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Category: Astronomy
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What is it about the moon that speaks to us? Perhaps it is that our ancestors from long long ago admired and loved that rocky orb, and it is deep in our cells to respond somehow to its beauty. Last month's super moon, the night before the eclipse. The eclipse!…
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Dressed in Hibiscus leaves, this not naked Lady was shining in the shade like a star in the night sky.
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As beautiful as the night. "Which night?" You might ask. The night of shooting stars or lightening bugs, or the first time you held the hand of someone you really loved. One of those beautiful nights that you can't forget. Longwood Gardens, Pennsylvania, Water Garden…
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Not even a month ago, the crescent moon kept company with Venus and Jupiter for awhile. The two planets are now in our blind spot and the moon, well the moon has been all over the sky since then! The movement of the stars and planets marks the march of time in…
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On summer's beach… a nearly full and a blue moon rising just over there… Life is good! St. Augustine Beach, Florida, last evening…
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When Galaxies collide there is so much space out there that it is rare that any celestial bodies actually come into contact with each other. Same thing here in this photo. From the deck of El Galeon, a replica of a 16th century Spanish supply ship, one could see a blimp.…
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This photograph was an Astronomy Picture of the Day, on March 14, 2015. It shows a Russian Spacecraft carrying three astronauts, one American and two Russians, returning from the International Space Station over a sea of golden clouds. You don't hear much about cooperation between these two nations, but…
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