Jan 23 - Alaska Quake and Tsunami Warning

January 23 Alaska Quake and Tsunami Warning by:

Powerful Alaska quake triggers tsunami warnings A powerful earthquake struck 174 miles (280 km) southeast of Kodiak, Alaska early Tuesday morning. Tsunami watches or warnings were issued - later cancelled - for the western North America and Hawaii. Watch 1st spacewalk of 2018 on Tuesday 2018's 1st spacewalk is apparently on! Live coverage has begun on NASA TV. A pair of NASA astronauts is scheduled perform the January 23 spacewalk. Click in for links to live viewing. Tonight … How to locate planet Uranus Tonight's waxing crescent moon shines close to Uranus. Learn how to locate the planet, using tonight's moon location and these links to charts and other info. 1st quarter moon is tomorrow The moon will reach its 1st quarter phase on January 24 at 22:20 UTC. It'll shine in the evening sky, looking half-illuminated, like half a pie. Super Blue Moon eclipse on January 31 Supermoon is a full or new moon around its closest to Earth. This is the 2nd supermoon this month. Blue Moon is just a name, from folklore. Details on the eclipse here.

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How to locate planet Uranus With the moon in front of Pisces, you're not likely to see Pisces' faint V-shape. To get oriented, look instead for the Circlet in Pisces (lower right in this photo).

Tsunami warnings issued - later canceled - after Alaska quake A National Weather Service map showing the red tsunami warning zone as well as the yellow tsunami watch zone of January 23, 2018. The original watches and warnings ran south from Alaska, into Washington and California and also included Hawaii. Currently, no tsunami watch, warning or advisory is in effect, according to the Pacific Tsunamic Warning Center. Submit your photo to EarthSky here! Did a friend forward EarthSkyNews to you? Click here to get your own subscription!

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