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Take A Look At Jupiter’s Moons
(credit: Mike Lynch/CBS) There will be a lovely conjunction between Venus, Jupiter and the early crescent moon in the early morning eastern skies. Venus is 43 million miles away and Jupiter is around...
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Astronomical Conjunction Between 3 Stars
(credit: Mike Lynch) There’s a nice conjunction of three bright stars that form a triangle in the low western sky these early evenings, best seen between 9:30 and 10 p.m. Two of the stars are actually...
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NASA’s Curiosity Lands On Mars
NASA’s Curiosity landed on Mars very early Monday morning. WCCO Radio’s Mike Lynch caught a snapshot as it all unfolded. (credit: CBS) Here’s a link to more information on the historic astronomical...
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Persceid Meteor Shower Is Underway
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The annual Perseid meteor shower is underway this week and peaks out this coming Saturday night into Sunday morning, said WCCO Radio Meteorologist Mike Lynch. The Earth in its...
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Conjunction Between Crescent Moon & Planets
(credit: Mike Lynch/CBS) Early this evening toward the end of twilight in the low southwestern sky, the new crescent moon will be in a close conjunction with a triangle made by the planets Mars and...
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The Star Spica With Mars, Saturn & The Moon
(credit: Mike Lynch) Early this evening toward the end of twilight in the low southwestern sky, the new crescent moon will be just to the left of a triangle made by the planets Mars and Saturn along...
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A Close Celestial Encounter
(credit: Mike Lynch/CBS) Over the next several mornings the waning crescent moon and Venus will have a really close celestial hugging. On Wednesday morning, they’ll have their closest encounter.
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Conjunction Between Moon And Jupiter
Early Friday morning, they will be a gorgeous conjunction between the waning full moon and the bright planet Jupiter in the high southern sky. The moon will be just to the left of the moon. On Saturday...
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International Space Station Sighting
(credit: Heavens Above) You can see the International Space Station this evening. It’ll fly over the Twin Cities from 7:18 to 7:24 p.m. basically across the northern half of the sky moving from the...
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Jupiter-Moon Conjunction
(credit: Mike Lynch/CBS) There will be a very tight celestial hugging between the moon and Jupiter in the eastern sky. They both rise in the eastern sky a little before 8pm and they’ll only be about a...
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Leonid Meteor Shower
(credit: Mike Lynch/CBS) The Leonid meteor shower is peaking out this weekend. The best time to see it is tomorrow (Saturday) morning from midnight to 6 a.m. in the countryside; you may see up and over...
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Conjunction Between Full Moon And Jupiter
(credit: Mike Lynch/CBS) Tonight they’ll be a lovely celestial conjunction — or what I like to call a celestial hugging — between the full moon and the bright planet Jupiter. In the eastern evening...
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A Celestial Hugging For Christmas
Tonight and Tuesday night the moon, the Pleiades, and the bright planet Jupiter are have a big celestial hugging. In fact, tomorrow night the moon and Jupiter will less than a degree apart, almost...
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Mike Lynch: The Moon & Jupiter
Mike Lynch says the moon and Jupiter won’t be quite as close Wednesday night but will still be a nice sight. Jupiter will be a little to the upper right of the full moon. Jupiter is by far the...
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What’s The ‘Supermoon?’ A Meteorologist Explains
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — If the moon looks a little bigger and brighter to you these days, you’re right. WCCO Radio Meteorologist Mike Lynch explains the so-called “supermoon” phenomenon. “The ‘supermoon’...
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Partial Solar Eclipse Visible In Minnesota Thursday
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) – A number of astronomy buffs are preparing for Thursday’s partial solar eclipse, which will be the final one of the year. The moon will move in front of the sun from about 4:30...
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Sky Gazers Rejoice In Partial Eclipse
GALLERY: Your Partial Eclipse Photos MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A partial solar eclipse has a whole lot of folks excited. “I think that we’re going to get some really great views of the sun,” said Dave...
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Attention Astronomy Lovers: Jupiter & Venus To ‘Conjoin’ This Weekend
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Astronomy lovers — and anybody somewhat interested in the cosmos — will have the opportunity this weekend to catch a sight in the night sky that hasn’t happened for over 2,000...
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Top Astronomer: Animals Could Get Confused During Total Solar Eclipse
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Due to scientific advances and education, total lunar eclipses no longer baffles humankind. However, certain animals could get confused during next week’s solar eclipse, according...
View ArticleCosmic Dawn: Astronomer Get A Glimpse Of When First Stars Formed
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, astronomers have glimpsed the dawn of the universe 13.6 billion years ago when the earliest stars were just beginning to glow after the Big Bang. And if that’s not...
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