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Jersey Skies: Andromeda’s galaxy www.jerseysbest.com/community/je... #stargazing 🔭

jerseysbest.comJersey Skies: Andromeda’s galaxyLast week we mentioned the constellation Andromeda and the other constellations in the area. Extending out from the Great Square of Pegasus, the long “V” shape marks her location in the sky. The bright star at the point of the “V” shape is Alpheratz. It belongs to Andromeda but is also considered part of the... Read more »
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Jersey Skies: The moon passes Mars and covers Jupiter 🔭 www.jerseysbest.com/community/je... #stargazing

jerseysbest.comJersey Skies: The moon passes Mars and covers JupiterAt the beginning of the week, the moon passes Mars and Jupiter. Our satellite is in its waning crescent phase now, so it is visible before dawn. If you saw the moon in the early morning hours of Monday, the bright point of light next to the moon was Mars. If the weather cooperates on... Read more »
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Happy Moon Landing Day! On 20th July 1969, Apollo 11 touched down on the lunar surface. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first humans to set foot on another world 57 years ago today. 🧪🔭

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Jersey Skies: Is there a Planet X or Y? www.jerseysbest.com/community/je... 🔭

jerseysbest.comJersey Skies: Is there a Planet X or Y?In 1859, the French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier predicted that peculiarities in Mercury’s orbit were the result of the gravitational influence of a nearby planet. He called it Vulcan, an appropriate name for a fiery planet thought to lurk inside Mercury’s orbit. Astronomers searched for this ninth planet for decades and there were several claims... Read more »
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Jersey Skies: Jersey Skies: Did poor weather foil your view of the eclipse last week? Here's more opportunities for viewing. 🔭 #astronomy www.jerseysbest.com/community/je... #astronomy

jerseysbest.comJersey Skies: A second and third chance to view an eclipse in 2026If you didn’t get to see the lunar eclipse on Tuesday morning due to the poor weather, we do have some additional opportunities to view eclipses this year Our next similar celestial event comes in August. This will be a major solar eclipse on the other side of the Atlantic. During the eclipse, the moon’s... Read more »
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Jersey Skies: New space telescope set for possible Fall 2026 launch www.jerseysbest.com/community/je... #astronomy 🔭

jerseysbest.comJersey Skies: New space telescope set for possible Fall 2026 launchThe James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) celebrated its 4th anniversary in space on Dec. 25. Its predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), will amazingly celebrate its 36th year in space next April. Meanwhile, engineers have finished building another amazing spacecraft that will soon join NASA’s fleet of space observatories. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope... Read more »
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Apollo 8 was the first crewed mission to orbit the Moon. On Christmas Eve 1968, as the spacecraft rounded the far side, Earth began to rise up over the barren lunar landscape before them. The stunning sight inspired astronaut Bill Anders to grab a camera and snap a photo of our planet.