EarthSky News - Sept 10 - Top Stories This Week

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How Earth looks from space How far away in space is Earth still visible? Millions of stars An image sequence looking toward the center of our Milky Way galaxy, capturing some 2.8 million stars. How many house-sized NEOs? Study of Near-Earth Objects suggests 10 times fewer than thought, leaving 3.5 million larger than 10 meters across. Pluto features get names These 14 geological features are the first to be named officially. Thursday night was fantastic for auroras An auroral display stretched farther south than usual. See photos. See an extra red moon or sun this week?    It might have been due to smoke from wildfires. Photos here. Watch for zodiacal light or false dawn Northern Hemisphere? Look before dawn. Southern Hemisphere? Wait for the sky to darken after sunset. Saturn riding the Dark Horse In this image, the Dark Horse Nebula has a rider. Turn sideways to see Saturn riding on the horse's neck. Will you see the moon hide Aldebaran? If you see a bright star right next to the moon tonight, that'll be Aldebaran. If you don't see it, it might be behind the moon! Meanwhile, we all can see the moon traveling in front of Aldebaran's constellation, Taurus the Bull.

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Will you see the moon hide Aldebaran? Start watching for the moon and red star Aldebaran - the fiery Eye of the Bull in Taurus - late at night. They'll be highest in the sky at dawn.

What drives Jupiter's brightest auroras? The sun drives Earth's auroras. But Jupiter's brightest auroras may be accelerated by processes within the giant planet's own magnetic field. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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