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  • Comet Hartley 2 Deep Impact Flyby
    Science,  Space

    Stargazing Calendar for September 2023

    September 4, 2023 /

    This month, the night sky beckons with a captivating celestial lineup. Look forward to the intriguing dance of planets in conjunctions, the mesmerizing streaks of meteors during showers, and Venus radiating at its brightest. Don't miss the chance to witness Comet Hartley 2's close encounter or the majesty of the 47 Tuc globular cluster. The September sky promises a celestial spectacle for all to enjoy!

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    Paul Tomaszewski
  • Pleiades
    Science,  Space

    Stargazing Calendar for August 2023

    August 3, 2023 /

    Get ready for a celestial spectacle in August! This month promises a series of exciting events in the night sky, including many conjunctions, meteor showers, and oppositions of asteroids and Saturn. Whether you're a seasoned stargazer or a curious observer, there's plenty to look forward to in the awe-inspiring cosmic events unfolding above us.

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    Paul Tomaszewski
  • Pluto By New Horizon
    Science,  Space

    Stargazing Calendar for July 2023

    July 1, 2023 /

    Get ready for a month filled with celestial wonders! In July, Mercury transitions in the sky, Venus and Mars dance closely, and comets reach perihelion and perigee. Don't miss the supermoon, many conjunctions, asteroid 15 Eunomia and Pluto at opposition, three meteor showers, and other breathtaking events. Grab your telescope and prepare for a dazzling show in the night sky throughout the month of July.

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    Paul Tomaszewski
  • Messier 44 Beehive Cluster
    Science,  Space

    Stargazing Calendar for June 2023

    June 2, 2023 /

    Hello fellow stargazers! June offers a range of astronomical events, including Mars and M44's close approach, many conjunctions, and asteroid Parthenope at opposition. Meteor showers like the Daytime Arietids and June Bootids also grace the sky. Don't miss them!

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    Paul Tomaszewski
  • NASA Spacecraft Sees Pac Man On Saturn Moon Mimas
    Science,  Space

    Saturn’s Moon Mimas Looks Like Pac-Man In Infrared

    May 8, 2023 /

    In an earlier article we have showed you how Saturn's moon Mimas totally looks like the Death Star from the Star Wars movies. Now it seems that Mimas also looks like Pac-Man from the 1980s video game when seen in infrared.

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    Paul Tomaszewski
  • Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 05 06 2020
    Science,  Space

    Stargazing Calendar for May 2023

    May 3, 2023 /

    Hello fellow stargazers! This month the big event will be a penumbral lunar eclipse, but there are also two meteor showers, two comets at perihelion, many conjunctions, and one near-Earth object making a close approach to Earth.

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    Paul Tomaszewski
  • Dwarf Planet Haumea With Rings Artists View
    Science,  Space

    Stargazing Calendar for April 2023

    April 11, 2023 /

    Hello fellow stargazers! This month the big event will be a rare hybrid solar eclipse, but unfortunately it will be visible to only a few small areas of the world. For the rest of us, we have two large objects at opposition: dwarf planet Haumea as well as large asteroid Iris. There will also be two meteor showers as well as many conjunctions.

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    Paul Tomaszewski
  • Dwarf Planet Makemake With Moon
    Science,  Space

    A Good Time to Observe Dwarf Planet Makemake

    March 28, 2023 /

    On March 29, we have a great opportunity to observe the dwarf planet Makemake. It will be at opposition, which means it will reach the highest point in the sky at around midnight and be opposite to the Sun. At around the same time Makemake will also reach its closest point to the Earth (perigee) at a distance of 51.77 AU. Its peak brightness will be an apparent magnitude of 17.1, which makes it the brightest trans-Neptunian object after Pluto.

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    Paul Tomaszewski
  • Artists View Ceres
    Science,  Space

    A Good Time to Observe Dwarf Planet Ceres

    March 20, 2023 /

    On March 21, we have a great opportunity to observe the dwarf planet Ceres. It will be at opposition, which means it will reach the highest point in the sky at around midnight and opposite to the Sun. At the same time Ceres will be closest to the Earth (perigee) at a distance of 1.59 AU. At this time it will be the brightest, with an apparent magnitude of 6.9. Look in the constellation of Coma Berenices with binoculars or a telescope.

