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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
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
Astro Bob blog: Squiggly-tailed comet C/2012 V4 eyed by solar probe
Looks to me like a tadpole wriggling in that big pond we call outer space. C/2012 V4, the likely return of Comet Pons-Gambart last seen in 1827, has been spotted in pictures taken by a NASA solar spacecraft.
Sunday, December, 09, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Looks to me like a tadpole wriggling in that big pond we call outer space. C/2012 V4, the likely return of Comet Pons-Gambart last seen in 1827, has been spotted in pictures taken by a NASA solar spacecraft.
Sunday, December, 09, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Why the world won't end on Dec. 21, 2012
By now we've all heard about the ancient Mayan calender rumored to come to an end - and bring the world along with it - on Dec. 21. Should we prepare for the worst?
Saturday, December, 08, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
By now we've all heard about the ancient Mayan calender rumored to come to an end - and bring the world along with it - on Dec. 21. Should we prepare for the worst?
Saturday, December, 08, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: More moon and morning planet alignments in store this weekend
Couldn't get to Egypt to see the planets hovering over the Pyramids of Giza at dawn earlier this week? Good news. You still have plenty of time to see some great planetary lineups spiced up by the crescent moon.
Friday, December, 07, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Couldn't get to Egypt to see the planets hovering over the Pyramids of Giza at dawn earlier this week? Good news. You still have plenty of time to see some great planetary lineups spiced up by the crescent moon.
Friday, December, 07, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Michigan legislators defy unions, OK right-to-work measures
In an audacious flex of political muscle, Republicans in a single day reached the brink of a goal that for years has seemed an all-but-impossible dream: making the labor bastion of Michigan a right-to-work state.
Friday, December, 07, 2012 - Associated Press - News
In an audacious flex of political muscle, Republicans in a single day reached the brink of a goal that for years has seemed an all-but-impossible dream: making the labor bastion of Michigan a right-to-work state.
Friday, December, 07, 2012 - Associated Press - News
Astro Bob blog: Chinese probe to make daring flyby of asteroid Toutatis
If all goes according to plan, one week from today on Dec. 13, the Chinese Chang'e 2 probe will snap closeup photos of Toutatis, the biggest Earth-approaching asteroid, from only 200 miles away.
Thursday, December, 06, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
If all goes according to plan, one week from today on Dec. 13, the Chinese Chang'e 2 probe will snap closeup photos of Toutatis, the biggest Earth-approaching asteroid, from only 200 miles away.
Thursday, December, 06, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: No kidding, let's talk Sirius
Sirius is a star to be taken seriously. As the brightest in the night sky, it has no equal. Learn why it twinkles so wildly that some people confuse it with a UFO.
Wednesday, December, 05, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Sirius is a star to be taken seriously. As the brightest in the night sky, it has no equal. Learn why it twinkles so wildly that some people confuse it with a UFO.
Wednesday, December, 05, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Curiosity soil sample results in; see the moon by night or day
Mars Curiosity delivered this week on the eagerly anticipated soil sample analysis, sniffing out water, sulfur and chlorine-containing substances. Plus how to see the moon any old time of night or day.
Tuesday, December, 04, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Mars Curiosity delivered this week on the eagerly anticipated soil sample analysis, sniffing out water, sulfur and chlorine-containing substances. Plus how to see the moon any old time of night or day.
Tuesday, December, 04, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Jupiter biggest, brightest, closest for the year
If you haven't noticed Jupiter the past few weeks, your skies are even cloudier than mine. The solar system's biggest planet is now at opposition and closest to the Earth for the year.
Monday, December, 03, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
If you haven't noticed Jupiter the past few weeks, your skies are even cloudier than mine. The solar system's biggest planet is now at opposition and closest to the Earth for the year.
Monday, December, 03, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Long-lost comet Pons-Gambart finally returns home
Astronomers thought it was lost forever, but a California amateur astronomer finds a historic comet on photos taken by a space camera that matches one last seen in 1827.
Sunday, December, 02, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astronomers thought it was lost forever, but a California amateur astronomer finds a historic comet on photos taken by a space camera that matches one last seen in 1827.
Sunday, December, 02, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Mercury, Venus and Saturn align in the morning sky
The upcoming Mercury-Venus-Saturn alignment, while not a real conjunction, is sure getting a lot of attention thanks to an illustration on the Web depicting the three over the Pyramids of Giza. Find out what's unique and what's not about the event.
Saturday, December, 01, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
The upcoming Mercury-Venus-Saturn alignment, while not a real conjunction, is sure getting a lot of attention thanks to an illustration on the Web depicting the three over the Pyramids of Giza. Find out what's unique and what's not about the event.
Saturday, December, 01, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Curiosity's history-making discovery a big misunderstanding
Do you want the good news or bad news first? OK, the bad news. Remember when we learned last week that Curiosity made a "history changing" discovery in a Martian soil sample? Learn why it was a just a big misunderstanding.
Friday, November, 30, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Do you want the good news or bad news first? OK, the bad news. Remember when we learned last week that Curiosity made a "history changing" discovery in a Martian soil sample? Learn why it was a just a big misunderstanding.
Friday, November, 30, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Last night's Jupiter-moon halo plus storms swirl on Saturn
Powerful fine stuff. It wasn't enough that Jupiter lined up with the full moon last night. Across northern Minnesota an ice halo encircled the pair for much of the evening making the show a skywatchers' delight.
Thursday, November, 29, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Powerful fine stuff. It wasn't enough that Jupiter lined up with the full moon last night. Across northern Minnesota an ice halo encircled the pair for much of the evening making the show a skywatchers' delight.
Thursday, November, 29, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Need some dazzle in your life? Don't miss tonight's Jupiter-moon show
November's been a wonderful month for conjunctions of the planets and moon. Tonight's no exception. Jupiter and the Full Beaver Moon will be tight together all night long.
Wednesday, November, 28, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
November's been a wonderful month for conjunctions of the planets and moon. Tonight's no exception. Jupiter and the Full Beaver Moon will be tight together all night long.
Wednesday, November, 28, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Rare Dec.3 planet alignment over Egyptian pyramids? Well, sort of
We take a look at the accuracy of a "photo" showing the planets Mercury, Venus and Saturn perfectly aligned over the three major Pyramids of Giza on Dec. 3. True or false?
Monday, November, 26, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
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We take a look at the accuracy of a "photo" showing the planets Mercury, Venus and Saturn perfectly aligned over the three major Pyramids of Giza on Dec. 3. True or false?
Monday, November, 26, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
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