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  • Triton Captured Moon Neptune
    Astronomy

    Why Do We Think Triton Is a Captured Moon?

    October 25, 2023 /

    Discover the key evidence suggesting that Triton, Neptune's moon, is a captured moon. Explore its unusual orbit, composition, and unique features, uncovering the mystery of its origins.

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    Paul Tomaszewski
  • Dwarf Planet Makemake With Moon
    Astronomy,  News

    A Good Time to Observe Dwarf Planet Makemake

    March 28, 2023 /

    On March 29, we have a great opportunity to observe the dwarf planet Makemake. It will be at opposition, which means it will reach the highest point in the sky at around midnight and be opposite to the Sun. At around the same time Makemake will also reach its closest point to the Earth (perigee) at a distance of 51.77 AU. Its peak brightness will be an apparent magnitude of 17.1, which makes it the brightest trans-Neptunian object after Pluto.

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    Paul Tomaszewski
  • Ceres Photo by Dawn
    Astronomy,  News

    Stargazing Calendar for March 2023

    March 2, 2023 /

    Hello fellow stargazers! This month we only have one small meteor shower, but instead we can look forward to a comet visiting the inner solar system (just barely) and more interestingly two dwarf planets at opposition - Ceres and Makemake.

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    Paul Tomaszewski
  • Mimas Death Star
    Astronomy,  Science Fiction,  Space Exploration

    Mimas and Iapetus, Two Odd Moons of Saturn

    February 15, 2023 /

    Saturn has a lot of moons. Two of them are really odd, and bear a striking resemblance to the Death Star from the Star Wars movies. Mimas has a crater of approximately the same scale as the one on the Death Star. Iapetus also has large craters, but the resemblance lies in its equatorial ridge.

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    Paul Tomaszewski
  • Jupiter Voyager 1. Courtesy of NASA.
    Astronomy,  News

    Monthly Stargazing Calendar for March 2016

    March 1, 2016 /

    March 2016 brings exciting astronomical events: Jupiter at opposition, total solar eclipse, March equinox, and penumbral lunar eclipse. Explore more!

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    Paul Tomaszewski
  • Astronomy

    Astronomy Picture of the Week – Rings of Uranus

    July 6, 2011 /

    This series of images of the rings of Uranus were taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. They were taken at different times when the rings were facing the Earth at slightly different angles. In the third image, the edge-on rings appear as two spikes above and below the planet.

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    Paul Tomaszewski
  • Astronomy

    Astronomy Picture of the Week – Io Moon Of Jupiter

    September 6, 2010 /

    Io is the most volcanically active body in the solar system. It is the innermost of Jupiter's four major moons also known as the Galilean moons, named after their discoverer. Io's surface is constantly under construction. The volcanic eruptions quickly reshape every part of the moon's crust, so that a map of Io wouldn't stay accurate for quite long.

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    Paul Tomaszewski
  • Astronomy

    Astronomy Picture of the Week – Planet Uranus with Moons

    August 23, 2010 /

    This is a photo montage of Uranus and five of it's largest moons. The photos were taken separately by the Voyager 2 spacecraft. The moons, from largest to smallest as they appear here, are Ariel, Miranda, Titania, Oberon and Umbriel. When Voyager 2 visited the planet, it discovered 10 new smaller moons and took close-up pictures of its ring system.

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    Paul Tomaszewski

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