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Skygazers have had a lot to look at recently. A couple of dueling meteor showers graced the skies earlier this week, but if ...
August’s full moon is the Sturgeon Moon, a name taken from the ancient fish that was once plentiful in the lakes and rivers ...
The Perseid shower, considered the most impressive of the year, will peak on Aug. 12-13, according to NASA. Meteor showers ...
Alexandria Echo Press reporter Lisa Johnson and Astro Bob talk about the Perseid meteor shower, Jupiter and Venus, and the return of Mercury in this episode of "Minnesota Night Skies." ...
Peaking in mid-August ( Aug. 12 ), NASA considers this “the best meteor shower of the year,” noting, “With swift and bright ...
The Southern delta Aquariid meteor shower peaks the night of July 30 into the early morning hours of July 31. These faint ...
One of the best shooting star displays, the Perseids, is once again visible in the night sky. Although the meteor shower begins to appear from around mid-July and remains visible until late August, it ...
August brings Saturn and Neptune together, offers two shadow transits of Titan, and sees a conjunction of Venus and Jupiter.