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This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 10 – 18
This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 10 – 18
Jupiter and Saturn rise in twilight this week. Mars is a fire-beacon high in the southeast by the beginning of dawn. Venus, low as dawn begins to brighten, passes just 1° from Aldebaran on Saturday and Sunday mornings July 11th and 12th.
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July's 11-minute Sky Tour astronomy podcast describes what to see in the summer sky in a casual, engaging way that your whole family can enjoy.
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Streaming | Jupiter at its Biggest and Brightest | Opposition of Jupiter 2020 | Interactive Stargazing
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Comet NEOWISE over New York city
Photographer: worldtimezone
Comet NEOWISE viewed through noctilucent clouds
Photographer: David Harris
Comet C/2019 U6 Lemmon (2020,Jun.17)
Photographer: Pepe Chambó
Lunar Occultation from Boston on June 19th, 2020
Photographer: Nando
Photographer: Ghouchkanlu
Photographer: Michele-Brusa
Venus and the Pleiades at Twilight
Photographer: Frankie
Crecent moon over Myrtle Beach, SC
Photographer: Tim-Tooley
Photographer: araujo
Photographer: Wim Maats
Photographer: FERNANDO MENEZES
Comet C/2017 T2 PANSTARRS (Jan.23,2020)
Photographer: Pepe Chambó
Photographer: Orestis Pavlou
Photographer: parimaldave@gmail.com
Waxing Crescent Moon and Jupiter
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A Black Dot of Mercury Crossing The Sun
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