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Christmas Full Moon Visible in Chicagoland; Clouds Moving In to Northern Illinois

Fri Dec 25, 2015 10:34 pm Cardinal News

Moon Phases for 2015 from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio The year 2015 brings the first Christmas full moon in 38 years and it will be the last until 2034. Known as […]

Saturn rises just before sunrise in December 2015.

Tonight’s Sky for December 2015 Features Jupiter, Mars, Venus, Saturn, Perseus, Cassiopeia, Geminid Meteor Shower

Tue Dec 1, 2015 10:42 am Cardinal News

Backyard stargazers get a monthly guide to the northern hemisphere’s skywatching events with “Tonight’s Sky.” In December, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, Saturn, Perseus, Cassiopeia all make an appearance — as does the Geminid Meteor Shower. (Musical […]

Tonight’s Sky Features Leonid Meteor Shower: November 2015 from the Hubble Space Telescope to Your Own Backyard

Mon Nov 2, 2015 01:59 am Cardinal News

Your guide to constellations, deep-sky objects, planets, and events. Venus, Mars and Jupiter are still close in the pre-dawn sky this month. November 7, 2015 provides a treat with the three planets close to a […]

NASA Releases More Than 8,400 Apollo Moon Mission Photos on Flickr

Mon Oct 5, 2015 06:47 pm Cardinal News

NASA released more than 8,400 Apollo moon mission photos after re-scanning negatives of high-resolution shots by Apollo astronauts using Hasselblad medium format cameras. The “Project Apollo Archive” has just uploaded more than 8,400 astonishing, high-resolution […]

Tonight’s Sky October 2015

Thu Oct 1, 2015 03:09 am Cardinal News

NIGHT SKY FOR OCT 2015 … Backyard stargazers get a monthly guide to the northern hemisphere’s skywatching events with “Tonight’s Sky.” In October, view Saturn setting in the southwest sky just after sunset and before […]

What Time Is Maximum Total Lunar Eclipse for the SuperMoon Sunday Night? Clouds Clear in Northeast Illinois

Sun Sep 27, 2015 07:37 pm Cardinal News

Conditions could be ideal for observing the SuperMoon Total Lunar Eclipse Sunday Night. Total Lunar Eclipse Begins: Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 7:11 PM Maximum: Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 9:47 PM Ends: Mon, Sep […]

Venus as “Morning Star” Soon to Be Joined by Mars and Jupiter at Dawn in the Eastern Sky

Tue Sep 15, 2015 06:44 am Cardinal News

September’s morning planets are Venus and Mars. Venus is the brightest object that is still visible when morning twilight brightens the dawn sky. Mars is just to the lower left of Venus, but fades from […]

Supermoon Lunar Eclipse in Chicago on September 27-28; Also Evening Planet Saturn and Morning Planets Venus, Mars and Jupiter This Month

Wed Sep 2, 2015 11:32 am Cardinal News

Beginning September 27th, 2015 there will be a very rare event in the night sky – a supermoon lunar eclipse. Watch this animated feature to learn more. A total lunar eclipse, known as a supermoon […]

Perseid Meteor Shower Photos from August 2015; Peak Viewing Was Last Night but Meteor Shower Continues

Thu Aug 13, 2015 07:38 pm Cardinal News

BBC News: Perseid meteor shower photos in 60 seconds. Chicagoland and several areas around the world had good weather and good sky conditions as the moon was approaching the New Moon Phase with only a […]

When Does Perseid Meteor Shower Peak? Perseids Meteor Shower Peaks 3 AM to Dawn Local Time

Wed Aug 12, 2015 09:58 pm Cardinal News

The annual Perseid meteor shower, which is known as one of the brightest meteor showers, happens near the end of summer. Here’s everything you need to know. The Perseids have been showing at night for […]

Dwarf Planet Ceres in the Asteroid Belt Has Mysterious Bright Spots, Pyramid

Sat Aug 8, 2015 11:25 pm Cardinal News

NASA released a new flyover animation showing the mysterious surface of the dwarf planet Ceres. Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt, which lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. The diameter […]

Time-Lapse Sky Spectacular from Jeff Boyce Shows Milky Way, Aurora Borealis, Storm Development, Night Lightning Display

Sat Jul 18, 2015 04:30 am Cardinal News

WARNING light sensitive or photosensitive epileptics (especially full-screen). Edge of Stability from Jeff Boyce on Vimeo. The spectacular video of storm development and night sky scenes with the Milky Way is the result of over […]

VIDEO: Apparent Meteor Sighted in Texas; Image Captured at Fun Fest in Austin, Texas

Mon Nov 10, 2014 01:00 pm Cardinal News

Jamey Maki, an audience member of the Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin, Texas captures video of a falling meteor. Police near Austin, Texas received multiple reports of a fireball in the sky after 8:30 […]

Partial Solar Eclipse Over Chicago 4:30 PM Start, 5:45 PM Peak

Thu Oct 23, 2014 02:46 pm Cardinal News

NASA ScienceCasts: Sunset Solar Eclipse. SUNSET SOLAR CLIPS Today’s partial solar eclipse is the last chance to see a partial solar eclipse in Chicago for the next three years. The partial solar eclipse starts around […]

View of Chicago Area Total Lunar Eclipse After Maximum Eclipse in Downtown Arlington Heights

Wed Oct 8, 2014 10:14 am Cardinal News

Video after maximum eclipse for the Total Lunar Eclipse of October 8, 2014. Today, October 8, 2014 was the day of the second of two total lunar eclipses in 2014, and also the second of […]

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