EarthSky News - Feb 15 - Got 5 Minutes? Learn to See Saturn

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Got 5 minutes? Learn to see Saturn June, July and August are especially good months for viewing Saturn in 2017. But you can find it this month, too, especially when the moon sweeps past on February 19, 20 and 21. Tonight … Notice the moon has moved Did you see the moon and Jupiter last night or this morning? If you did, you'll see the moon has shifted its position tonight with respect to this planet. The reason? The moon's orbit! Backyard Bird Count begins February 17 If you're looking for something fun to do this weekend, consider joining thousands of people from around the world in the 2017 Great Backyard Bird Count. How many eclipses in 1 calendar year? Every calendar year has at least 4, but 5, 6 or even 7 eclipses are also possible. Why don't we see them all?

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Tonight … Notice the moon has moved Tonight's moon has shifted its position with respect to this planet, in contrast to last night. The reason? The moon's orbit!

Arctic lights Northern Norway's Lyngen Alps lit by the moon. Tommy Richardsen took this shot on February 7. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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