EarthSky News - Aug 24 - Moon, Jupiter, Spica

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Tonight … Moon, Jupiter, Spica Jupiter is easy to spot near the waxing moon because it's so bright. Spica is fainter, but you'll see it as twilight deepens. Born under the sign of Ophiuchus? Born between November 29 and December 18? If so, the sun passes in front of Ophiuchus on your birthday. Ophiuchus is a constellation – not a sign – of the zodiac. Great Square of Pegasus points to Andromeda galaxy While the sky is dark and the moon is mostly absent, try star-hopping from the Great Square of Pegasus. July 2017 tied with 2016 for hottest July It was another hot July. Last month was tied with July 2016 as the warmest July in the 137 years of modern record-keeping,

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Tonight … Moon, Jupiter, Spica Spica - the brightest star in the constellation Virgo the Maiden - is fainter than the moon or Jupiter, but you'll see it as twilight deepens.

Eclipse over Glacier National Park, Montana The moon laps the sun above Mount Reynolds - over Logan Pass in Glacier National Park, Montana - during Monday's 85% solar eclipse. Photo by John Ashley. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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EarthSky News - Aug 23 - Really Big Asteroid

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A really big asteroid is about to pass Earth Named for Florence Nightingale, this asteroid is the biggest near-Earth object to pass so close since this category of objects was discovered over a century ago. It might be visible in binoculars! Tonight … Young moon low in west after sunset Fresh from Monday's eclipse, the moon is now back in the west after sunset, about to sweep near the bright planet Jupiter. More space views of the eclipse Primeval and technological wonder meet. A collection of the best images we saw, from a variety of space-based observing platforms. Today in science: Earth from the moon Here's the first photo of Earth from the moon, released in 1966.

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Young moon low in west after sunset The moon will be higher in the west after sunset each evening.

More space views of the eclipse Mosaic comprised of data from the Terra satellite, collected at 3 different times during the eclipse. Right: Eastern U.S. before the eclipse had begun. Middle: Central U.S. while eclipse was in progress. Left: Pacific coast of U.S. after the eclipse had ended. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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