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Tonight’s Sky for August 2016: Stars, Planets and the Perseids Meteor Shower

Sun Aug 7, 2016 02:51 pm Cardinal News

Backyard stargazers get a monthly guide to the northern hemisphere’s skywatching events with “Tonight’s Sky.” In August, look for Saturn, Mars and Antares in the southwest sky about 9:30 p.m. (Musical track The Far River […]

Tonight’s Sky for July 2016: Stars, Planets and Constellations

Fri Jul 8, 2016 07:09 pm Cardinal News

Backyard stargazers get a monthly guide to the northern hemisphere’s skywatching events with “Tonight’s Sky.” In July, watch for the Delta Aquarid meteor shower. (Musical track The Far River written by Jonn Serrie, from the […]

Tonight’s Sky for June 2016: Stars, Planets and Constellations

Wed Jun 1, 2016 02:33 pm Cardinal News

Backyard stargazers get a monthly guide to the northern hemisphere’s skywatching events with “Tonight’s Sky.” In June, look toward the constellation Hercules to find compact globular clusters of stars. Highlights of the June sky Evening […]

Tonight’s Sky for May 2016

Tue May 17, 2016 06:18 pm Cardinal News

Backyard stargazers get a monthly guide to the northern hemisphere’s skywatching events with “Tonight’s Sky.” In May, look for galaxies embedded in the constellation Virgo. Backyard stargazers get a monthly guide to the northern hemisphere’s […]

“Mysterious” Green Fireball Seen Over California Probably a Lyrid Meteorite

Thu Apr 28, 2016 01:30 am Cardinal News

People hundreds of miles apart all saw the same green fireball in the California sky. Video shows what looks like an asteroid fall towards the earth, and authorities say the object is probably not man-made. […]

UHD Video Aurora Borealis, Aurora Australis, Pleiades, Hyades and More in NASA Earth View

Tue Apr 19, 2016 08:21 am Cardinal News

NASA TV UHD (Ultra-High Definition) brings video to a new level; watch for Pleiades and Hyades setting at elapsed time 2:25. A NASA Earth View from the International Space Station (ISS) shows Northern Lights (Aurora […]

Green Streak, Possible Large Meteor Sighting, about 10:15 pm Friday; Lyrids Starting

Sat Apr 16, 2016 08:59 am Cardinal News

There were multiple sightings of a green fireball, initially believed to be a meteor, falling in the sky late Friday about 10:15 p.m. Central time from witnesses in Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri and […]

Tonight’s Sky for April 2016

Fri Apr 1, 2016 06:07 pm Cardinal News

Backyard stargazers get a monthly guide to the northern hemisphere’s skywatching events with “Tonight’s Sky.” In April, the sky is featured with Jupiter, Ursa Major, Leo, and Saturn and Mars after midnight, and the Lyrid […]

Night Sky Features for April 2016: Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Ursa Major, Lyrid Meteor Showers

Fri Apr 1, 2016 11:22 am Cardinal News

NIGHT SKY FOR APRIL 2016 … Backyard stargazers get a monthly guide to the northern hemisphere’s skywatching events with “Tonight’s Sky.” In April, the sky is featured with Jupiter, Ursa Major, Leo, and Saturn and […]

Night Sky for April 2016

Fri Apr 1, 2016 07:41 am Cardinal News

Backyard stargazers get a monthly guide to the northern hemisphere’s skywatching events with “Tonight’s Sky.” In April, the sky is featured with Jupiter, Ursa Major, Leo, and Saturn and Mars after midnight, and the Lyrid […]

VIDEO: Spectacular Aurora Borealis “Northern Lights” Recently Captured Near Healy, Alaska

Fri Mar 25, 2016 08:54 pm Cardinal News

Spectacular view of Aurora Borealis “Northern Lights” filmed in real-time video just north of Healy in the Interior of Alaska on March 19, 2016 about 1:00 am. Air temperature at 12:58 am at nearby Ladd […]

St Patrick’s Day Meteor Observed Over United Kingdom — Unexpected March 17, 2016

Thu Mar 17, 2016 06:41 am Cardinal News

UKMON’s camera in Clanfield got this perfect view of fireball from 17 March 2016 at 3:15. Video captured on a dashcam showed the color of greenish-blue meteor early St. Patrick’s day morning, March 17, 2016. […]

Rare Total Solar Eclipse Casts Shadow on Parts of Asia; Flight Diverted for Viewing

Thu Mar 10, 2016 11:11 am Cardinal News

A total eclipse of the sun turned day into night over portions of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean. A group of astronomers asked Alaska Airlines to adjust Flight 870 so that the aircraft would […]

Cardinal Stars and Planets in the Night Sky for March 2016; Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Gemini, M35, Solar Eclipse Singapore

Tue Mar 1, 2016 10:02 am Cardinal News

Hubble Space Telescope: Backyard stargazers get a monthly guide to the northern hemisphere’s skywatching events with “Tonight’s Sky.” In March, the constellations of spring arrive. The guide to constellations, deep-sky objects, planets and events for […]

Science Channel Documentary: Apollo Astronauts Recorded Strange Music “Whistling Sound” or “Outer Space Type Music” on Far Side of Moon

Mon Feb 22, 2016 01:47 pm Cardinal News

During transits around the far side of the moon, Apollo astronauts recorded strange “music” on their communication equipment (Part 1). Strange sounds and no concrete explanation. Interference between VHF radios, magnetic influence from Saturn’s rings, […]

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