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April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations ...
Some people probably believe that the twinkling effect is produced by the stars themselves, but that is not the case at all.
For celestial enthusiasts, the past several days have been a celebration of the night. This week is International Dark Sky Week. Founded in 2003 by Jennifer Barlow, then a 15-year-old high school ...
Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, April 25The Moon passes 1.9° due north of Neptune at 6 A.M. EDT ...
Venus and Saturn will be in just the correct spot in their revolution around the sun to match up with the waning crescent ...
This rare alignment will be visible for about an hour at around 5.30am on Friday morning, with sunrise taking place at around ...
For International Dark Sky Week, learn about the health benefits of a night sky unobstructed by artificial light.
According to NASA, the planetary phenomenon will be clearest about 45 minutes before sunrise, low in the eastern sky and appearing near the moon. Venus and Saturn will be the easiest to spot — but for ...
Palo Alto City Council member Greer Stone's regulation would target light pollution through nightly curfews and by requiring ...
Some of the world’s darkest skies are in the Big Bend region of West Texas – although in recent years, light pollution from ...
Dramatic dashcam footage captured this week showed something that wouldn’t be out of place in a sci-fi film – space coming to ...
Elvis Presley was sitting outside one night looking at the stars with his friend and fan Wanda June Hill when he made a ...