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Thursday, 04 November 2021

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Astro Bob: Perseid meteor shower surprises with post-peak outburst

Duluth News Tribune 15 Aug 2021

I hope you had clear skies this past week and were able to see some Perseid meteors. I observed from very dark skies at Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota ... A passing satellite, left, share the sky with a swift Perseid, right, early on Aug ... There are LOTS of satellites and airplanes plying the night sky from dusk until dawn ... ASTRO BOB.

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Astro Bob: Join the marathon and see the space station all night long

Duluth News Tribune 16 May 2021

flybys, both of which crossed the northern sky before my bedtime ... We don't see these because later in the evening the Earth's shadow reaches far up into the sky and blocks sunlight from reaching the space station ... (Bob King) ... The satellites were so close together (packed into just 1°) they looked like a dash moving across the northern sky.

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Astro Bob: Pants on! A promising aurora forecast for Sept. 27-29

Duluth News Tribune 27 Sep 2020

28 ... Auroras typically begin with a low, greenish arc in the northern sky pieced by occasional faint rays ... This is what a typical moderate (G2) aurora looks like — modest rays and one or more green-hued arcs low in the northern sky. An Iridium satellite made a cameo appearance during the time exposure. (Bob King for the Duluth News Tribune) ... ASTRO BOB ... .

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Bored with running, biking or hiking? Try some of these outdoor activities.

Decatur Daily 02 Jul 2020

Smartphone apps like SkyView or Star Walk also have made it easier to figure out what you’re looking at in the night sky. Just point your device at the sky and it will tell you what you’re looking at ... How to Find Planets, Constellations, Satellites and Other Night Sky Wonders Without a Telescope,” by Minnesota author Bob King.

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Astro Bob: How to watch the space station fly across the moon

Duluth News Tribune 09 Feb 2020

As you might guess, transits are infrequent because both the moon and sun are small targets in the sky ... During the 1-second time exposure the Starlink satellites “stretch” into dashes ... (Bob King, for the News Tribune) ... Because the moon is at or near full the next few nights, it will brighten the sky, but magnitude 2 satellites will still be obvious.