Stargazing Forecast
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Wednesday
May 30
9 out of 10 (medium - high) -
Thursday
May 31
4 out of 10 (medium - high)Mostly sunny and less humid Hi 83° Low 63° Humidity 39% forecast detailsFair Expect only fair conditions for viewing the heavens.
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Friday
Jun 1
1 out of 10 (medium - high)Periods of rain and a t-storm Hi 81° Low 66° Humidity 74% forecast detailsPoor Expect poor conditions for stargazing.
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Saturday
Jun 2
4 out of 10 (medium - high)Some sun Hi 77° Low 60° Humidity 40% forecast detailsFair Expect only fair conditions for viewing the heavens.
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Sunday
Jun 3
1 out of 10 (medium - high)Periods of sun Hi 80° Low 62° Humidity 44% forecast detailsPoor Expect poor conditions for stargazing.
Moon Phases for Washington, DC
Today
Waxing Gibbous
Mon, Jun 4
Full
Mon, Jun 11
Last Quarter
Tue, Jun 19
New
Wed, Jun 27
First Quarter
Planet Rise & Set Times
Mercury
r: 5:53 AM
s: 8:42 PM
Venus
r: 6:20 AM
s: 9:23 PM
Mars
r: 1:11 PM
S: 2:06 AM
Jupiter
r: 5:09 AM
s: 7:23 PM
Saturn
r: 4:24 PM
s: 3:48 AM
Uranus
r: 2:54 AM
s: 3:17 PM
Neptune
r: 1:29 AM
s: 12:25 PM
Astronomy Live Feed
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Excitement Builds for Rare Transit of Venus on June 5
SPACE.com - May 30, 2012; 8:44 AM ET
Scientists are gearing up for the upcoming transit of Venus.
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Mystery Mars Formation May Be Ancient Volcanic Ash
SPACE.com - May 26, 2012; 9:38 AM ET
The strange Medusae Fossae Formation may be 2 billion years older than previously thought.
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Enter the Dragon: Astronauts Open 1st Private Capsule at Space Station
SPACE.com - May 26, 2012; 6:49 AM ET
The hatches between SpaceX's Dragon and the space station are now open.
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SpaceX Commercial Spacecraft Makes History With 1st Space Station Flyby
SPACE.com - May 24, 2012; 11:46 AM ET
A private spaceship on its first trip to the International Space Station came within 1.6 miles of the outpost in a test run.
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SpaceX's Commercial Spaceship Chasing Space Station in Orbit
SPACE.com - May 23, 2012; 8:32 AM ET
The first commercial spacecraft ever launched toward the International Space Station is playing a game of catch-up today .
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What Does It Feel Like to Orbit Planet Earth?
Planet--earth.ca - May 22, 2012; 10:04 AM ET
A high res time-lapse of Planet Earth taken from a satellite orbiting 40000km above the Earth.
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Satellites Snap Solar Eclipse Pictures From Space
SPACE.com - May 22, 2012; 9:16 AM ET
Two satellites managed to snap amazing images and videos of the solar eclipse from space.
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Gorgeous Video, Photos of the Solar Eclipse
SPACE.com and AccuWeather.com - May 21, 2012; 6:26 AM ET
A spectacular solar eclipse treated skywatchers around the world to dazzling celestial views Sunday.
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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.
Sunshine & Sand: The Best Beaches of 2012 Revealed
Even chilly waters can be a welcome beach experience.
Outdoor > Beach & Marine
Excellent This is a great night to be stargazing!