The Sky Tonight: Full Wolf Moon
This January 13th, the Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 22:28 […]
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The Sky Tonight: The Ursids Meteor Shower
The Ursids is a minor meteor shower producing about 5-10 meteors per hour. It is produced by dust grains left behind by comet Tuttle, which was first discovered in 1790.
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The Sky Tonight: Full Beaver Supermoon
The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 21:30 UTC (3:30 PM,
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The Sky Tonight Update: Full Hunters Supermoon
This is the largest supermoon of 2024. The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully
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The Sky Tonight Update: Draconids Meteors
The Draconids is a minor meteor shower producing only about 10 meteors per hour. It is produced by dust grains left behind by comet 21P Giacobini-Zinner, which was first discovered
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The Sky Tonight Update: Saturn at Opposition
The ringed planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. It will be brighter than any other time of
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The Sky Tonight Update: Full Blue Sturgeon Supermoon
The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 18:27 UTC
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The Sky Tonight Update: Perseids Meteor Showers
The Perseids is one of the best meteor showers to observe, producing up to 60 meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by comet Swift-Tuttle, which was discovered
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The Sky Tonight Update: Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower
The Delta Aquarids is an average shower that can produce up to 20 meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by debris left behind by comets Marsden and
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The Sky Tonight Update: Full Buck Moon
The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 10:18 UTC
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The Sky Tonight: June Solstice
The June solstice occurs at 20:46 UTC (2:46 PM, Baton Rouge). The North Pole of the Earth will be tilted toward the Sun, which will have reached its northernmost position
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The Sky Tonight: Full Flower Moon
The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 13:55 UTC
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