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Jun 25, 2010

It’s Not A Plane … or Superman Either, Actually

Image of ISS pass by lancea (via cc) File this under Look Up: the International Space Station is going to make some incredibly bright passes overhead the next few days. SpaceWeather.com explains, “the behemoth spacecraft will be in constant sunlight as its orbit lines up with Earth’s day-night terminator,” which also means that most locations will see it pass overhead multiple times a night. Here in D.C. we’ll see it first tonight at 10:04…

Jun 19, 2010

Look Up: What’s in the Sky This Week?

Photo of the Summer Triangle by philliefan99 Look Up has discussed the Summer Triangle a couple of times before. The asterism (a pattern of stars that are not an official constellation) rises at dusk, just in time for the solstice on Monday, the time when the Northern Hemisphere tilts closest to the Sun, the longest day of the year, and, yes, the real first day of summer. Click through to philliefan99’s photo above to…

 
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