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Walking through neighborhoods, volunteers identified sources of light pollution —surprisingly, streetlights weren’t the main culprit. Read more from #janhattenbach: buff.ly/pMo6IK8

Walking through neighborhoods, volunteers identified sources of light pollution —surprisingly, streetlights weren’t the main culprit. 
Read more from #janhattenbach: buff.ly/pMo6IK8
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The Moon returns to the evening sky this week to show off its elegant crescent and invite us to tour its nightside. Read more from #bobking: buff.ly/WERTLfN

The Moon returns to the evening sky this week to show off its elegant crescent and invite us to tour its nightside.
Read more from #bobking: buff.ly/WERTLfN
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Mercury, Regulus, and Mars drift apart as they descend in the western twilight. After dark, check out double stars in the head of Scorpius. . . where occultation action is coming up. Read more: buff.ly/Mo7nXhU

Mercury, Regulus, and Mars drift apart as they descend in the western twilight. After dark, check out double stars in the head of Scorpius. . . where occultation action is coming up.
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After a stunning fall over Georgia, meteorite hunters are now searching for the black gold. Read more from Bob King: skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news…

After a stunning fall over Georgia, meteorite hunters are now searching for the black gold. Read more from <a href="/AstroBob_bk/">Bob King</a>: skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news…
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The Saturn-mass planet candidate is probably newly formed and orbits a young star that's only 6.4 million years old. Read more: buff.ly/YmhfP31

The Saturn-mass planet candidate is probably newly formed and orbits a young star that's only 6.4 million years old.
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After late dusk tonight, the Moon hangs close to Mars in the west. For North America, they'll be 1° apart. Dawn Monday morning, Venus inhabits Taurus in the vicinity of the Pleiades and Aldebaran. buff.ly/8wCMAFS . . #astronomy #stargazing #moon #mars #venus #taurus

After late dusk tonight, the Moon hangs close to Mars in the west. For North America, they'll be 1° apart. Dawn Monday morning, Venus inhabits Taurus in the vicinity of the Pleiades and Aldebaran.
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🚨 Speak Out for Science: Testimonial Action Day is to empower scientists at all levels (students, postdocs, faculty) to share their personal stories and make their voices heard by elected representatives. Join us on Zoom, 1 July at 7:00 pm ET. Register: forms.gle/38ZtznWT3fxeTW…

🚨 Speak Out for Science: Testimonial Action Day is to empower scientists at all levels (students, postdocs, faculty) to share their personal stories and make their voices heard by elected representatives. Join us on Zoom, 1 July at 7:00 pm ET. Register:  forms.gle/38ZtznWT3fxeTW…
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Every 15 years Titan, Saturn's largest moon, repeatedly crosses Saturn's face from Earth's viewpoint. A new series of these events is under way. They will continue every 16 days until October. buff.ly/8wCMAFS . . #astronomy #stargazing #saturn #titan #mooncrossing

Every 15 years Titan, Saturn's largest moon, repeatedly crosses Saturn's face from Earth's viewpoint. A new series of these events is under way. They will continue every 16 days until October. buff.ly/8wCMAFS 
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Astronomers have imaged a "jellyfish" galaxy in detail, revealing that its spiral arms now drag behind it as a pair of tails. Read more: buff.ly/V7maq3j

Astronomers have imaged a "jellyfish" galaxy in detail, revealing that its spiral arms now drag behind it as a pair of tails.
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Early July is a great time to catch multiple passes of the International Space Station passes in a single night. Here's why. Read more: buff.ly/BW0y7HD

Early July is a great time to catch multiple passes of the International Space Station passes in a single night. Here's why.
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On Sunday night the Moon occults Pi Scorpii for almost all of North America. Elsewhere in Scorpius, the Cat's Eyes point to the Little Cat's Eyes. Read more: buff.ly/YQea2F8

On Sunday night the Moon occults Pi Scorpii for almost all of North America. Elsewhere in Scorpius, the Cat's Eyes point to the Little Cat's Eyes.
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This evening the Moon shines in the head of Scorpius. And tonight the Moon's dark limb occults Pi Scorpii for observers nearly all across North and Central America. buff.ly/AaigPSB . . #astronomy #stargazing #occultation #moon #scorpius #scorpio#sagittarius

This evening the Moon shines in the head of Scorpius. And tonight the Moon's dark limb occults Pi Scorpii for observers nearly all across North and Central America. 
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A newfound comet from a remote star system may become bright enough to see in amateur telescopes this November. Read more: buff.ly/Lie6IvZ

A newfound comet from a remote star system may become bright enough to see in amateur telescopes this November.
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Astronomers have just spotted for the first time a huge cloud of cold hydrogen gas just 300 light-years from Earth. Read more: buff.ly/9LpJ07Y

Astronomers have just spotted for the first time a huge cloud of cold hydrogen gas just 300 light-years from Earth.
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Join Lech Walesa, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, on his first-ever Grand Lecture Tour across the U.S. and Canada. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn from the man who made history and changed the world forever. Register now: HistoryExplorer.com

Join Lech Walesa, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, on his first-ever Grand Lecture Tour across the U.S. and Canada. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to learn from the man who made history and changed the world forever. 
Register now: HistoryExplorer.com
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Near Antares, three nice double stars and the globular cluster M4 await small-telescope users. Akira Fujii took this photo before Delta Scorpii entered its historic brightening. buff.ly/AaigPSB . . #astronomy #stargazing #scorpius #Scorpio #antares #gobularclusters

Near Antares, three nice double stars and the globular cluster M4 await small-telescope users. Akira Fujii took this photo before Delta Scorpii entered its historic brightening. 
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#astronomy #stargazing #scorpius #Scorpio #antares #gobularclusters