Planetary Lineup of Winter
Recently, there have been social media posts talking about how all the planets will be visible in the night sky, in a line, and at the end of January. Is […]
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Solar System
The Sky Tonight Update: Full Strawberry 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 03:43 UTC.
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The Sky Tonight Update: 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 17:36 UTC.
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The Sky Tonight Update: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes through the Earth’s partial shadow, or penumbra. During this type of eclipse the Moon will darken slightly but not completely. The
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The Sky Tonight Update: Lyrids Meteor Shower
The Lyrids is an average shower, usually producing about 20 meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by dust particles left behind by comet C/1861 G1 Thatcher, which
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The Sky Tonight Update: Hybrid Solar Eclipse
Not all solar eclipses are the same, but a hybrid event occurs just once every decade — and there’s one coming in 2023. A hybrid solar eclipse occurs when the
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The Sky Tonight Update: Full Worm 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 12:42 UTC.
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The Sky Tonight Update: Full Snow 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 18:30 UTC.
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The Sky Tonight Update: Full Wolf Moon
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 23:09 UTC (5:09 PM,
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The Sky Tonight Update: Quadrantids Meteor Shower
The Quadrantids is an above average shower, with up to 40 meteors per hour at its peak. It is thought to be produced by dust grains left behind by an
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