Monday, March 27, 2017

EarthSky News - March 27 - Another Planet 9 Search!

March 27
Another Planet 9 Search!
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Another Planet 9 search! You can help

This one will use images of the sky visible from Earth's Southern Hemisphere. You can help from anyplace on the globe. The search is for a 9th major planet in our system.

Today in science: 1964 Great Alaska quake

The earthquake - centered in Prince William Sound off the coast of south-central Alaska - was the most powerful yet recorded in North America at magnitude 9.2. Photos here.

Tonight … Find Mizor and Alcor in the Big Dipper

Early stargazers used this pair of stars as a vision test.

New moon is tonight or tomorrow

It comes March 28 at 02:57 UTC (evening of March 27 for the Americas; translate to your time zone).

Order your EarthSky Planisphere today!

A planisphere is virtually indispensable for beginning stargazers. Your support means the world to us.

Snow geese

Marcia White Bower captured migrating snow geese over central New York on March 19.

 

Find Mizor and Alcor in the Big Dipper

If can't see Alcor next to Mizar, try a darker sky.
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