This cool buzzfeed article has some astronomical things in it!!!!

http://www.buzzfeed.com/kellyoakes/24-scientific-reasons-to-be-glad-youre-alive-right-now
Yay because I love buzzfeed!!!!!

What's happening Thursday night?

If you're wondering what you'll be able to see in the sky on Thursday night, you've come to the right place!
Whether you're washing dinner dishes, letting your dog outside, or taking a commercial break from Grey's Anatomy, be sure to take a look at your sky because you'll be able to see this fun planet:

You guessed it! It's Jupiter!

SPECIAL Announcement for European Readers

Hello earthlings! This news should excite both European readers and American ones as well.

With Sunday night comes the chance to view Comet ISON! How neat! It will be an especially great viewing for those in Europe, so keep your eyes peeled!

Venus Sighting Tonight

Tonight you will be able to see Venus in the sky!!! How exciting!!!!

AMAZING Pictures of Solar Eclipses

These pictures come from all around the world.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mbvd/29-incredible-images-of-a-rare-solar-eclipse-from-around-the
Thanks BuzzFeed!!!

Venus on Halloween!!!

This year while you're trick-or-treating, keep a keen eye out for Venus!

In the sky tomorrow night!!!

Tomorrow night, it looks as if we'll be able to see Algol, otherwise known as the Demon Star

It is called the Demon Star because the star looks like the head of Medusa

In actuality, Algol is nowhere near as scary looking as Medusa, but the star does resemble her

Meteor Shower Late Sunday Night!!!

The Orionid Meteor Shower will be happening Sunday night, and will be continuing into the early hours of Monday.
This meteor shower is believed to have debris from Halley's Comet

Shown above is Halley's Comet

Hunter's Moon Sighting Tonight!!!

Tonight if you look up at the sky, you will be able to see a full moon/Hunter's Moon. This is
the full moon after the harvest Moon

Don't miss this AWESOME meteor shower time-lapse video!!!

This video comes from the meteor shower in August 2013

Mars Viewing!!!

If you get up about an hour and a half before sunrise tomorrow morning (October 1st) you should be able to see Mars!

The Sky Tonight

Tonight, you can see Altair, the brightest star in the constellation Aquila.

As you can see, it is a very bright and beautiful star.

Source: http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance

Autumn Equinox!!!!

Today is autumn equinox (first day of fall), so the sun was directly overhead about 20 minutes ago (3:45pm). The sun being straight overhead is called "zenith."

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Interesting BuzzFeed Article About Harvest Moons

http://www.buzzfeed.com/hunterschwarz/this-is-why-the-moon-was-so-big-last-night