Aug 28 - Heads Up! 2 Comets

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Heads up! 2 comets to sweep past Earth    No, these comets won't collide with Earth, but skywatchers are already getting nice views of one of them, using small backyard telescopes. Read more. See it! This month's full moon    Beautiful images of this month's full moon. Our thanks to all in the EarthSky community who submitted photos!  Ben Zavala wrote: "August 26 full moon rising above the Bank of America Plaza and hiding behind some clouds. Dallas, Texas." Ophiuchus is part of the zodiac, too Poor Ophiuchus. Nobody ever claims him as a birth sign, although the sun moves in front of his stars from about November 30 to December 18, every year. Keep the big guy company. Find Ophiuchus in your sky tonight! Read more. Guessing your shelter dog’s breed?  You’re probably wrong What breed is he? is often the first question people ask about a dog. But the answer is often terribly inaccurate, said the author of a new genetic study of shelter dogs. Read more.   Image via Christina Hart/Flickr.

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See it! This month's full moon    View larger. | Dennis Schoenfelder in Alamosa County, Colorado, caught this image Sunday morning. He wrote:  "I had not been able to get a look at the Sturgeon Moon due to clouds and this morning fog. The fog cleared just in time." View more photos.

Ophiuchus is part of the zodiac, too  The star Rasalhague marks the head of Ophiuchus the Serpent Bearer. It's nowhere as bright as Antares, the star that depicts Scorpius the Scorpion’s beating heart. Read more. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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