EarthSky News - Apr 1 - April Planets

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April guide to the bright planets All 5 bright planets appear in the April night sky: Mercury and Mars at dusk, Jupiter all night long, Saturn from midnight until dawn and Venus before sunrise. Our once-a-year fundraiser is happening now.  We're a quarter of the way to our goal. Help EarthSky stay an independent voice. Thank you to all who've donated! See Mercury after sunset in early April For northerly latitudes, we're now in the middle of Mercury's best showing in the evening sky for 2017. The Southern Hemisphere will have a great Mercury showing in the morning sky in May. April birthstone is the diamond Happy birthday April babies! Your birthstone, the diamond, is the rich cousin of graphite. Star of the week: Mimosa in the Southern Cross To glimpse Mimosa, you need to be at the latitude of New Orleans, Cairo or New Delhi. From the southern hemisphere, Mimosa is a prominent and beloved star.

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Seahorse aurora Seeing a seahorse shape in the shifting light of an aurora is an example of "pareidolia." Juan Carlos Casado captured this photo in Finland on March 28, 2017.

See Mercury after sunset in early April Best from the Northern Hemisphere, but Southern Hemisphere stargazers might catch Mercury, too. Binoculars will come in handy. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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Dinsdag van de Wetenschap-lezing: de Rosetta-missie

Dinsdag van de Wetenschap-lezing: de Rosetta-missie

01-04-2017 10:01 AM CEST

Wat heeft de gewaagde reis van kometenjager Rosetta gedaan voor Europa? Op die vraag gaat de Italiaanse astrofysicus Fabio Favata in op dinsdag 4 april, tijdens een lezing op het Istituto Italiano di Cultura in Amsterdam. Favata zal daarbij in het bijzonder ingaan op de talrijke wetenschapsterreinen waarop Europa leiderschap heeft getoond en zal blijven tonen.

 

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