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- 19 Feb 2013, 06:51 UTC Breaking News for sky aficionados
- 4 Sep 2012, 20:19 UTC EXTRA: Astrophotos making the web - the good, the bad and the ugly ...
- 11 Aug 2012, 21:12 UTC Coming two nights best for the Perseids, with only modest lunar interference
- 3 Aug 2012, 21:44 UTC EXTRA: Why there is no "Mount Sharp" on Mars (and why there can't be one)
- 14 Jul 2012, 14:28 UTC Is this the night, with the Moon vs. Jupiter, some aurora and NLCs?
- 1 Jul 2012, 16:14 UTC Amazing changes on Jupiter - and its occultation by the Moon for Europe - sky highlights of...
- 17 Jun 2012, 17:08 UTC A dip in the vast pool of Transit of Venus results on the web
- 1 Jun 2012, 20:47 UTC First the annular eclipse, now a partial lunar one - and then the Transit of Venus!
- 5 May 2012, 11:56 UTC EXTRA: Why you should look at tonight's full moon - and find out for yourself how "super" it...
- 29 Apr 2012, 23:40 UTC Solar satellite "filmed" complete Nova Sgr 2012 outburst with high cadence!
- 15 Apr 2012, 21:22 UTC Big KBO Quaoar to occult pretty bright star - probably for Africa
- 31 Mar 2012, 22:09 UTC Lot of cloud action on Mars thrills observers (with sufficient resolution)
- 13 Mar 2012, 00:27 UTC Planet conjunction of the year now - and another 'Lovejoy' approaching?
- 29 Feb 2012, 02:02 UTC Mysterious solar system object 2012 DR30: period ~50,000 years, inclination 75°, perihelion ...
- 17 Feb 2012, 16:04 UTC Comets make news: Garradd's weird tails, more amateur discoveries - and Lovejoy heads north
- 31 Jan 2012, 15:51 UTC Series of solar flares excites high latitudes, leaves others in the dark
- 20 Jan 2012, 22:24 UTC Decision on leap second postponed - world time & Earth rotation remain linked
- 1 Jan 2012, 14:09 UTC Lovejoy's tail still dozens of degrees long but surface brightness way down
- 25 Dec 2011, 20:04 UTC Lovejoy survives perigee - and now plays mini-Ikeya-Seki for Oz et al.
- 3 Dec 2011, 22:31 UTC First ground-based discovery of a Kreutz comet since 1970 - by an Aussie amateur!
- 13 Nov 2011, 14:13 UTC Earth visit of big, dark asteroid widely observed with all means
- 6 Nov 2011, 17:20 UTC Biggest sunspot group in years crossing the disk; already one X flare seen
- 27 Oct 2011, 13:54 UTC Bright spot emerges on Uranus - cam amateurs track it (and help Hubble)?
- 12 Oct 2011, 22:29 UTC Comet Elenin gone for good (though some still claim detections, even sightings)
- 2 Oct 2011, 11:55 UTC Best aurora of the cycle yet caused by impressive sunspot group
- 16 Sep 2011, 13:10 UTC After Elenin's rapid decay: will anything be seen again
- 26 Aug 2011, 02:08 UTC Closest Type Ia supernova in decades explodes in galaxy Messier 101, brightening rapidly, sh...
- 17 Aug 2011, 17:25 UTC Full moon-lit Perseids weak even after correcting: ZHRmax ~ 70
- 6 Aug 2011, 19:26 UTC Solar action week culminates in aurorae over Europe and North America
- 31 Jul 2011, 01:40 UTC What the comets Elenin, Garradd and PANSTARRS will (perhaps) look like in your sky
- 16 Jul 2011, 22:27 UTC Pretty good star occultation by asteroid for the U.S. - and to be webcast!
- 6 Jul 2011, 19:29 UTC Huge noctilucent cloud displays seen at appropriate northern latitudes
- 1 Jul 2011, 23:33 UTC Well-hidden solar eclipse starts Saros 156 - the first new one in 83 years
- 25 Jun 2011, 13:54 UTC Tiny asteroid comes to visit Monday: closest approach to Earth surface 12,280 km
- 17 Jun 2011, 22:18 UTC Deep total lunar eclipse enjoyed from Oceania to Europe
- 9 Jun 2011, 19:40 UTC There could be a bright comet in the sky ... in April 2013
- 3 Jun 2011, 16:35 UTC 13th mag. supernova in famous Whirlpool galaxy M 51 - widely observed before even official ....
- 31 May 2011, 15:15 UTC June 2011: three eclipses - 2 partial solar, 1 total lunar - in one month!
- 15 May 2011, 14:06 UTC Planet show continued: the Venus/Jupiter/Mercury trio
- 10 May 2011, 17:00 UTC Great morning planets show seen around the clock around the world
- 29 Apr 2011, 21:52 UTC Four planets (and the Moon) in action in the May morning sky - and a nice supernova!
- 24 Apr 2011, 22:18 UTC Solar activity up sharply - and spots so big you can see them on simple sunset pictures!
- 15 Apr 2011, 18:46 UTC 50-meter asteroid close to Earth now - with 2 mag. brightness changes
- 2 Apr 2011, 23:13 UTC Saturn reaches opposition, brightness of rings may surge
- 17 Mar 2011, 23:01 UTC If you know your full moon you will note it is bigger than often on March 19!
- 7 Mar 2011, 20:47 UTC Mercury evening show - aided by Jupiter - sky highlight in March
- 19 Feb 2011, 15:31 UTC Mighty flares, few aurorae (yet) - and lots of media confusion
- 13 Feb 2011, 17:48 UTC Closest non-impacting object in our asteroid catalog came by, changed direction by 60°
- 31 Jan 2011, 22:25 UTC The hunt is on for NanoSail D: some sightings, no major flares yet
- 9 Jan 2011, 23:55 UTC Deep partial solar eclipse yields countless spectacular images
