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Globular Cluster Omega Centauri

on Thu Jul 11 2024

Globular star cluster Omega Centauri packs about 10 million stars much older than the Sun into a volume some 150 light-years in diameter. Also known as NGC 5139, at a distance of 15,000 light-years it’s the largest and brightest of 200 or so known globular clusters that roam the halo of our Milky Way galaxy. […]

AM Showers today!

on Thu Jul 11 2024

AM Showers today! With a high of 26C and a low of 26C. 96 Humidity. 19 C currently. 5 Km/h Wind from Southwest.

A Sagittarius Triplet

on Wed Jul 10 2024

These three bright nebulae are often featured on telescopic tours of the constellation Sagittarius and the crowded starfields of the central Milky Way. In fact, 18th century cosmic tourist Charles Messier cataloged two of them; M8, the large nebula above center, and colorful M20 below and left in the frame. The third emission region includes […]

Rain/Thunder today!

on Wed Jul 10 2024

Rain/Thunder today! With a high of 23C and a low of 23C. 87 Humidity. 21 C currently. 11 Km/h Wind from Southwest.

on Tue Jul 09 2024

These clouds are doubly unusual. First, they are rare noctilucent clouds, meaning that they are visible at night — but only just before sunrise or just after sunset. Second, the source of these noctilucent clouds is actually known. In this rare case, the source of the sunlight-reflecting ice-crystals in the upper atmosphere can be traced […]

Mostly Sunny today!

on Tue Jul 09 2024

Mostly Sunny today! With a high of 31C and a low of 31C. 87 Humidity. 16 C currently. 5 Km/h Wind from Southeast.

30 Years Ago: STS-65 Lifts Off

on Mon Jul 08 2024

Space shuttle Columbia heads skyward after clearing the fixed service structure tower at Launch Complex Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Plant life appears in the foreground. Launch occurred at 12:43 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on July 8, 1994. Once in Earth orbit, STS-65’s six NASA astronauts and a Japanese payload […]

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