adlerskywatch
Look just below the crescent Moon after sunset on the 6th to find Mercury.
| Check out the constellation Orion before it slips away for the summer. Head out around 9:00 p.m., and look in the west-southwestern sky. |
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| Not in Chicago? Check out http://www7.earthhourus.org/ for information on lights out in your city. |
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| Earth Hour 2008: Turn out your lights on 3/29, and see the night sky in all its glory! Learn more @ http://www13.earthhourus.or... |
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| Spring is coming! Don't forget the vernal equinox, aka the first day of spring, on the 20th. Cause for celebration! |
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| Saturn is bright and up all night long this month. Look for it high up in the east in the evening twilight. |
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| Can't come to the Adler? The eclipse will begin at 7:43 p.m. CST and end at 11:09 p.m. Last one in the Chicagoland area until December 2010! |
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| Join us at the Adler on February 20 at 7:30 p.m. for the total lunar eclipse! http://tinyurl.com/223e9o |
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| Days are getting longer in the northern hemisphere, huzzah! The winter solstice -- the shortest day of the year -- was December 22. |
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| Venus is bright in the pre-dawn sky. Low to the horizon in the east-southeast. |
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| Got Holmes? Check out this bright new comet! Details in episode 22 of Adler Night and Day. Visit www.adlerplanetarium.org/po.... |
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| It's Blog Action Day 2007: talk about the environment. Great topic! Check out the Climate Change podcast: http://www.adlerpodcast.com... |
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| A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the Moon and the Sun, and the three are aligned or nearly aligned. |
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| FREE EVENT: Join us at the Adler at 3:30 a.m. for the lunar eclipse! Telescopes and experts will be on hand. http://tinyurl.com/223e9o |
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| A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun. |
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| Total lunar eclipse alert: begins at 3:52 a.m. (CDT) on Tuesday, August 28. Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy! |
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| Jupiter shines brightly in the southwestern sky in August. Don't miss the orangish-red Antares just below it! |
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