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Solstice lunar eclipse set for December 21st

Everyone knows that "the moon on the breast of new-fallen snow gives the luster of mid-day to objects below." That is, except during a lunar eclipse.

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created Dec 17, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Astronomer urges researchers everywhere to study Venus transit

(Phys.org) -- Jay Pasachoff, Director of Hopkins Observatory, Chair of the Astronomy Department at Williams College and Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy, has written a commentary piece published in the ...

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created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

Sky-watchers get rare treat: total lunar eclipse

Moon watchers in the western U.S., Hawaii and elsewhere across the globe were treated Saturday to a rare celestial phenomenon: a total lunar eclipse.

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created Dec 11, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 1

Lunar eclipse turns moon blood red

The longest lunar eclipse in more than a decade turned the moon blood red on Thursday, yielding a rare visual treat for stargazers across a large swathe of the planet from Australia to Europe.

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created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

LRO takes extreme close-up of eclipse

(PhysOrg.com) -- Orbiting about 31 miles above the lunar surface, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft will get a "front-row seat" to the total lunar eclipse on June 15, says Noah Petro, Associate Project ...

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created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Year's first partial solar eclipse occurs Tuesday

Early risers in Madrid, London and Paris take note.

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created Jan 03, 2011 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Red Moon: Lunar eclipse makes memorable solstice (Update 3)

Skygazers with a clear view in North America and Europe were greeted with a celestial treat early Tuesday, as a unique total lunar eclipse turned the Moon pink, coppery or even a blood red.

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created Dec 21, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (10) | comments 2

A total lunar eclipse and winter solstice coincide on Dec. 21

With frigid temperatures already blanketing much of the United States, the arrival of the winter solstice on December 21 may not be an occasion many people feel like celebrating. But a dazzling total lunar ...

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created Dec 20, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (9) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Professor says current meteor shower proves theory of calendar's origin

(PhysOrg.com) -- Stargazers are in for a unique treat tonight: the planet Earth will pass through the debris train of the Swift-Tuttle comet this evening which astronomers call the Perseid meteor shower. ...

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created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (9) | comments 3

The search for ET just got easier

Astronomers using the Science and Technology Facilities Council's (STFC) William Herschel Telescope (WHT) on La Palma have confirmed an effective way to search the atmospheres of planets for signs of life, vastly improving ...

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created Jun 10, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (13) | comments 2

Moon magic: Researchers develop new tool to visualize past, future lunar eclipses

Lunar eclipses are well-documented throughout human history. The rare and breathtaking phenomena, which occur when the moon passes into the Earth's shadow and seemingly changes shape, color, or disappears ...

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created Jun 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

LRO observes final lunar eclipse of the year

(PhysOrg.com) -- Orbiting 31 miles above the lunar surface, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft will get a "front-row seat" to the total lunar eclipse on Dec. 10, 2011.

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created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Last full lunar eclipse for 3 years this weekend

(AP) -- The last total lunar eclipse of the year is Saturday. And there won't be another one for three years.

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created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Southern hemisphere to glimpse year's last solar eclipse

The tip of South Africa, Tasmania and most of New Zealand will -- weather permitting -- enjoy a partial eclipse of the Sun on Friday although the handful of hardy scientists in Antarctica will get the best view, according ...

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created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Volcano ash turns Asian eclipse blood red

(AP) -- Asian and African night owls were treated to a lunar eclipse, and ash in the atmosphere from a Chilean volcano turned it blood red for some viewers.

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created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0