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Astronomy on MSNThe Sky This Week from August 29 to September 5: Saturn’s time to shine
The ringed planet shows off several moons, Venus hangs with the Beehive, and Mercury passes Regulus in the sky this week.
From the intimate encounter of Venus with the M44 star cluster, to the stunning appearance of the total lunar eclipse, ...
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Astronomy on MSNThe Sky Today on Friday, August 29: Saturn’s moons line up
Iapetus is nearly at western elongation, now 10th magnitude and standing in line with Saturn’s other bright moons today.
Stargazers can witness Venus occulted by the Moon and observe Saturn at opposition. The new moon on September 21 creates ideal conditions for viewing deep-sky objects like the Milky Way. Source: Star ...
This month the cosmos puts on a memorable celestial show where the Moon and Saturn will be occupying center stage! While August dazzled us with meteor showers and planetary alignments, September also ...
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Space.com on MSNTitan darkens Saturn in rare shadow transit on Aug. 19: Here's how to see it
The second largest moon in the solar system will cast its shadow over Saturn on Aug. 19. Grab your telescope and aim it at ...
Greetings! Our early morning sky is still amazing. Although we’re losing Mercury, Venus and Jupiter are still easy to see as ...
A final "gee-whiz" fact you can reveal to your friends is that what you are seeing in Monday's sky is an illusion of ...
Saturn and Jupiter appear closer than ever for ‘Great Conjunction’ during Winter Solstice Keep a close look at the sky and you may what looks like a 'Christmas Star' ...
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