Omega Centauri is the largest and finest star cluster visible to the eye alone from the Northern Hemisphere. Binoculars or a telescope show even more. A dark sky is best! Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/spica-guide-to-omega-centauri…
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Trump denounces anti-Semitism one day after defending Charlottesville marchers
Source: https://www.vox.com/2019/4/27/18520810/trump-poway-synagogue-shooting-response-green-bay…
How do you star hop?
Star hopping is a great way to learn the night sky. Start with the brightest, most noticeable stars and constellations and hop from there. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/star-hopping-from-constellation-orion…
Find Hercules between 2 bright stars
The bright stars Arcturus and Vega can help you find the constellation Hercules and its famous Keystone asterism. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/two-stars-lead-to-constellation-hercules…
Moon and Saturn to meet in morning sky
Before dawn on April 24, 25 and 26, 2019, watch for the moon to move past the planet Saturn on the sky’s dome. The bright “star” nearby will be Jupiter. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-and-saturn-to-meet-in-morning-sky…
Watch the Lyrid Meteor Shower of 2019 tonight!
Spend some time tonight (Sunday) or Monday night watching the night sky as the Lyrid Meteor Shower of 2019 peaks overnight tonight and Monday –
How to Watch the Dazzling Lyrid Meteor Shower (Unless the Moon Gets in the Way)
Springtime stargazers are in for a treat; the Lyrid meteor shower will peak in a dazzling show tonight and early tomorrow morning (April 22-23). Source: https://www.livescience.com/65288-how-to-watch-lyrid-meteor-shower.html
Watch for moon, Jupiter, Lyrid meteors
That bright moon in the sky before sunup will drown most of the ongoing Lyrid meteor shower from view. But the moon offers its own delights, sweeping past Jupiter in the next few mornings. Source: https://earthsky.org/sky-archive/vega-lights-the-way-to-lyrid-meteor-radiant…
Two arrests have been made in death of Northern Ireland journalist Lyra McKee
Source: https://www.vox.com/world/2019/4/20/18508969/lyra-mckee-northern-ireland-two-arrests…
Seek a daytime moon after sunrise
The next several mornings, after sunrise, present the perfect time to catch a daytime moon over your western horizon after sunrise. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/seek-for-a-daytime-moon-after-sunrise…