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Lyrid Meteor Shower 2018 Peaks This Weekend: What to Expect
April 20, 2018 | ArticleFor enthusiastic meteor watchers, it has been a long stretch — nearly 16 weeks — since there has been a decent opportunity to catch sight of a reasonably good meteor shower. Now's your chance.
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Lyrid Meteor Shower 2018: When, Where & How to See It
April 20, 2018 | ArticleIn late April, skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere will get a view of the Lyrid meteor shower, the dusty trail of a comet with a centuries-long orbit around the sun.
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Australians Will Attempt to Break Stargazing Guiness World Record
April 19, 2018 | ArticleThousands of Australians are invited to help set a new Guinness World Record for the most people stargazing at multiple venues.
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Dazzling Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend!
April 18, 2018 | ArticleThe spring Lyrid meteor shower peaks with up to 20 meteors per hour shortly after midnight on Saturday into early Sunday (April 22).
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The Most Amazing Lyrid Meteor Shower Photos of All Time
April 17, 2018 | Image AlbumSee the most spectacular photos of Lyrid meteors, pieces of Comet Thatcher that rain down on Earth every year in April.
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Wait For It...The First 'April 23rd Doomsday' Was Predicted in 1843
April 15, 2018 | ArticleA new prediction for the end of the world sets the apocalypse date as Monday, April 23, based on a mishmash of old numerology, re-readings of the biblical Book of Revelation and rehashed conspiracy theories about a rogue "Planet X."
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Venus Visits Night Sky This Month: How to See It
April 14, 2018 | ArticleNow that Venus is finally gaining prominence in the evening sky, it will team with the moon (on April 17), the Pleiades (on April 24) and more, making for some eye-catching configurations.
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Skywatching in Spring 2018: Celestial Events Caught on Camera
April 12, 2018 | Image AlbumSee photos of planetary conjunctions and other astronomical events captured by amateur astronomer and astrophotographer Victor Rogus in March and April of 2018.
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Cosmic Bling! Colorful Nebulas Decorate Orion's Belt in Stargazer Photo
April 11, 2018 | ArticleThe constellation of Orion is teeming with nebulas in this colorful deep-space image.
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Touring the Galactic 'Zoo' This Spring, Using Mobile Apps
April 10, 2018 | ArticleEvery spring in the Northern Hemisphere, the obscuring stars, gas and dust of our own Milky Way galaxy vacate the night sky, leaving a literal window of opportunity for skywatchers to peer at distant galaxies.
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