Friday, November 17, 2017

EarthSky News - Nov 17 - Keep Watching for Leonid Meteors

November 17

Keep Watching for Leonid Meteors

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After midnight … Keep watching for Leonid meteors

Another chance to see meteors in this annual shower - between midnight and dawn - Saturday. 

Photos of this week's spectacular dawn

Favorite photos from around the globe of Venus, Jupiter, Mars and the moon, which put on a show in the east at dawn this week. Thanks to all who submitted or posted at EarthSky Facebook

5 discoveries we owe to twins

Years of twin research have led to incredible insights into how our genes and the environment affect our health. 

Star of the week: Almach is a quadruple star system

Almach looks like 1 star to the eye and like a colorful duo through a telescope.  But today we know Almach as 4 stars.

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We sold out of these calendars quickly last year. Get yours now! P.S. They make great holiday gifts.

After midnight … Keep watching for Leonid meteors

Old woodcut of the Leonid meteor storm of 1833. Published by E. Weib in his Illustrated Atlas of the Stars. 

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Photos of this week's spectacular dawn

João Pedro Bessa in Costa Nova, Portugal caught the moon, Jupiter (above) and Venus on Friday morning, just hours ago. Click in for more photos of this week's moon-and-planet extravaganza.

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