EarthSky News - Nov 30 - 50 Years of Pulsars

November 30 50 Years of Pulsars by:

2017 marks 50 years since pulsars were discovered In 1967, while helping analyze data from a new telescope, Cambridge student Jocelyn Bell observed a bit of "scruff" - the first evidence of a pulsar. The discovery changed our view of the universe. Hello, Small Magellanic Cloud The Small Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf galaxy orbiting our Milky Way and a beautiful night-sky gem for those in Earth's Southern Hemisphere. Here it is in the light of atomic hydrogen. Whoa! Do songbirds share 'universal grammar'? A new study suggests that humans and songbirds have common biological hardwiring that shapes how they produce and perceive sounds. Today … Sun enters Ophiuchus The sun always passes in front of Ophiuchus from about November 30 to December 18.

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Sun enters Ophiuchus Some call Ophiuchus an unofficial member of the zodiac.

Where's the moon? Waxing gibbous Waxing gibbous moon via Clarise Samuels in Montreal. She used multiple exposures to superimpose the moon on a close-up of small light bulbs and she wrote: "It would be nice if we had a lot of moons." This week's moon is waxing toward a full supermoon this weekend. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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