Astronomy News

One-day forum on Islamic astronomy next Thursday
Malaysia Star
KUCHING: The Sarawak State Mufti's Office in collaboration with the Islamic Information Centre (IIC), Jakim Sarawak Branch and Tabung Baitulmal Sarawak will hold a forum on Islamic astronomy on May 24. The forum will be held at IIC's auditorium here ...

Astronomy Group
BBC News
For all astronomers,or anyone keen to find out about astronomy and how to get started, there is a local group holding sessions on the first Monday of each month. Telescopes will be available but feel free to bring your own. Activities are not organised ...

CBS News
'Ring of Fire' eclipse visible from China to Texas
KFOX El Paso
By Lauren Rozyla and The El Paso Times AP NMSU Astronomy graduate students and museum staff will have solar telescopes set up in the southwest parking lot of the Mesilla Valley Mall in Las Cruces from 6 to 8 pm Sunday for viewing the partial solar ...
Viewing events, eyewear urged for 'Ring of Fire'Fox News
Upcoming solar eclipse to project 'ring of fire'CNN

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CBS News
Viewing events, eyewear urged for 'Ring of Fire'
Huffington Post
The advice: Either wear specially designed protective eyewear or attend a viewing event – at a planetarium or amateur astronomy club, for example – to avoid risk of serious eye injury. The solar spectacle will first be seen in eastern Asia around dawn ...
'Ring of Fire' eclipse visible from China to TexasKFOX El Paso

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CBS News
Viewing Events, Eyewear Urged for 'Ring of...
ABC News
The advice: Either wear specially designed protective eyewear or attend a viewing event — at a planetarium or amateur astronomy club, for example — to avoid risk of serious eye injury. The solar spectacle will first be seen in eastern Asia around ...
Shooting a Solar EclipseNational Geographic

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Eclipse views from Sonoma County good, not the best
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
But the rays will still be powerful, and astronomers and eye experts urge amateur astronomers and sky gazers to use proper safety filters and viewing equipment. "It will cover a significant portion of the sun," said George Loyer, president of Ferguson ...

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ABC News
Solar eclipse: How to watch it without blinding yourself
Los Angeles Times
By Rene Lynch Solar eclipse excitement is building, but one astronomer is trying to warn the masses: Don't look up into the sky with the naked eye during Sunday's solar eclipse. To do so is to risk serious eye injury and even blindness, he said.
Lassen Volcanic National Parkhosts special astronomy eventsRed Bluff Daily News
See a partial solar eclipse Sunday eveningOCRegister
'Ring of Fire': Annular eclipse can be seen in East Valley SundayEast Valley Tribune
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USA TODAY
Rare solar eclipse visible Sunday over Western states
USA TODAY
By Dan Vergano, USA TODAY A rare "annular" solar eclipse treks across Western states on Sunday, astronomers report, the latest in a busy year for heavenly events. By Friso Gentsch, AFP/Getty Images The sun appears sickle-shaped during a partial solar ...
Rare solar eclipse visible Sunday over WestTucson Citizen