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    Paul Tomaszewski
  • Ceres Photo by Dawn
    Science,  Space

    Stargazing Calendar for March 2023

    March 2, 2023 /

    Hello fellow stargazers! This month we only have one small meteor shower, but instead we can look forward to a comet visiting the inner solar system (just barely) and more interestingly two dwarf planets at opposition - Ceres and Makemake.

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    Paul Tomaszewski
  • Mimas Death Star
    Science,  Space

    Mimas and Iapetus, Two Odd Moons of Saturn

    February 15, 2023 /

    Saturn has a lot of moons. Two of them are really odd, and bear a striking resemblance to the Death Star from the Star Wars movies. Mimas has a crater of approximately the same scale as the one on the Death Star. Iapetus also has large craters, but the resemblance lies in its equatorial ridge.

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    Paul Tomaszewski
  • Space Shuttle Challenger 1983
    Science,  Space

    Did You Know? The Space Shuttle Ran On Only One Megabyte Of RAM!

    February 9, 2023 /

    It's true! NASA's space shuttle was controlled by a computer running on only one megabyte of RAM. How was this possible? Since the space shuttle and all its hardware was over 30 years old during its last flight in 2011, so was its computer.

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    Paul Tomaszewski
  • Comet C2022 E3 ZTF
    Science,  Space

    Stargazing Calendar for February 2023

    February 1, 2023 /

    This month of February 2023 we will be able to witness two comets visiting us in the inner solar system, a meteor shower, as well as various conjunctions and close approaches of celestial bodies.

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    Paul Tomaszewski
  • Comet 96P Machholz
    Science,  Space

    Stargazing Calendar for January 2023

    January 4, 2023 /

    In this first month of the new year, aside from the celebratory fireworks, we can also witness some beautiful astronomical events such as the Quadrantid meteor shower, two comets and two large asteroids at opposition.

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    Paul Tomaszewski
  • Geminids Meteor Shower 2013
    Science,  Space

    Stargazing Calendar for December 2022

    December 1, 2022 /

    This month of December 2022, we will be visited by an interesting comet from the depths of the Oort cloud, we will be showered by up to 120 meteors per hour during the Geminid meteor shower peak, and we will be able to observe Mars and Mercury under great conditions.

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    Paul Tomaszewski
  • Artemis 1 Launch NASA
    Science,  Space

    Artemis I Launch a Great Success, According to NASA Engineer Kristine Ramos

    November 17, 2022 /

    Despite some delays, the highly anticipated kick-off to NASA's Artemis program finally debuted with the launch of Artemis I. This unmanned mission to orbit the Moon is the first test of the Orion spacecraft carried by a Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.

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    Paul Tomaszewski
  • Full Eclipse Of The Moon As Seen In From Irvine, CA, USA on May 15, 2022.
    Science,  Space

    Stargazing Calendar for November 2022

    November 4, 2022 /

    November will be slightly less eventful than the last month in terms of stargazing events, but there will still be some highlights such as a total lunar eclipse, the perigee of Mars, the Leonids and a few smaller meteor showers. A new addition to these calendars will also include the best times to observe major asteroids and comets.

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    Paul Tomaszewski
  • Partial Solar Eclipse
    Science,  Space

    Monthly Stargazing Calendar for October 2022

    October 5, 2022 /

    Like last month, this will be an eventful one, including several meteor showers and a partial solar eclipse. Take a look at all of these astronomical events that await us this month in this stargazing calendar for October 2022.

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    Paul Tomaszewski
  • Aurigid Vaubaillon
    Science,  Space

    Monthly Stargazing Calendar for September 2022

    September 1, 2022 /

    After a long hiatus, we at CosmoBC decided to bring back the monthly stargazing calendar. We hope to help you keep track of the best astronomical events you may wish to observe in the night sky this coming month of September.

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    Paul Tomaszewski
  • Northern Lights Iss Satellite
    Science,  Space

    NASA Commissions a New Module for the Space Station

    February 24, 2020 /

    Axiom Space is building a new commercial module for the International Space Station, transforming it into a commercial destination by 2030.

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    Megan Ray Nichols
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