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| A Midsummer Sky Show |
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| Thursday, 17 July 2008 | |
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If you've never watched the Space Station fly by, it is a kind of cool sight! Watch for it to rise Friday night at 9:49:33 pm in the west-southwest, it takes about two minutes to fly across the sky to the far horizon, look for a tiny bright dot moving across the stars. For more info, go to spaceweather.com. via: Ladd Observatory |
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The brightest lights in the night sky are having a get-together this week. Tonight, Jupiter and the nearly-full Moon will be side-by-side in the constellation Sagittarius. The pair rise in the southeast just after nightfall and remain visible all night long. That's not all: The International Space Station is making a series of evening passes over North America and it will join Jupiter and the Moon over many towns and cities. 