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OBSERVING, SCIENCE, THE MOON

2024 Full Moon calendar: Dates, times, types,
and names

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Asteroid 2024 BX1 left a rare type of meteorite
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This is a possible solution to what can cause a 'snowball Earth'
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Scientists imaged the oddball 'train-wreck galaxy' known as NGC 4753


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February 2024

Top 10 space stories of 2023
Build a simple solar viewer for the eclipse
China's deep-space ambitions
Exploring Turkey's dark-sky delights


Sky This Week

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The Sky This Week from February 9 to 16: Comet Tsuchinshan and galaxies galore

Sky This Month

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Sky This Month: February 2024


Picture of the Day

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A heavenly object

Kfir Simon, taken from Tivoli Farm, Namibia

The Angel Nebula (NGC 2170) in Monoceros is a vivid skyscape with dark veins of dust overlapping regions of glowing hydrogen emission and reflected light from young stars. This HαLRGB image comprises 5.5 hours of exposure with a 24-inch scope.

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