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Boing Boing
Eclipse set to darken skies over N. California
Stockton Record
By Alex Breitler The deepest solar eclipse in decades will blot out most of the sun over Stockton late Sunday, a celestial show the likes of which even longtime astronomers have never seen here. Now comes the hard part: Don't look at it.
Astronomy society invites public to safely view solar eclipseNanaimo News Bulletin
Meteorology and astronomy combine in weekend skiesEnterprise-Record
Grand Teton to host eclipse eventThe Ranger
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Boing Boing
Astronomy clubs to hold eclipse viewing Sunday
Helena Independent Record
The moon will conceal 70 percent of the face of the sun from Helena's view Sunday evening, and the Helena Astronomical Society and Carroll College Neumann Astronomical Society is ready to help local sky-gazers make the most of it without causing any ...
Eclipse set to darken skies over N. CaliforniaStockton Record
Astronomy society invites public to safely view solar eclipseNanaimo News Bulletin
Meteorology and astronomy combine in weekend skiesEnterprise-Record
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msnbc.com
The world's largest solar eclipse party? Game on!
msnbc.com
A solar eclipse will blot out part of the sun this weekend, and astronomers in Colorado are organizing what they hope will be the world's largest viewing party in one place. Their venue: an entire football stadium. The eclipse will occur in the ...
CU-Boulder expecting thousands at Folsom Field for Sunday's solar eclipseDenver Post
Reno Perfect Spot To View EclipseKOLO
Solar eclipse ring of fire: Colorado University organizes largest eclipse partyNorthern Voices Online
MarketWatch (press release)
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Daily Mail
Double treat for canadian astronomy enthusiasts
GlobalNews.ca
TORONTO – Astronomy lovers are in for treat with two eclipses occurring within 15 days of each other. This Sunday, May 20, a partial solar “annular” eclipse will be visible in Asia, over the Pacific, and some parts of the western United States and ...
Astronomy: On the track of the transitNature.com
Hubble turns Moon into a mirror for Venus transitAstronomy Now Online
Planet Venus Transits SunAptos Times
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Special night of astronomy will be at Palm Court Center in Fontana on May 23
Fontana Herald-News
All telescopes will be provided by the Riverside Astronomical Society. Founded in 1957 with a mission to popularize an interest in astronomy and telescopes among members and the general public, RAS has grown to more than 300 members.

USA TODAY
Astronomy society invites public to safely view solar eclipse
Nanaimo News Bulletin
UVic astronomy professor Russ Robb uses a piece of No. 14 welder's glass to safely look at the sun. Next to him is a Questar telescope. Both instruments will be necessary Sunday (May 20) for those who want to watch a partial eclipse of the sun.
Lassen Volcanic National Parkhosts special astronomy eventsRed Bluff Daily News
Solar eclipse: How to watch it without blinding yourselfLos Angeles Times
See a partial solar eclipse Sunday eveningOCRegister
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Sci-News.com
Celestial tapestry is born of uncertain parentage
Astronomy Magazine
The long-assumed central star is the brightest star near the center, but some astronomers wonder if the much dimmer and bluer star (just to the right and down a bit) might be the parent of this beautiful object. Credit: Gemini Observatory/AURA Take ...
Complexity of Planetary Nebula Sharpless 2-71Sci-News.com

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Area astronomy club to unseal 25-year-old time capsule
Burlington Hawk Eye
By WILLIAM SMITH SPERRY - Southeastern Iowa Astronomy Club member Jim Hilkin has no idea what's inside the time capsule that was locked away in the John H. Witte Observatory classroom 25 years ago. But he's about to find out Saturday night.

Astronomy Now Online
Hubble turns Moon into a mirror for Venus transit
Astronomy Now Online
BY AMANDA DOYLE Astronomers are planning to use the Moon as a mirror to capture reflected sunlight and isolate the small fraction of the light that passes through Venus's atmosphere. Imprinted on that light are the fingerprints of the planet's ...
This Week's Sky at a GlanceSky & Telescope
Celestial cheers at Sky BarArizona Daily Star

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The Jersey Journal - NJ.com
Awards honor teens in national high school science research competition
Washington Post
They are Ari Misha Dyckovsky, an 18-year-old from Leesburg, Va., who did an analysis of quantum teleportation in the field of physics and astronomy, and Nicholas Benjamin Schiefer, a 17-year-old from Ontario, Canada, who did a study of microsearch, ...
ADDING MULTIMEDIA Fifteen-Year-Old Creates Non-Invasive Pancreatic Cancer ...MarketWatch (press release)

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Herschel sees intergalactic bridge aglow with stars
Astronomy Magazine
The glowing galactic bridge offers astronomers a unique opportunity to explore how galaxies evolve and merge to form superclusters. "We are excited about this filament because we think the intense star formation we see in its galaxies is related to the ...

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A News Cafe
Meteorology and astronomy combine in weekend skies
Enterprise-Record
Expect bright sunshine over the weekend, except at about 6:30 pm Sunday, when the sky will be darkened and only a ring of fire will be visible where the sun should be. The first half of the forecast is meteorological. The second part has more to do ...
Elementary students take peeks at the sunReading Eagle
CBC invites community to see solar eclipse SundayKVEW
How to safely and best view Sunday's solar eclipseNews10.net
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