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This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 2 – 11
This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 2 – 11
Venus shining in the dusk says goodbye to Pollux, hello to Mars. . . which is busy crossing the Beehive Cluster. Arcturus stands straight over Spica after dark, and Kochab stands straight over Polaris, it's that time of year.
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M8 Lagoon and M20 Trifid Nebulae _ Bortel 8
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A NEW Supernova 2023ixf in the Pinwheel Galaxy
Photographer: Georgii Konkov
Photographer: Sean Liang
Jupiter Reemerges from Behind the Moon
Photographer: Daniel-Burns
Bright supernova 2023ixf in M101
Photographer: Jean-Claude MERLIN
Jupiter exit from Moon occultation
Photographer: Eliot-Herman
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Moon Occults Jupiter in Daylight
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2023/04/23 totality in 1000 images
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MILKY WAY AND THE ATACAMA DESERT
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Flares of the 2023 total eclipse
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