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Stargazing destinations: Oregon
Here's the 2nd video in the Chasing Darkness series, a stargazing destination guide. This episode: Skies over Oregon's Cascade Mountains and Alvord Desert.
January 31, 2019
The moon at mid-arch from full to new
Astronomer Guy Ottewell shares insights and charts related to the current moon phase.
January 27, 2019
A meteorite strike during the moon eclipse!
Check it out. You can see the flash of a meteorite that struck the moon during Sunday night's total eclipse. Photos and video here.
January 23, 2019
See it! Venus and Jupiter before sunup
Have you been watching the 2 brightest planets - Venus and Jupiter- inch closer in the east before sunup? Closest the morning of January 22. Venus is brighter! Photos from the EarthSky community here.
January 23, 2019
Stargazing destinations: Alberta
Skywatchers! Check out this first video in the Chasing Darkness series, a stargazing destination guide. This episode - dark sky preserves in Alberta, Canada.
January 22, 2019
Photos of January 20-21, 2019, lunar eclipse
This 2019 total eclipse of the moon was the last one until May 2021. The EarthSky community captured it. A selection of images here. See more at EarthSky Community Photos!
January 21, 2019
Close and far moons in 2019
This year's farthest apogee (moon's farthest monthly point) comes on February 5, 2019, and the closest perigee (moon's closest monthly point) occurs some 2 weeks later, on February 19, 2019.
January 20, 2019
Sun in zodiac constellations, 2019
Sun-entry dates to zodiac constellations in 2019, using boundaries for constellations set by the International Astronomical Union in the 1930s.
January 9, 2019
Lengths of lunar months in 2019
The longest lunar month in 2019 starts with the new moon on January 6, and concludes with the new moon on February 4. Its duration will be 29 days 19 hours and 35 minutes.
January 5, 2019
See it! Moon and Venus at sunrise
Not to be missed! A beautiful combo to ring in the new year. Photos here from the EarthSky community.
January 3, 2019
