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- Dec 1, 2015
- 2 min
Occult Skygazing at Fiddler's Hearth
Fiddler's Hearth will host a skygazing event to watch Venus get mooned Dec. 7, 2015. You can observe the moon passing in front of the...
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- Nov 21, 2015
- 2 min
Venus Gets Mooned
The moon occults Venus midday on December 7 when the illuminated edge of the crescent moon glides in front of the planet. The obscured...
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- Nov 6, 2015
- 4 min
Star of the National Park Service
Consider the star Ruchbah to be the "Centennial Star" of the National Park Service (NPS), which celebrates its 100th birthday in 2016. ...
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- Oct 24, 2015
- 2 min
Moon Occults Venus Midday Dec. 7
On Monday, December 7, 2015, you can observe a waning crescent moon occult Venus during the day. As the sliver of moon apparently moves...
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- Aug 27, 2015
- 5 min
Trifles Among A Celestial Masterpiece
"Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle." -Michelangelo In astronomy there are lots of big, bold, badass concepts--from the...
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- Jul 7, 2015
- 1 min
Timestamp: New Horizons at Pluto
Let’s photo bomb Pluto and leave no trace. Take pictures all week during Pluto Time. Image courtesy of NASA. Anywhere in South Bend, take...
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- Jun 30, 2015
- 3 min
Pluto Time
The New Horizons spacecraft will zip past Pluto and its moons on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at 7:49 a.m. EDT. For much of the day the...
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- Jun 21, 2015
- 2 min
"Scope Out South Bend" Launches
As announced on WNIT’s Experience Michiana on Friday, June 19, the Scope Out South Bend challenge is underway. Scope Out South Bend...
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- Jun 4, 2015
- 1 min
Moon Shadowed Sept. 27
On Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, a total lunar eclipse occurs when the moon glides through two shadows cast by the earth--a faint penumbral...
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- May 31, 2015
- 2 min
Scopes on The SB150 Green
South Bend, IN, celebrated its sesquicentennail Birthday Weekend on May 22-24, 2015, beginning with the dedication of its new River...