EarthSky News - Aug 29 - Non-Coastal Floods, Saturn Near Moon

August 29 Non-Coastal Floods, Saturn Near Moon by:

Floods: Not just a coastal issue As Hurricane Harvey shows, flooding can happen wherever large storms stall and dump lots of rain. A new study finds development is increasing in flood zones far from any coast. Tonight … Moon, Antares, Saturn Last night's moon was sweeping past the red star Antares. Now the moon is edging closer to Saturn. Watch for the triangle of these 3 objects in your evening sky. Biblical signs in the sky? As we edge toward September 23, 2017, more and more people are visiting this post. Will the sky that night mirror “signs” from the Book of Revelation in the Bible? An astronomer responds. How far is a light-year? How can we comprehend the distances to the stars? This post explains light-years in terms of a scale of miles and kilometers.

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Tonight … Moon, Antares, Saturn Watch for this triangle of objects in your evening sky.

Old Faithful geyser at night "Watching it from such a close distance is a magical experience!"  Photo by Yuri Beletsky Nightscapes. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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EarthSky News - Aug 28 - Two Years of Darkness?

August 28 Two Years of Darkness? by:

Dark for 2 years after dino-killing asteroid? Can you imagine a sky so laden with soot that all of Earth stayed dark for 2 years? New research suggests it happened, at the end of the age of the dinosaurs. Tonight … Moon and star Antares It looks like a dot of light near the moon. But the humongous size of this red supergiant star is truly difficult to fathom. 5-hour pinhole exposure of total eclipse You might think you've seen all the eclipse images you want to see, but you haven't. Check this out! Mystery of high-energy cosmic rays Hold out your hand for 10 seconds. A dozen electrons and muons just zipped through your palm. These cosmic rays, scientists believe, come from violent explosions in deep space. A new ScienceCast video has more.

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Monday evening … Moon and star Antares The 3rd object making a triangle with Monday night's moon is Saturn. The moon is closer to Saturn on Tuesday.

5-hour pinhole exposure of total eclipse This is a long-exposure photo of the sun, moving across the sky on August 21. Ian Hennes captured it with a lensless pinhole camera, in this case a beer can. It shows the total eclipse! Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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