Sept 4 - Night Skies and Petroglyphs, Hurricane Dorian

September 4 Night Skies and Petroglyphs,  Hurricane Dorian by:

Star trails over Paiute petroglyphs in Bishop, California. Image via Skyglow Project.

New video ... Night skies and petroglyphs Skyglow Project's newest video takes you on a tour of night skies over North America's best petroglyphs and ruins. Don't miss the January 2018 Super Blue Moon lunar eclipse (at 1:03). Watch here. Tonight … Young moon, stars, a planet Now the moon has passed the stars Zubenelgenubi and Zubeneschamali. It's heading toward the red star Antares and Jupiter, brightest planet in the night sky now. Read more.  All you need to know ... Zodiacal light The zodiacal light is an eerie light extending up from the horizon before true dawn begins. Southern Hemisphere? Look after sunset! Read more.

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From AccuWeather … Aerial footage from Bahamas storm zone  A clearer picture of the devastation wrought in the Bahamas by Hurricane Dorian emerged on Tuesday. Jonathan Petramala of AccuWeather flew over the town of Marsh Harbour in the Abaco Islands - one of the first places blasted by the powerful storm on Sunday when it was a Category 5 hurricane with 185-mph sustained winds and gusts up to 225 mph - and recorded this aerial footage.

From AccuWeather … Dorian's projected path No one knows precisely what path a hurricane will take. But models suggest Dorian will pass dangerously close to the Florida coast before it targets the Carolinas. Read more. The National Hurricane Center's 5 a.m. EDT advisory particularly underscored the danger of storm surge in the affected areas. Read the advisory. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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