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... An Evening Sky Conjunction . ... 19.02.2015 . ... Credit Copyright: Tun Tezel ( TWAN ) Explanation: Eight years ago, an evening sky held this lovely pairing of a young crescent Moon and brilliant Venus . Seen near the western horizon, the close conjunction and its wintry reflection were captured from Bolu, Turkey, planet Earth on February 19, 2007. ... But the February 20, 2015 version of the conjunction will also include planet Mars . ... February 2015 . ... Comet Meets Moon and Morning Star . ...

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... The ball of stars at the centre of this photograph is unbelievably old. ... This group of stars, called a globular cluster, is actually 10 billion years old that's almost as old as the universe itself! Globular clusters contain tens of thousands of ancient stars that all formed around the same time, from the same material. But strangely, these clusters sometimes contain stars that look suspiciously young, raising the question: are these clusters really the ancient relics that we believe? ...

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Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Monthly Sky Notes . ... By admin January 20, 2012 Posted in: Armagh Planetarium . To coincide with the television programme, Armagh Planetarium held a special night on Wednesday 18 January with the fantastic amateur astronomers from the Northern Ireland Amateur Astronomy Society (NIAAS) joining us. At the fore of night sky observing.... the NIAAS (Image credit: NIAAS) . ... Image credit: Julie Thompson, Armagh Planetarium) . ...

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... 2001 January 18 . 2001: A Total Lunar Eclipse . ... Explanation: The first and only total lunar eclipse for the year 2001 occured on the evening of January 9/10 as the full Moon glided through Earth's shadow. ... The fact that the northern (top) portion of the eclipsed Moon is clearly brighter, even near mid-totality, demonstrates that Earth's shadow is not uniformly dark. Tomorrow's picture: Black Holes Are Black . ... About APOD | ...

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