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Very cool HD video of Jupiter and one of its moons taken from the Hubble telescope

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Rick Lobrecht

“this movie shows Ganymede, Jupiter’s largest moon, as it ducks behind the giant planet. Astronomers combined a series of images taken with the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 aboard NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope to make the 18-second movie. The 540 … Continue reading →

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Total Lunar Eclipse Tonight

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Rick Lobrecht

Tonight, February 20, 2008, there will be a Total Eclipse of the moon in North America.  It should be fully eclipsed around 9:30 CST.  

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