EarthSky News - Oct 19 - Whales and Dolphins Live 'Human-Like' Lives

October 19 Whales and Dolphins Live 'Human-Like' Lives by:

Whales and dolphins live 'human-like' lives They work together, talk to each other and use tools. A new study links the complexity of Cetacean culture and behavior to the size of their brains. Watch spacewalk tomorrow Friday's is the last of 3 International Space Station spacewalks this month. NASA TV coverage will begin at 6:30 a.m. EDT (10:30 UTC). The spacewalk will start at approximately 8:05 a.m. EDT (12:05 UTC). Translate to your timezone. Look for Orionid meteors Details on the annual Orionid meteor shower. How and when to watch. In 2017, the peak morning is probably October 21 - Saturday morning - but start watching now, before dawn! Tonight … Uranus at opposition to the sun Opposition for Uranus - or any outer planet - means it's opposite the sun in our sky, rising at sunset. The new moon provides a dark night for viewing this faint world.

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Uranus opposite the sun Uranus shines no more brilliantly than the sky's faintest stars. Given a dark sky free of light pollution, you might see Uranus with the eye alone – but only if you know right where to look for this distant world in front of the rather faint constellation Pisces.

Sunset over Atlantic, from Brazil Saquarema was once known as Brazil's surfing capital. Spring is in progress there, and Helio C. Vital says that the sunset is almost back over the ocean. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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