EarthSky News - Apr 16 - Top Stories This Week

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Help EarthSky keep going We'll be frank. We need your help to reach our goal and to keep providing you with these emails. Please donate now to support EarthSky. Prefer PayPal or to send a check? Go here. New views of Uranus' auroras and rings Composite image by Voyager 2 spacecraft and Hubble telescope. New global map of Earth at night City lights, boats on the water, population patterns and more. California superbloom from space Before-and-after space images. Jupiter has a Great Cold Spot It rivals the scale of the planet's Great Red Spot. Why does the moon seem to follow me? Have you, or your kids, ever experienced this? Tonight … Jupiter and Spica to Omega Centauri It's a particularly large and fine globular star cluster.

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Jupiter and Spica to Omega Centauri This is the Northern Hemisphere view. Chart for Southern Hemisphere in this post. Binoculars or a telescope - and a dark sky - show this star cluster best! Image via skyandtelescope.com

Early morning clouds Good morning and happy Easter to those who celebrate it! Photo by Eileen Claffey Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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