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Mars and Saturn this morning
by Chuck Hards 03 Apr '18

03 Apr '18

I was surprised to see how close Mars and Saturn are this morning. Amost identical in brightness, Mars maybe a tad brighter. It's also easy to see the difference in color. Mars is ruddy, Saturn almost creamy. Get out and take a look this morning or tomorrow. The moon will be getting closer to them in the next couple of days, adding to the spectacle. It's very close to Jupiter today.

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Blog home
by Joe Bauman 27 Mar '18

27 Mar '18

The first time didn't work, so I'm resending the URL for my blog's home in case you have acquaintances who might like a free subscription. It's http://the-nightly-news.com/ Thank you, Joe Bauman

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Jupiter
by Joe Bauman 27 Mar '18

27 Mar '18

Dear friends of astronomy, The Juno spacecraft has returned surprising discoveriesabout the solar system’s largest planet, Jupiter. Please read about them in mylatest blog, http://the-nightly-news.com/blog/blog-45-new-findings-by-jove Also, could you send a link to others who may be interestedin subscribing? The home page is here: Home. Thank you, Joe

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Stephen Hawking
by Joe Bauman 18 Mar '18

18 Mar '18

http://the-nightly-news.com/blog/blog-44-remembering-stephen-hawking

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A Tribute to Stephen Hawking
by Rodger C. Fry 13 Mar '18

13 Mar '18

All, It sad to hear that Stephen Hawking passed away today. He will go down as one of the most brilliant men of all time. Thanks to Stephen for his contribution to science. Rodger C. Fry

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first night out this year
by daniel turner 13 Mar '18

13 Mar '18

With the warm dry weather for the past week, the snow and mud are gone from the west desert. A clear sky forecast made the case for an observing session so I took my 10x50 binoculars along with a bundle of firewood, it's still chilly at night. Venus and Mercury were very bright at sunset and as the sky darkened the zodiacal light became very prominent as it reached up to meet the milky way at the Pleiades. Andromeda galaxy and M81 were visible to the unaided eye. It was a stunningly clear and dark night. I was buzzed by a pair of F35 fighter jets. These guys are much faster and quieter than the of F16's I usually see on night maneuvers. Also off to the north was activity from low flying Apache helicopters. I let the fire burn to coals so it wouldn't swamp my dark vision, and saw the Coma Stars behind Leo and even the toe of Hercules in the mouth of Draco. It was good and dark clear to the ground and I saw Hydra, Corvus, and Crater rising over the glow of the cities to the east. At midnight the fire was out and the night chill brought a thin dew fall so I packed up and headed home. A Great Time DT

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TESS
by Joe Bauman 08 Mar '18

08 Mar '18

Hi Friends, Here's my latest blog, about an exciting planet-hunter that may be launched next month. Thanks, Joe http://the-nightly-news.com/blog/blog-43-kepler-times-400

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by Thomas Sevcik 02 Mar '18

02 Mar '18

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A poet with a camera, the night sky and the desert
by Joe Bauman 27 Feb '18

27 Feb '18

http://the-nightly-news.com/blog/blog-42-tyson-chappell-dark-sky-poet-with-…

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Blog
by Joe Bauman 21 Feb '18

21 Feb '18

Dear Friends, That didn’t work. I’m so sorry to clog up your inboxes but some are interested in my efforts. This is the last time I’ll try with this one! Thank you, Joe http://the-nightly-news.com/blog/blog-41-water-the-latest-from-39-light-yea… Sent from my iPhone

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