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Tag: Astronomy

  • What is this? 045

    What is this? 045

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    Test your knowledge and ability to interpret a common scientific diagram.

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    What is this? 006

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    Test your knowledge and ability to interpret a common scientific diagram.

  • ACS3

    ACS3

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    ACS3 is a solar sail demonstration project that was launched in April, 2024. It is expected to be quite bright in the night sky.

  • Jupiter’s tilt

    Jupiter’s tilt

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    The APOD video The NASA website, Astronomy Picture of the Day, has been posting an astronomy-related picture every day since 1995. The APOD post for April 21, 2024 was actually a video, which showed Jupiter as it was being passed by the Juno space probe. What I noticed At the end of the video, I…

  • 2024 Eclipse

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    There was a total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 crossing North America from Mexico to Maine, including southeastern Missouri. Totality at my location started at 1:58 pm and lasted a little over 4 minutes. Things I learned about eclipses: Websites with great pictures and/or explanations: YouTube videos with interesting perspectives on eclipses: Here are…

  • Great astronomical objects or events for beginners to observe

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    This post covers naked-eye observing of various astronomical phenomena such as moon phases, planets, constellations, meteor showers, artificial satellites, satellite flares, eclipses, sunrise/set, stars, Milky Way, auroras, zodiacal light, star occultation, and binocular observing. It emphasizes astronomical phenomena, their observation, and related resources. It provides a comprehensive guide to astronomical observation using the naked eye…