful colors in fireworks - so good at stirring our emotions - are pure chemistry.

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Moon's dark side faces Earth

The dark maria on the moon's near side - the solidified remnants of ancient lunar seas of molten magma – make the near side of the moon reflect less light than the far side.