Happy Equinox
The Southern hemisphere Autumn Equinox for 2021 will occur at 8:37pm AEDT or 9:37am UT on Saturday March 20. Many cultures around the world celebrate the whole day as the…
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Happy Equinox
October Skies
No telescope necessary Check out these amazing astronomical view this October. Tonight is the full Moon and if we in the Northern Hemisphere it would be the first of 2…
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October Skies
The 1859 Carrington Event
A solar flare erupts on January 22, 2012. On the morning of September 1, 1859, Richard Carrington an English amateur astronomer was in his observatory on his country estate outside…
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The 1859 Carrington Event
Seeing Jupiters Galilean Moons
Jupiter has at least 79 natural satellites, or moons — many are small objects that have been trapped by the massive planet's gravity. The four largest moons were first observed…
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Seeing Jupiters Galilean Moons