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Astro Bob blog: Merry Christmas and may your nights sparkle with starlight
Merry Christmas and a happy holiday to everyone! I'm grateful your interest in the blog as well as your many comments and observations. Thank you!
Tuesday, December, 25, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Merry Christmas and a happy holiday to everyone! I'm grateful your interest in the blog as well as your many comments and observations. Thank you!
Tuesday, December, 25, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Space station crew prepares for Christmas feast in space
As you prepare for Christmas company and dinner, consider the six astronauts spending the holiday 250 miles overhead. The company arrived last week and the feast begins tomorrow.
Monday, December, 24, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
As you prepare for Christmas company and dinner, consider the six astronauts spending the holiday 250 miles overhead. The company arrived last week and the feast begins tomorrow.
Monday, December, 24, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Heavenly gift awaits skywatchers Christmas night
Don't nod off too early after your Christmas feast or you'll miss the astronomical dessert. Jupiter and the moon will be stacked like strawberries on shortcake all night long.
Sunday, December, 23, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Don't nod off too early after your Christmas feast or you'll miss the astronomical dessert. Jupiter and the moon will be stacked like strawberries on shortcake all night long.
Sunday, December, 23, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Aurora borealis and food for the soul
Just returned from a visit to snowy northern Wisconsin where I ran across a new restaurant I'll have to check out sometime. What astronomy enthusiast wouldn't? It's called the Aurora Borealis.
Saturday, December, 22, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Just returned from a visit to snowy northern Wisconsin where I ran across a new restaurant I'll have to check out sometime. What astronomy enthusiast wouldn't? It's called the Aurora Borealis.
Saturday, December, 22, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Happy New Baktun and a joyous solstice to all
Today the Mayan calendar rolls over to a new Baktun or 144,000 day cycle as it has for centuries and will for centuries to come. It's also the first day of winter in the northern hemisphere. Happy solstice!
Friday, December, 21, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Today the Mayan calendar rolls over to a new Baktun or 144,000 day cycle as it has for centuries and will for centuries to come. It's also the first day of winter in the northern hemisphere. Happy solstice!
Friday, December, 21, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Duluth’s nightlife leaves him starstruck
SAM COOK COLUMN: I crunched along a path on the packed snow, following the white glow of my headlamp. A weeknight in December.
Friday, December, 21, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
SAM COOK COLUMN: I crunched along a path on the packed snow, following the white glow of my headlamp. A weeknight in December.
Friday, December, 21, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: 7 fun things to do while waiting for the world to end
First, brew a cup of tea or coffee, sit back at the computer and spend a few minutes at the 2012hoax.org website for edification and entertainment. Second, ...
Thursday, December, 20, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
First, brew a cup of tea or coffee, sit back at the computer and spend a few minutes at the 2012hoax.org website for edification and entertainment. Second, ...
Thursday, December, 20, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Curiosity snoops around 'Shaler'; Comet L4 PanSTARRS update
Curiosity rover, clueless about the end of the world, is spending this week tooling around a shallow depression called Yellowknife Bay looking for a good rock to drill. We also drop on what may become a very bright comet next March.
Wednesday, December, 19, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Curiosity rover, clueless about the end of the world, is spending this week tooling around a shallow depression called Yellowknife Bay looking for a good rock to drill. We also drop on what may become a very bright comet next March.
Wednesday, December, 19, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Splendorous Saturn as seldom seen - Cassini wows again!
NASA released a brand new picture of Saturn taken by the Cassini spacecraft as it sped through the planet's shadow this fall. I don't know why the mission team waited so long! We love this stuff.
Tuesday, December, 18, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
NASA released a brand new picture of Saturn taken by the Cassini spacecraft as it sped through the planet's shadow this fall. I don't know why the mission team waited so long! We love this stuff.
Tuesday, December, 18, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: New asteroid book good medicine for the doomsday blues
I just finished reading Donald Yeomans' excellent new book "Earth-Approaching Asteroids: Finding Them Before They Find Us" and figured many of you might enjoy hearing about it.
Tuesday, December, 18, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
I just finished reading Donald Yeomans' excellent new book "Earth-Approaching Asteroids: Finding Them Before They Find Us" and figured many of you might enjoy hearing about it.
Tuesday, December, 18, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: GRAIL twins Ebb and Flow to smash into moon today
NASA's twin GRAIL space probes have spent the last year mapping the moon's hidden heart. Today at 4:28 p.m. they'll be intentionally crashed into a mountaintop near the moon's north pole.
Monday, December, 17, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
NASA's twin GRAIL space probes have spent the last year mapping the moon's hidden heart. Today at 4:28 p.m. they'll be intentionally crashed into a mountaintop near the moon's north pole.
