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Astro Bob blog: X your calendar for Sunday's Orionid meteor shower
Don't stay up too late this coming Saturday night. You'll need your sleep before rising Sunday morning to watch the dearly departed dust of Halley's Comet flashing down as the Orionid meteor shower.
Tuesday, October, 16, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Don't stay up too late this coming Saturday night. You'll need your sleep before rising Sunday morning to watch the dearly departed dust of Halley's Comet flashing down as the Orionid meteor shower.
Tuesday, October, 16, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Supernova imposter 2009ip finally comes clean
Polyjuice. Once swallowed, the magic potion of the Harry Potter movies allows the user to assume the appearance of any person for just one hour. Starting in 2009, astronomers have witnessed something of this "polyjuice factor" in a star in a galaxy 66 million light years away.
Monday, October, 15, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Polyjuice. Once swallowed, the magic potion of the Harry Potter movies allows the user to assume the appearance of any person for just one hour. Starting in 2009, astronomers have witnessed something of this "polyjuice factor" in a star in a galaxy 66 million light years away.
Monday, October, 15, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Take a dip with the dolphin in October skies
All you need are your eyes to see one of the most exquisite of the 88 constellations - Delphinus the dolphin. You'll also learn how an astronomer finagled his own immortality there. Click link to read more.
Sunday, October, 14, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
All you need are your eyes to see one of the most exquisite of the 88 constellations - Delphinus the dolphin. You'll also learn how an astronomer finagled his own immortality there. Click link to read more.
Sunday, October, 14, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Endeavour shuttle hits the mean streets of LA
Endeavour slows from its usual 17,000 mph to 2 mph as it trundles toward the California Science Center today.
Saturday, October, 13, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Endeavour slows from its usual 17,000 mph to 2 mph as it trundles toward the California Science Center today.
Saturday, October, 13, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Aurora active tonight Oct. 12-13
Little bit of aurora goin' on tonight. A little more in the forecast for the weekend.
Saturday, October, 13, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Little bit of aurora goin' on tonight. A little more in the forecast for the weekend.
Saturday, October, 13, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Scintillating diamond planet meets bumpy potato asteroid
De Beers would love this planet! We also check in with last night's close asteroid pass to discover how it resembles a potato.
Friday, October, 12, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
De Beers would love this planet! We also check in with last night's close asteroid pass to discover how it resembles a potato.
Friday, October, 12, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Duck! Asteroid 2012 TC4 to fly by Earth tonight
A faint, fast asteroid just 60 feet across will cruise just 60,000 miles from planet Earth tonight.
Thursday, October, 11, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
A faint, fast asteroid just 60 feet across will cruise just 60,000 miles from planet Earth tonight.
Thursday, October, 11, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Monday's aurora from orbit; space station welcomes a Dragon
Enjoy this cool satellite photo taken of Monday morning's aurora. You can even see Duluth and Lake Superior. I've also got times and directions for watching the space station as it begins a round of evening passes this week.
Wednesday, October, 10, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Enjoy this cool satellite photo taken of Monday morning's aurora. You can even see Duluth and Lake Superior. I've also got times and directions for watching the space station as it begins a round of evening passes this week.
Wednesday, October, 10, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: More auroras, less dragon spit and an odd shiny object on Mars
More auroras could happen tonight and tomorrow plus a meteor shower update and news about a shiny object found on Mars.
Tuesday, October, 09, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
More auroras could happen tonight and tomorrow plus a meteor shower update and news about a shiny object found on Mars.
Tuesday, October, 09, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Aurora Alert - Northern lights cookin' over Duluth, Minn. tonight!
You betcha - the lights are out tonight Oct. 8. Find a spot with a good view to the north and hope the sky stays clear. It's a good show.
Tuesday, October, 09, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
You betcha - the lights are out tonight Oct. 8. Find a spot with a good view to the north and hope the sky stays clear. It's a good show.
Tuesday, October, 09, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Draconid meteors busting out all over!
The normally slow-paced Draconid meteor shower is having a huge outburst with 1000 meteors per hour "seen" by radar today. Let's hope it continues tonight!
Monday, October, 08, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
The normally slow-paced Draconid meteor shower is having a huge outburst with 1000 meteors per hour "seen" by radar today. Let's hope it continues tonight!
Monday, October, 08, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Gusty solar winds could mean auroras tonight
Auroras were out this morning and may return tonight. We also take a look at how light can paint clouds amazing colors.
Monday, October, 08, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Auroras were out this morning and may return tonight. We also take a look at how light can paint clouds amazing colors.
Monday, October, 08, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Two new asteroids make close flybys of Earth
One's flying by today and the next will zoom only 59,000 miles away this Friday.
Sunday, October, 07, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
One's flying by today and the next will zoom only 59,000 miles away this Friday.
Sunday, October, 07, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Hergenrother: Mouthful of a comet worth the bother
It's got a funny name, but this comet is a fine sight in amateur telescopes this month.
Sunday, October, 07, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
It's got a funny name, but this comet is a fine sight in amateur telescopes this month.
Sunday, October, 07, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Draconid meteor shower may spice up weekend sky
Draconids from the infamous Draco the dragon - a minor shower, but worth keeping an eye on starting tomorrow night.
Saturday, October, 06, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Draconids from the infamous Draco the dragon - a minor shower, but worth keeping an eye on starting tomorrow night.
Saturday, October, 06, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Curiosity to scoop, shake, rattle and roll Mars sand this weekend
The Curiosity rover starts digging into Mars' sandy secrets with its metal scoop this weekend.
Saturday, October, 06, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
The Curiosity rover starts digging into Mars' sandy secrets with its metal scoop this weekend.
Saturday, October, 06, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Unique UK meteor proves what goes around comes around
On the evening of September 21 a spectacular fireball as bright as the full moon blazed over the British Isles fracturing into dozens of fragments. One of those fragments may have orbited Earth and re-appeared hours later as a second fireball over the eastern U.S.
Friday, October, 05, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
On the evening of September 21 a spectacular fireball as bright as the full moon blazed over the British Isles fracturing into dozens of fragments. One of those fragments may have orbited Earth and re-appeared hours later as a second fireball over the eastern U.S.
Friday, October, 05, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Saturn's blue autumn
Evidence of the changing seasons is all around. Leaves aflame with color, frost in the morning, snow pushing in from the west. Saturn has seasons too, and its favorite fall color is blue.
Thursday, October, 04, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Evidence of the changing seasons is all around. Leaves aflame with color, frost in the morning, snow pushing in from the west. Saturn has seasons too, and its favorite fall color is blue.
Thursday, October, 04, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Venus leads a parade of planetary crescents
Photos of Venus oh-so-close to a bright star this morning, a new crescent Mars and crescents galore.
Wednesday, October, 03, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Photos of Venus oh-so-close to a bright star this morning, a new crescent Mars and crescents galore.
Wednesday, October, 03, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
Astro Bob blog: Listen closely and you'll hear Earth sing
Earth's singin' in a rain of electrons, and twin spacecraft are beaming back our planet's eerie vocals. Come give a listen.
Tuesday, October, 02, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
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Earth's singin' in a rain of electrons, and twin spacecraft are beaming back our planet's eerie vocals. Come give a listen.
Tuesday, October, 02, 2012 - Duluth News Tribune - News
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