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Active 2019 Atlantic hurricane season comes to an end 💨
The 2019 Atlantic hurricane season, which ended on November 30, produced 18 named storms, including 6 hurricanes, 3 of which were major (Category 3, 4 or 5). Read more: https://t.co/UVxfL4hlR0 👓
Image via NOAA. 📸
A recently discovered black hole might have swallowed a star from the inside out ... scientists are baffled! Read more https://t.co/IRzKMxfnZp
Popular at EarthSky last week ... Earth's magnetic song
People who've heard it have compared it to whale songs. Listen here:
https://t.co/v1dHP39iup
Full moon comes at 12:29 UTC today (8:29 a.m. Eastern). So the moon is officially full today. But - for much of the world, including Europe, Africa and the Americas - the moon you see rising tonight will already be waning. Read more https://t.co/VUtijdMW9W
Tomorrow morning … Likely peak of the Perseids ☄️
Unfortunately, the moon is nearly full and in the sky nearly all night now. Still, you might catch a meteor in moonlight. Read more: https://t.co/wNPZ5xWIAL 👓
Image via John Ashley. 📸
Why no eclipse at every new and full moon? 🌑🌕
In 2019, there are 13 new moons and 12 full moons, but only 5 eclipses - 3 solar and 2 lunar. Read more: https://t.co/pJpeqjKzYk 👓
Photo: Total lunar eclipse composite image by Fred Espenak. 📸
The famous Leonid meteor shower is expected to be at its best in the predawn hours on Saturday, November 17, and Sunday, November 18, 2018. We give the nod to Saturday, November 17, because there will be less moonlight to intrude on the show. https://t.co/styW2jTO4F
Solstice is tomorrow https://t.co/h6WQMwfVCo
December solstice 2017 arrives on December 21 at 16:28 UTC; (translate UTC to your time zone.
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Solstice coming up December 21 ... Details: https://t.co/Y2OYdC2I2t
It arrives December 21 at 16:28 UTC
Translate to your time zone: https://t.co/NHDAQTm4XD