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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

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Ismaël Bullialdus    I thought I would take this opportunity to wish a very happy birthday to Ismaël Bullialdus. Who is that, you say? I m...
Sunday, September 26, 2010

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Hyperion    Sunday marks the fifth anniversary of the flyby of Saturn’s moon Hyperion by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. The moon Hyperion (pro...
Wednesday, September 22, 2010

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Jupiter Opposition 2010 Better late than never. Check out Jupiter, now at opposition!  I realize that I told you about the opposition of U...
Tuesday, September 21, 2010

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Uranus at Opposition 2010 Tuesday, September 21, marks the opposition of Uranus—the point in Uranus’ orbit where it appears in  Earth’s s...
Saturday, September 18, 2010

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Observe the Moon Tonight! Tonight, Saturday, September 18, the world will join the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s Visitor Center in G...
Monday, August 23, 2010

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Jupiter Fireball Jupiter is becoming quite popular planet...for impacts, that is. On August 20 at 18:22 UTC, two amateur astronomers in Ja...
Sunday, August 15, 2010

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Perseids Afterglow and U.S. Priorities for the Next Decade Perseids Afterglow The peak of the Perseid meteor shower may be past, but the...
Monday, August 09, 2010

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2010 Perseid Meteor Shower Underway The Perseid meteor shower is one of the three best annual showers, the other two being the Orionid sh...

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Lasers Take the Twinkle Out of the Night Sky If you are a hopeless romantic, you probably love to see a nighttime sky filled with twinklin...
Saturday, August 07, 2010

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Sol Awakens On Sunday, August 1st at 8:55 UTC, our star, known as Sol, finally stirred after a year of slumber. The signs are telling astr...