Geminids warm up for annual light show
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Conditions promising for meteor shower spectacular This year's Geminid meteor shower looks set to be a good 'un for European stargazers, with hopefully clear skies coupled with a slim waxing crescent Moon offering ideal conditions for the lightshow.â¦
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A handful of scientists and visitors in Antarctica will get a rare treat on Thursday with an annular eclipse of the Sun, while Southeast Australia and New Zealand will get a partial view, websites reported on Thursday.
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By ROY A. BAHLS  BY ROY A. BAHLS  THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT  Weather permitting, local sky watchers are in for some prime viewing of the international s pace s tation and space shuttle Discovery as they streak overhead.
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Astronomers are finding more of the sun&#39;s sisters as they train two sharp eyes on the universe. NASA, ESA, DR Ardila, DA Golimowski, JE Krist, M. Clampin, JP
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Radical shape seems to be a theme at the couture shows this season
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For sky watchers in the northern hemisphere,  this weekend is the best time of the year to experience the mysterious and beautiful Moon Illusion.
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Well up in the eastern sky during the late-evening hours is the &quot;Summer Triangle,&quot; not a constellation, but a very noteworthy star pattern of the summer sky consisting of three bright stars from three constellations.
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Make hot cocoa. Bundle up. Tell your friends: the best meteor shower of 2004 is about to peak on a long cold December night. It&#39;s the Geminids.
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Years in the planning, one of the world's most powerful telescopes sees its first light over the weekend. It should be fully operational by next May.
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By SETH BORENSTEIN, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.  Stargazers will get a rare triple planetary treat this weekend with Jupiter, Mercury and Mars appearing to nestle together in the pre-dawn skies.
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The lights are going out in Iceland this week so people can gaze at the night sky.
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The annual Perseid meteor shower is coming, and forecasters say it could be unusually good. Like bugs streaking down the side window of a moving car, colorful Perseid Earthgrazers could put on a pleasing show after sunset this week.
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The best meteor shower of the year peaks this week on Dec. 13th and 14th.&quot;It's the Geminid meteor shower,&quot; says Bill Cooke of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office in Huntsville, Alabama. &quot;Start watching on Wednesday evening, Dec. 13th, around 9 p.m.
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The annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to put on a great show this year, peaking in mid-August with a display of dozens of shooting stars each hour.
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The surface of one of the brightest stars in the night sky is imaged by scientists.
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AMATEUR astronomers will have the chance to see the International Space Station as it flies over Irish skies this weekend.
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Bright flashes in the sky had residents in the Washington region calling 911 Saturday night for what was actually the annual Geminid Meteor Shower.