Monday, December, 17, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Why the world won’t end on Dec. 21, 2012
ASTRO BOB: I know it sounds like a “how does he know it won’t?” headline, but my crystal ball shows nothing unusual happening on that date outside of the winter solstice at 5:12 a.m.
Monday, December, 17, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment
ASTRO BOB: I know it sounds like a “how does he know it won’t?” headline, but my crystal ball shows nothing unusual happening on that date outside of the winter solstice at 5:12 a.m.
Monday, December, 17, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - Entertainment
Astro Bob blog: Death Star moon Mimas meets its twin in Tethys
The Cassini probe reveals that Saturn's moon Tethys also has a dark, "Death Star" side much like its cohort moon Mimas.
Monday, December, 17, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
The Cassini probe reveals that Saturn's moon Tethys also has a dark, "Death Star" side much like its cohort moon Mimas.
Monday, December, 17, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Flyby photos show lumps and bumps of far-out asteroid Toutatis
This morning two small asteroids passed harmlessly by Earth at distances of just 174,000 and 292,000 miles. 2012 XP134, the more distant and measuring 42 feet across, whizzed by at 8 a.m. (CST) and 40-foot -wide 2012 XL134 two hours later. While some may take the sign of so many Earth-approaching asteroids as a bad omen, it's all good news in my view.
Saturday, December, 15, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
This morning two small asteroids passed harmlessly by Earth at distances of just 174,000 and 292,000 miles. 2012 XP134, the more distant and measuring 42 feet across, whizzed by at 8 a.m. (CST) and 40-foot -wide 2012 XL134 two hours later. While some may take the sign of so many Earth-approaching asteroids as a bad omen, it's all good news in my view.
Saturday, December, 15, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Over 100 an hour - Gemmy Geminids don't disappoint
What a night for meteors! I hope you had clear skies like we did here in northern Minnesota. From an observing spot on a snowy road 15 miles from home I watched as 70 Geminids tore across the sky.
Friday, December, 14, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
What a night for meteors! I hope you had clear skies like we did here in northern Minnesota. From an observing spot on a snowy road 15 miles from home I watched as 70 Geminids tore across the sky.
Friday, December, 14, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Geminid shower heats up; tips on meteor photography
I've heard nothing but enthusiastic early reports from the annual Geminid meteor shower, and we're still hours from its Friday morning peak. I also have a few pointers on how to photograph meteors.
Thursday, December, 13, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
I've heard nothing but enthusiastic early reports from the annual Geminid meteor shower, and we're still hours from its Friday morning peak. I also have a few pointers on how to photograph meteors.
Thursday, December, 13, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Palm-sized Japanese satellite flashes a greeting from the sky
Can we get any more plates spinning? So far we've seen two asteroids fly by Earth, the launch of a North Korean satellite, two meteor showers expected for tomorrow night and now the return of the space station to the evening sky. Flying near the big bird is a tiny new satellite you can watch go blink in the night.
Wednesday, December, 12, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Can we get any more plates spinning? So far we've seen two asteroids fly by Earth, the launch of a North Korean satellite, two meteor showers expected for tomorrow night and now the return of the space station to the evening sky. Flying near the big bird is a tiny new satellite you can watch go blink in the night.
Wednesday, December, 12, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Yet another meteor shower coming Thursday?
Looks like we might get a double dose of meteors from a potentially brand new shower Thursday.
Tuesday, December, 11, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Looks like we might get a double dose of meteors from a potentially brand new shower Thursday.
Tuesday, December, 11, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Take a break from doomsday to enjoy the Geminid meteor shower
Doomsday, smoomsday - let's interrupt this broadcast to talk about the best meteor shower of the year. The Geminids will liven up skies Thursday night - Friday morning Dec. 13-14 with up to 50 meteors per hour.
Tuesday, December, 11, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Doomsday, smoomsday - let's interrupt this broadcast to talk about the best meteor shower of the year. The Geminids will liven up skies Thursday night - Friday morning Dec. 13-14 with up to 50 meteors per hour.
Tuesday, December, 11, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Asteroid 2012 XE54 may be eclipsed during close flyby tonight
Newly-discovered asteroid 2012 XE54 will fly by Earth tonight only 139,500 miles away or slightly more than half the distance to the moon. Those with telescopes might see it eclipsed by Earth's shadow.
Monday, December, 10, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
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Newly-discovered asteroid 2012 XE54 will fly by Earth tonight only 139,500 miles away or slightly more than half the distance to the moon. Those with telescopes might see it eclipsed by Earth's shadow.
Monday, December, 10, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
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