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From Meteor Showers To Blue Moon: Rare Celestial Events This May
With a mix of lunar events, planetary alignments and meteor activity, May offers multiple opportunities for stargazers to explore the night sky.
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Want To See The Milky Way In India? Start With This Ladakh Village
Far from city lights, Hanle offers one of the clearest night skies in India, perfect for stargazing and spotting the Milky Way.
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Ursid Meteor Shower: Date, Best Time And How To Watch Last Celestial Activity of 2025
Meteor activity is best observed from late evening through to dawn, with the hours before local sunrise often yielding the richest display as Earth rotates into the incoming stream.
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Watch: Indian Astronomer Shares Breathtaking View Of Comet Lemmon In "Quiet Skies" Of Ladakh
Comet Lemmon is currently gracing the night skies, offering a breathtaking spectacle for stargazers.
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Massive Fireball Streaks Across Southern Japan, Lighting Up the Night Sky
On Aug. 19, residents of southern Japan witnessed a brilliant fireball streaking across the night sky, lighting up cities from Kagoshima to Osaka. The meteor appeared at 11:08 p.m. local time, glowing green-blue with flashes so bright they rivaled the moon before bursting into orange-red fragments above the Pacific Ocean. Security and dashcam camer...
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Canadian Astrophotographer Captures Stunning Sunflower Galaxy from Ontario
Astrophotographer Ronald Brecher has captured a magnificent image of Messier 63, famously known as the Sunflower Galaxy, from his backyard observatory in Guelph, Ontario. With over 13 hours of exposures taken using a Celestron 14" EDGE HD telescope and advanced imaging filters, the spiral galaxy’s fragmented arms and bright core are revealed in s...
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Geminid Meteor Shower 2024 to Peak on December, But Moonlight May Affect Visibility
The Geminid meteor shower, renowned for its vibrant meteors, will peak overnight on December 13-14. However, a full moon on December 15 is expected to obscure much of the shower's activity, reducing visibility significantly. Limited dark sky windows are available in some regions before the peak, offering brief opportunities to observe this celestia...
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T Coronae Borealis' Nova Outburst May Happen Soon, Experts Suggest
Astronomers are closely monitoring T Coronae Borealis, a binary star system in the Corona Borealis constellation, for its next nova eruption. The event, expected within months, could light up the night sky as the white dwarf gathers material from its red giant companion, triggering a nuclear explosion. Advanced telescopes like NASA’s Fermi are ga...
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Google's Camera App Brings Manual Astrophotography Controls to Pixel Smartphones
Google has issued an update for its Camera app on Pixel devices that brings changes to the astrophotography mode. Following the update, users can take advantage of manual controls when capturing images of celestial objects such as the Moon, stars and the night sky on their Pixel devices.
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Supermoons Are Boring - Here Are 5 Things In The Sky Worth Your Time
A supermoon may sound exciting, but its a modest coincidence.
![Gadgets 360 With Technical Guruji: Did You Know? [March 30, 2024]](https://c.ndtvimg.com/2024-01/5oeiv1lo_did-you-know_640x480_20_January_24.jpg?downsize=245:163 "Gadgets 360 With Technical Guruji: Did You Know? [March 30, 2024]")
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From Meteor Showers To Blue Moon: Rare Celestial Events This May
With a mix of lunar events, planetary alignments and meteor activity, May offers multiple opportunities for stargazers to explore the night sky.
-
Want To See The Milky Way In India? Start With This Ladakh Village
Far from city lights, Hanle offers one of the clearest night skies in India, perfect for stargazing and spotting the Milky Way.
-
Ursid Meteor Shower: Date, Best Time And How To Watch Last Celestial Activity of 2025
Meteor activity is best observed from late evening through to dawn, with the hours before local sunrise often yielding the richest display as Earth rotates into the incoming stream.
-
Watch: Indian Astronomer Shares Breathtaking View Of Comet Lemmon In "Quiet Skies" Of Ladakh
Comet Lemmon is currently gracing the night skies, offering a breathtaking spectacle for stargazers.
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Massive Fireball Streaks Across Southern Japan, Lighting Up the Night Sky
On Aug. 19, residents of southern Japan witnessed a brilliant fireball streaking across the night sky, lighting up cities from Kagoshima to Osaka. The meteor appeared at 11:08 p.m. local time, glowing green-blue with flashes so bright they rivaled the moon before bursting into orange-red fragments above the Pacific Ocean. Security and dashcam camer...
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Canadian Astrophotographer Captures Stunning Sunflower Galaxy from Ontario
Astrophotographer Ronald Brecher has captured a magnificent image of Messier 63, famously known as the Sunflower Galaxy, from his backyard observatory in Guelph, Ontario. With over 13 hours of exposures taken using a Celestron 14" EDGE HD telescope and advanced imaging filters, the spiral galaxy’s fragmented arms and bright core are revealed in s...
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Geminid Meteor Shower 2024 to Peak on December, But Moonlight May Affect Visibility
The Geminid meteor shower, renowned for its vibrant meteors, will peak overnight on December 13-14. However, a full moon on December 15 is expected to obscure much of the shower's activity, reducing visibility significantly. Limited dark sky windows are available in some regions before the peak, offering brief opportunities to observe this celestia...
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T Coronae Borealis' Nova Outburst May Happen Soon, Experts Suggest
Astronomers are closely monitoring T Coronae Borealis, a binary star system in the Corona Borealis constellation, for its next nova eruption. The event, expected within months, could light up the night sky as the white dwarf gathers material from its red giant companion, triggering a nuclear explosion. Advanced telescopes like NASA’s Fermi are ga...
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Google's Camera App Brings Manual Astrophotography Controls to Pixel Smartphones
Google has issued an update for its Camera app on Pixel devices that brings changes to the astrophotography mode. Following the update, users can take advantage of manual controls when capturing images of celestial objects such as the Moon, stars and the night sky on their Pixel devices.
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Supermoons Are Boring - Here Are 5 Things In The Sky Worth Your Time
A supermoon may sound exciting, but its a modest coincidence.
