Tag: sky

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Why the Webb Telescope Images Are Such A Big Deal

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7/13/2022 - By Brian Resnick The JWST can simply see more of the universe than the Hubble Space Telescope could. Last year, before the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, I wrote: “the largest space telescope in history is about to blow our minds.” [caption id="attachment_42910" align="alignnone" width="294"] The first image… SEE MORE

Hydra Constellation. Michelet, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

June Sky: The Three Biggest Constellations

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6/9/2022 - By Joe Rao June presents a perfect opportunity to spot the three biggest constellations in the sky — Hydra, Virgo and Ursa Major — but you may have to look beyond standard star charts to find the Big Three. Constellation patterns differ from star chart to star chart and are… SEE MORE

Harvest Moon. Image Courtesy of Roadcrusher. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harvest_moon.jpg https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en

Watch the Sky: Strawberry Moon in June

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6/4/2022 - By Elizabeth Howell. June's full moon is the second of four back-to-back "supermoons" and comes just a week before summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Look up! The Full Strawberry Moon of June 14 may appear ever-so-slightly bigger and brighter than usual when it rises this month, making it a "supermoon"… SEE MORE