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Aug 2, 20201 min read
The Sky Tonight Update: Full 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...
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Jul 24, 20201 min read
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...
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Jul 17, 20201 min read
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...
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Jul 13, 20201 min read
The Sky Tonight Update: Jupiter at Opposition
The giant 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...
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LASM
Jul 4, 20201 min read
The Sky Tonight Update: Full 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...
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LASM
Jul 4, 20201 min read
The Sky Tonight Update: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
An eclipse of the moon can only happen at full moon, when the sun, Earth and moon line up in space, with Earth in the middle. At such...
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LASM
Jun 4, 20201 min read
The Sky Tonight Update: Full 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 full moon was...
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LASM
Jun 4, 20201 min read
The Sky Tonight Update: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Earth’s shadow can be divided into two distinctive parts: the umbra and penumbra. Earth totally occludes direct solar radiation within...
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LASM
May 6, 20201 min read
The Sky Tonight Update: Full Moon, 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 full moon was...
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LASM
May 4, 20201 min read
The Sky Tonight Update: Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower
The Eta Aquarids is an above average shower, capable of producing up to 60 meteors per hour at its peak. Most of the activity is seen in...
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LASM
Apr 21, 20201 min read
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...
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LASM
Apr 7, 20201 min read
The Sky Tonight Update: Full Moon, 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 full moon was...
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LASM
Mar 20, 20201 min read
The Sky Tonight Update: March Equinox
The March equinox occurs at 03:50 UTC (9:50pm Central time). The Sun will shine directly on the equator and there will be nearly equal...
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LASM
Mar 8, 20201 min read
The Sky Tonight Update: Full Moon, 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 full moon was...
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LASM
Feb 8, 20201 min read
The Sky Tonight Update: Full Moon, 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 full moon was...
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LASM
Jan 9, 20201 min read
The Sky Tonight Update: Full 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 full moon was...
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LASM
Jan 9, 20201 min read
The Sky Tonight Update: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
An eclipse of the moon can only happen at full moon, when the sun, Earth and moon line up in space, with Earth in the middle. At such...
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