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Earth at Perihelion
"Earth at Perihelion" refers to the point in Earth's orbit where it is nearest from the Sun, a phenomenon that occurs annually. During perihelion, Earth will be at its minimum distance from the Sun, which slightly intensifies the sunlight received but has a minimal impact on global temperatures due to...
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Venus, the Evening Star
Is that a plane landing in the western sky, just after sunset? No, it's Venus at its greatest elongation (farthest from the Sun and less washed out.) Did you know that Venus has phases, like our moon? Only you can never perceive a Full Venus, because that happens when Venus...
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Full Wolf Moon Devours Mars
A super special full moon for those of you lucky enough to watch it from the Americas. At 9:21 PM Eastern Time, the moon will slide in front of incredibly bright mars, hiding it. Mars will return on the other side about an hour later. Why a "Wolf Moon"? As...
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Venus and Saturn Conjunction
On the early evenings of January 17 and 18, about 90 minutes after sunset, watch as Venus and Saturn meet up just two degrees apart (about a finger widths' distance)
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Venus and Saturn Conjunction
On the early evenings of January 17 and 18, about 90 minutes after sunset, watch as Venus and Saturn meet up just two degrees apart (about a finger widths' distance)
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Planetary Parade
Between Jan 21 and Feb 21, six of our neighboring planets will appear in the sky together: Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus, and Saturn. When a bunch of planets all gather on the same side of the sun like this, we call this fairly rare event a "planetary parade". Tonight's...