EarthSky News - July 6 - Montana Earthquake, Moon and Saturn

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Earthquake rocks Montana early Thursday The 5.8-magnitude earthquake in western Montana took place just after midnight, local time. It woke people up near the epicenter and was felt throughout the region. Expect aftershocks. Tonight … Moon closest to Saturn Want to identify Saturn, jewel of our solar system? Tonight is a great night for it, because this planet is near the moon. The star Antares is also nearby. Jupiter at east quadrature July 6 It's a hallmark of Jupiter's appearance in our sky. At eastern quadrature, Jupiter is highest in the sky around 6 p.m. local time. Northern Cross: Backbone of the Milky Way On summer evenings, look for this star pattern in the east, sideways to the horizon.

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Tonight … Moon closest to Saturn Saturn is the golden "star" near the moon Thursday evening.

A day at the beach A July 4 day at the beach - with rainbow clouds, aka iridescent clouds - overhead. Photo by Joan Helle-Fasolo at Ship Bottom, New Jersey. Submit your photo to EarthSky here!

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NASA Digest, Vol 50, Issue 1

	July 05, 2017  MEDIA ADVISORY M17-082 NASA Provides Coverage of Vice President Pence's Visit to Kennedy Space Center This aerial view shows the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) and other buildings in the Launch Complex 39 area at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Launch Control Center is in front of the VAB, and to the right is the mobile launcher that will be used to transport NASA's Space Launch System rocket and the Orion crew capsule to Launch Pad 39B. Credits: NASA/Kim Shiflett NASA will provide television, still image and social media coverage of Vice President Mike Pence's visit to the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, July 6. NASA TV and the agency's website will air live coverage for parts of the visit starting at noon EDT with Air Force Two's arrival at Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility runway, followed by a special address to the center's workforce in the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building at 1 p.m. The Vice President will tour Kennedy and learn more about the center's work as a multi-user spaceport for commercial and government clients, as well as see the agency's progress toward launching from U.S. soil on spacecraft built by American companies, and traveling past the moon, and eventually on to Mars and beyond with the help of NASA's new Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System rocket. Media should plan to pick up their credentials Thursday at the Kennedy Badging Office on State Road 405, east of the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, and then proceed to the Pass and Identification Building on State Road 3 for security screenings and transportation to the event locations. Media who have selected to attend the Vehicle Assembly Building event, should arrive at the Pass and Identification Building on State Road 3 at 10 a.m.  Media who have selected to attend the event at the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building should arrive at 12:30 p.m. Additional details will be provided during the accreditation process. Questions about accreditation may be addressed to Jennifer Horner at jennifer.p.horner@nasa.gov or Amber Philman at amber.n.philman@nasa.gov. For other questions, or additional information, contact Kennedy's newsroom at 321-867-2468. Media must present two forms of unexpired, government identification to enter Kennedy. One form must include a photo, such as a passport or driver's license. For images of the Vice President's tour, visit NASA's homepage and the agency's headquarters Flickr account.  Coverage on NASA's social media accounts will include Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat.
	Press Contacts Jen Rae Wang Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1600 jenrae.wang@nasa.gov Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-9284 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov

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