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In 2008, Mercury best in mid-May
Now is the time to catch the planet Mercury in the evening. Mercury is the innermost planet of our solar system. It’s often difficult or impossible to see, because it stays close to the sun’s glare. But as seen from Earth now, Mercury is swinging to its greatest distance east of the sun. That means it’s showing up in the western sky after sunset.
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Sunday, May 11, 2008. As darkness falls tonight, the waxing moon can be found between two planets, Mars and Saturn. Saturn lies to the east of the moon. Mars lies to the west. Saturn is brighter, and easy to notice now because it’s right next to a bright star, Regulus in the constellation Leo.
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- Dan Kulpinski Why the Myanmar cyclone was so deadly
- Cyclone Nargis decimated part of Myanmar from May 2-4, its huge rains and storm surge flooding the Irrawaddy River delta, killing at least 22,000 people […]
Posted by Dan Kulpinski May 9, 2008 (2)
- Lindsay Patterson What do you give up for gas?
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"Beer is now cheaper than gas," the sign outside the local pizza place reminded me during lunch. If you own a car, it probably hasn't […]
Posted by Lindsay Patterson May 6, 2008 (0)
- Jeremy Shere Personal Helicopter
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Posted by Jeremy Shere May 5, 2008 (0)
- Beverly Spicer NASA's astronomy pictures of the day
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This photo of a total solar eclipse in Antarctica was taken in 2003 by an adventurous soul named Fred Bruenjes of moonglow.net. His photo […]
Posted by Beverly Spicer May 4, 2008 (1)
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Posted by Larry Sessions April 22, 2008 (3)
- Steve Haddock The Deep-Sea Surfaces in Paris
- In conjunction with her book on the deep sea, Claire Nouvian has organized an exhibit at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris, which runs […]
Posted by Steve Haddock April 11, 2008 (0)
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