First Image of External Solar System

Article: This is our first direct look at a multiplanet system around a Sun-like star - Science

For the first time, a solar system has been imaged by a telescope. European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) has observed the Sun-like star TYC 8998-760-1, 300 light-years from Earth.

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Astronomers Develop Way to Detect AI in Images

Article: Astronomers discover technique to spot AI fakes using galaxy-measurement tools - Ars Technica

Astronomers are using galaxy-measurement tools to detect whether images or created using Artificial Intelligence or not.so The method involves seeing if the reflections in people's eyes are realistic or not.

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Eclipse 2024

Solar prominences during totality.
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The wild lighting conditions just before totality.
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These photos taken during the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas.

Photostream: John Miller - millerfilm - flickr

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NASA Hosts Black Hole Week

Homepage: Work Progresses Toward Ingenuity’s First Flight on Mars - NASA/JPL.com



NASA is hosting Black Hole Week. From April 12-16, you can learn all about black holes directly from the space experts at NASA!

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How to See Comet NEOWISE

Viewing Information: For those at northerly latitudes, Comet NEOWISE up in the evening now, too - EarthSky.org

Go to: TheSky Live Planetarium. Then,

1.) At the top left, click on location and set where you are.

2.) Below that, set the time you are looking for.

3.) Below that, in the search box, key "Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE)" and ENTER.

Neowise is following the sun in the sky. So, right now, it is rising about an hour and a half before the sun. Later in the month, that will switch, and it will be following the sun into setting.

Click on the link above to register for the event!

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Learn About New Space Telescope

Event Information: Astronomy in Space: From Hubble to Roman - SETI Institute

In two weeks, SETI Institute will offer a live event discussing the OTHER upcoming space telescope. In this case, it will be the newly named Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope – or Roman Space Telescope. It was formerly known as WFIRST. It is set to launch in the mid-2020's.

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Comet Can Be Seen in Night Sky

Article: Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) springs a naked-eye surprise - Astronomy Magazine

After a few disappointments this year, a comet now gives us hope of seeing one in the night skies!

Comet NEOWISE can be seen it in the morning sky. Click the article above for all the details!

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Final Online Star Party Tonight!

Video: VSP 8: Virtual Star Party with Fraser Cain - YouTube



Coming up at 12 midnight Eastern Time and 11 p.m. Central Time, Fraser Cain of Universe Today and his team of astronomers will be having a new Virtual Star Party!

This is their eighth one of the year, and the last one before the team goes on hiatus for the summer.

So, tune in! Always great observations and great talk about astrophotography!

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Live Star Party Coming Up!

Video: VSP 7: Virtual Star Party with Fraser Cain - YouTube



Time for this week's live star party! Fraser Cain of Universe Today and his team of astronomers will be having a new Virtual Star Party tonight!

This is their seventh one of the year. Live tonight at 11 p.m. Central Time, 12 midnight Eastern Time, viewers can request objects to be viewed.

Tune in! Great observations and great talk about astrophotography!

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New Online Star Party Tonight

Video: VSP 4: Virtual Star Party with Fraser Cain - YouTube



Fraser Cain of Universe Today and his team of astronomers will be having a live star party tonight!

This is their sixth one of the year. Live tonight at 11 p.m. Central Time, 12 midnight Eastern Time, viewers can request objects to be viewed.

Tune in! The previous installments have been great!

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Online Star Party Tonight

Video: VSP 4: Virtual Star Party with Fraser Cain - YouTube



Another week, another live star party! Fraser Cain of Universe Today and his team of astronomers will be having a new Virtual Star Party tonight!

This is their fifth one of the year. Live tonight at 11 p.m. Central Time, 12 midnight Eastern Time, viewers can request objects to be viewed.

Tune in! The previous installments have been great!

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Night Sky for June

Video: What to see in the night sky: June 2020 - BBC Sky at Night Magazine

Video: What's in the Night Sky: 1 - 7 June - National Space Centre



Learn about what is available for viewing in the night sky for June! Two videos that will give you some ideas of what to look for in the sky.

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Learn How First Black Hole Image Was Made

Webcast: Seeing the Unseeable: Capturing an Image of a Black Hole - YouTube

Related Article: First Images of a Black Hole from the Event Horizon Telescope - AAS Nova



Tonight, June 2, at 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, learn about how the historic first photo of a black hole was made. Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration will tell you how it was done!

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Online Star Party Tonight

Video: VSP 4: Virtual Star Party with Fraser Cain - YouTube



Fraser Cain of Universe Today and his team of astronomers will be having a live star party tonight!

This is their fourth one of the year. Live tonight at 11 p.m. Central Time, 12 midnight Eastern Time, viewers can request objects to be viewed.

Tune in! The previous installments have been great!

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"The Black Hole" Movie Revisited

Article: How Disney's 'Black Hole' Tried to Match 'Star Wars' - The Hollywood Reporter



A fascinating look at the troubled production of Disney's first PG-rated film, "The Black Hole." The push-pull that had to be made with the very conservative Disney to deliver an edgy science-fiction film is chronicled in this article. A good read!

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Dark Sky Web Links

Here are links to the best Dark Sky Resources:

Places to Visit:

 • 10 U.S. Dark-Sky Parks You Need to Visit - Sky & Telescope

 • Dark Skies: 23 Best Places in the World to Stargaze - CNN

 • Find a Dark Sky Place - International Dark Sky Association

 • Arizona's Dark Side - Visit Arizona

Dark Sky Maps:

 • Light Pollution Map - Jurij Stare

 • Dark Site Finder

I will post any updates when I find more links!

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Jupiter and Saturn Together in Morning Sky

Article: See the moon near Jupiter and Saturn in the predawn sky Tuesday - Space.com

Jupiter and Saturn cozy up together in the early morning sky.

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New Mars Rover Prepares for Launch

Article: NASA's Perseverance Rover Mission Getting in Shape for Launch - NASA

The new Mars rover, Perseverance, is preparing for its launch in July.

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New Eclipse Video!

Video: Eclipse 2017 - YouTube



New video of the total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017.

I used my Nikon D5200, a Nikkor 300mm Lens, a Thousand Oaks Optical Solar Filter, and a custom-built filter holder.

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Mercury Transit of the Sun - LIVE!

Live Coverage: Eclipses and Transits - NASA

Video: NASA TV Educational - Livestream



NASA and Livestream have coverage of today's Mercury Transit of the Sun. And, especially if you are like me and had cloudy conditions, now you can see it!

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