Stargazing Forecast
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Wednesday
Feb 8
1 out of 10 (medium - high) -
Thursday
Feb 9
1 out of 10 (medium - high)Mostly cloudy, a little rain Hi 52° Low 42° Humidity 77% forecast detailsPoor Expect poor conditions for stargazing.
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Friday
Feb 10
1 out of 10 (medium - high)Mostly cloudy, a little rain Hi 48° Low 40° Humidity 89% forecast detailsPoor Expect poor conditions for stargazing.
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Saturday
Feb 11
7 out of 10 (medium - high)Times of clouds and sun Hi 48° Low 39° Humidity 74% forecast detailsVery Good Conditions will be very good for watching the night sky.
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Sunday
Feb 12
1 out of 10 (medium - high)Mostly cloudy, rain possible Hi 48° Low 37° Humidity 67% forecast detailsPoor Expect poor conditions for stargazing.
Moon Phases for Snohomish, WA
Today
Waning Gibbous
Tue, Feb 14
Last Quarter
Tue, Feb 21
New
Thu, Mar 1
First Quarter
Thu, Mar 8
Full
Planet Rise & Set Times
Mercury
r: 7:41 AM
s: 5:12 PM
Venus
r: 8:56 AM
s: 8:59 PM
Mars
r: 7:58 PM
S: 9:09 AM
Jupiter
r: 10:07 AM
s: 12:02 AM
Saturn
r: 11:27 PM
s: 10:16 AM
Uranus
r: 9:02 AM
s: 9:11 PM
Neptune
r: 7:57 AM
s: 6:18 PM
Astronomy Live Feed
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What?! Man Plans to Skydive from Space
RedBullStratos.com - Feb 7, 2012; 7:26 PM ET
"One Man. One Balloon. One jump from the edge of space breaking the speed of sound."
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Full Snow Moon Will Shine Bright Tonight
AccuWeather.com - Feb 7, 2012; 10:00 AM ET
The Full Snow Moon is a name given to the full moon that occurs in February in the North America.
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Behind the Scenes of the Blue Marble
NASA.gov - Feb 6, 2012; 8:25 AM ET
How did NASA get the crystal clear image known as the "Blue Marble?"
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Blue Marble 2012: High Definition Picture of Earth
NASA.gov - Jan 31, 2012; 5:22 PM ET
NASA released a modern take on the iconic 1972 picture.
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Weather History: Challenger Disaster 1986
AccuWeather.com - Jan 27, 2012; 5:05 AM ET
On Jan. 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its 10th mission. Cold weather played a strong factor in the disaster.
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Breathtaking Aurora Borealis over Fairbanks
YouTube.com - Jan 25, 2012; 5:22 PM ET
This week's solar flare resulted in nights of beautiful auroras.
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Strong Solar Storm Tests Electric Grid
eenews.net - Jan 25, 2012; 11:34 AM ET
Will the United States and other nations be able to handle what is proving to be the largest solar blast since 2005 -- and a cloud of fast-moving particles headed toward the Earth?
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Largest Solar Storm Since 2005 to Hit Earth Tuesday
Scientificamerican.com - Jan 24, 2012; 9:21 AM ET
When a solar storm hits Earth, the impact can have a number of consequences.
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Latest SOHO Images
Auroral Ovals
The AccuWeather.com Stargazing Forecast considers weather conditions and the lunar cycle to forecast the peak evenings for amateur astronomy.
Astronomy Widgets
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Space Weather Gadget
For Windows Vista™ - Developed by Lorne Reap
This Windows Vista™ gadget is handy for astronomers and features a NASA Solar Monitor which contains near-realtime and archived information on active regions and solar activity.
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Antonin-Rukl Lunar Atlas Gadget
For Windows Vista™ - Developed by Lorne Reap
The Antonin-Rukl Lunar Atlas is the standard for the Lunar Observer; it details the lunar surface as seen through the telescope.
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Solar Eclipse Calculator
For Mac OSX® - Developed by Xavier Jubier
This widget computes the local circumstances for any solar eclipses from 1970 to 2039.
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SOHO Solar Prominence Feed
For Windows Vista™ - Developed by Lorne Reap
This gadget is very useful to people who own and operate "Coranados' Line of Solar Telescope" the last 48 hours of real time feed updated every hour from NASA's SOHO Project.
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Meteor Showers
For Yahoo! Widgets - Developed by James Constable
Perfect for stargazers and amateur astronomers, this Widget keeps track of eleven of the most spectacular meteor showers visible throughout the year, and notifies you when they are active.
Dolphins Join A Wakeboarder For Some Fun
Keep your eyes peeled for the stars on the right side of the wave.
Outdoor > Beach & Marine
Poor Expect poor conditions for stargazing.