December skies glitter like tinsel - Akron Beacon Journal

December skies glitter like tinsel Akron Beacon Journal, OH - 9 hours ago By David L. Richards December is a great month for planet-watching with binoculars. On Monday, the waxing crescent moon, Venus (the brightest it's been all ...

Venus-Jupiter Conjunction A Spectacular Sight in South Texas - HNN Huntingtonnews.net

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Venus-Jupiter Conjunction A Spectacular Sight in South Texas HNN Huntingtonnews.net,  USA - 3 hours ago The spectacular sight was visible with the naked eye -- and my 10X50 binoculars brought out details of the moon's surface and what I suspect were some of ... What's sparkling at dusk in southwestern sky? MiamiHerald.com Sky Show Tonight: Jupiter, Venus, Moon to Make "Frown" National Geographic Night Skies: Moon, Venus, Jupiter In Tight Company Tonight Hartford Courant DigitalJournal.com - HULIQ all 229 news articles

Photo captures faraway planet - Bangor Daily News

Photo captures faraway planet Bangor Daily News, ME - 5 hours ago Uranus is a greenish-blue disk in Aquarius viewable by small telescope or binoculars. Neptune is best seen on Dec. 3, when it appears as a bluish disk to ...

Star Talk: Phoenix made the most of its 5-month life on Mars - Schenectady Gazette

Star Talk: Phoenix made the most of its 5-month life on Mars Schenectady Gazette, NY - Nov 30, 2008 To see the two, use binoculars and be sure to look shortly after 5:30 pm That same evening, the eye-catching sight of the crescent moon next to Venus will ...

Endeavor's Orbiting Tool Bag Can Be Seen Using 10 x 50 Binoculars - PhysOrg.com

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Endeavor's Orbiting Tool Bag Can Be Seen Using 10 x 50 Binoculars PhysOrg.com, VA - Nov 27, 2008 According to NASA scientist Nicholas Johnson, the exact date of reentry is dependent on solar activity. So, the actual fiery end of the ISS Toolbag could be ... Lost tool bag visible from earth; see it on tape and track it yourself KARE Skywatchers spot ‘lost’ space tool kit MSNBC How do you spot a tool bag in space? BBC News all 78 news articles

Family of planets - Honolulu Star-Bulletin

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Family of planets Honolulu Star-Bulletin, HI - Nov 14, 2008 They said it is faintly visible, and people might see it with a small telescope or binoculars, or even with the naked eye if they live far from bright city ... Astronomers capture first images of new planets CNN First Direct Images Of A Planetary Family Around A Normal Star Science Daily (press release) First Pictures of Extrasolar Planets Taken DailyTech io9 - Norwich Bulletin all 777 news articles

This time of year is great to see the Northern Lights dance - The Gazette (Montreal)

This time of year is great to see the Northern Lights dance The Gazette (Montreal), Canada - Nov 20, 2008 No need for telescope or binoculars to catch this sky show - just look up. Now what could be simpler than that? When streams of charged particles, ...

Amazing Planetary Show | Blog Shares Everything
Of the eight official planets in the solar system, five are visible at night without the aid of a telescope or binoculars. Jupiter and Venus are particularly bright, partly because both have highly reflective clouds that completely ...

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Solar powered electricity generation is certainly good for the environment, as this alternative form of producing energy gives off absolutely zero emissions into the atmosphere and is merely utilizing one of the most naturally occurring ...

Astronomy Sketch of the Day » Promise of a New Solar Cycle
I used 15×70 binoculars equipped with Baader AstroSolar film filters to observe the Sun for this sketch. (Remember–NEVER look at the Sun directly–always use filters or telescopes specifically designed for solar observing) HB and 2B ...

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Backyard Skywatchers Find Tool Bag Lost in Space (SPACE.com via Yahoo! News)
Amateur astronomers have been monitoring a shiny tool bag that has been orbiting Earth ever since it was dropped last week by an astronaut during a spacewalk outside the International Space Station.

Backyard Skywatchers Find Tool Bag Lost in Space (SPACE.com)
A tool bag lost in space is making appearances above North America and Europe.

Star chart: November is prime for meteors (Houston Chronicle)
The biggest and the brightest of our solar system's planets dominate the evening during one of our best months for viewing the sky.

Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast - November 14-16, 2008 (Universe Today)
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready for one terrific weekend? Although the Moon will interfere, one of the year's best meteor showers is about to happen - the Leonids. Will it be the super-storm that produced thousands of meteors as it did a few years ago? Don't hold your breath - [...]

SOUTHERN CROSS STARGAZER (Miami Herald)
SUNDAY Eastern Standard Time shifts the night sky viewing one hour. The sun sets before 6 p.m. Evening planets Venus, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus set earlier in the southwest. Bright winter stars rise earlier in the east.

Astronomy Gifts for Kids (BellaOnline)
Whether you're looking to cultivate interest or feed an existing enthusiasm, astronomy is a field with no shortage of possible presents.