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Eyes on the Sky: Oct 14 thru Oct 20

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Published on Oct 13, 2013

www.eyesonthesky.com A lot going on naked eye this week in the sky! Mars near Regulus, Venus near Antares, and the Earth's shadow dims the Moon for a partial lunar eclipse. Telescopically, look for a dual moon shadow transit on the face of Jupiter during late evening/early morning hours of Friday/Saturday. Plus, where the outer two gas giants may be spotted as well. See what's up in the night sky every week with "Eyes on the Sky" videos, astronomy made easy.

Look for moon moving toward Jupiter before dawn August 2

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The waning crescent moon shines between the planet Jupiter and the star Aldebaran before dawn on Friday, August 2

Here are two bright morning objects, easily seen on the sky’s dome in the predawn and dawn hours: the planet Jupiter and the moon. As seen from around the world tomorrow morning, on Friday, August 2, the moon will be shining between the dazzling planet Jupiter and Aldebaran, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus the Bull. Then keep watching for several more mornings! On the next morning – Saturday, August 3 – note that the moon has moved away from Aldebaran and closer to Jupiter. On Sunday morning, August 4, the scene will have shifted slightly again.

Eyes on the Sky: July 8 thru July 14

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www.eyesonthesky.com With shorter nights and longer days, what better time to see the closest star to Earth than during summer!? Visual solar filters are not very expensive, and because there is plenty of light (with a filter!), telescopes as small 50mm or 60mm are just fine for solar observing. Find out what to see (and what you can see on the Sun this week!) and look for whenever you do solar observing, and also learn about specialized filters for viewing solar flares and prominences. See what's up in the sky every week with "Eyes on the Sky" videos, astronomy made easy.

 

June 2013 guide to the five visible planets

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EarthSky.com - 6/13/13, Bruce McClure

 

Let the dazzling planet Venus guide you to the fainter (yet still bright) planet Mercury in June 2013

 

Venus and Mercury are visible in the western sky after sunset in June 2013. Jupiter was there early in the month, but is gone after the first week, only to return before dawn in late July 2013 for a spectacular conjunction with Mars in the predawn sky. For the Northern Hemisphere, June will provide the best evening showing of Mercury for 2013. Better yet, you can use Venus, the sky’s most brilliant planet, to locate nearby Mercury. Meanwhile, Saturn – shines noticeably brightly and highest up for the night around nightfall.

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Going for a globular: This week's video.

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Eyesonthesky.org-5/13/13

 

Messier 5 is often overlooked in the northern hemisphere, because M13 and M22 will often get top-billing for globular clusters.  But this one should not be missed - the large size, plentiful stars and bright core make for a great view in most any small telescope.  And it is not all that hard to find; a hop, skip and a jump from Unukalhai (say what?) - a 2.6 magnitude star in Serpens - and you are there!  Learn all about this fantastic sight in this week's Eyes on the Sky, which will be visible for several months to come too.  For a printable star chart of this area, use Star Chart #11 here at Eyes on the Sky, and look for M5 in the upper left hand corner near Serpens Caput - the greek alpha symbol is the star Unukalhai.  (NOTE: Saturn will not be on this star chart.)

 

 

 

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Eyes on the Sky: April 8 thru April 14

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The Leo Triplet of galaxies takes the M81 / M82 duo from last week and raises them an NGC galaxy. Check out how to find this trio of galaxies within the constellation of Leo the Lion this week, along with how you can help to work towards ensuring darker skies for everyone - which helps us all to see galaxies like these. Plus, when to observe the Moon near Jupiter as well as Saturn. See what's up in the night sky every week with "Eyes on the Sky" videos, astronomy made easy

 

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