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Crochet Sky Watch Blanket + Free Downloadable Worksheet

Crochet Sky Watch Blanket + Free Downloadable Worksheet

Month Sky Watch Blanket 3 Month Crochet Sky Watch Blanket

Look up and outside and take your own readings of what the sky is reading to you. Choose a time of day to look up or just give an overall impression of the day. From full sun to cloudy to snow, the sky will determine your shades of blue for your new blanket.

Print out 3 copies of the Sky Watch Worksheet and begin to record your daily…

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Bright Supernova Discovered in “Fireworks Galaxy” NGC 6946

A possible new supernova was discovered overnight by amateur Patrick Wiggins in the spiral galaxy NGC 6946 in Cygnus. You can see it blink in photos taken in 2011 (no supernova) and on May 14th. The star is above and right of galaxy center.

The new supernova is located 61″ west and 143″ north of the galaxy's nucleus at R.A. 20h 34m44.24s, Dec. +60° 11′ 35.9″.

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Constellation Cygnus

The constellation Cygnus appears at Zenith for Northern Hemisphere viewers during late August/early September around 12am. Noteworthy objects in Cygnus include stars Deneb, Gienah, Sadr and Albireo. 

“Cygnus is the 16th largest constellation in the night sky, occupying an area of 804 square degrees. It lies in the fourth quadrant of the northern hemisphere (NQ4) and can be seen at latitudes between +90° and -40°. The neighboring constellations are Cepheus, Draco, Lacerta, Lyra, Pegasus, and Vulpecula.

Cygnus has 10 stars with known planets and contains two Messier objects: Messier 29 (NGC 6913) and Messier 39 (NGC 7092). The brightest star in the constellation is Deneb, Alpha Cygni, which is also the 19th brightest star in the sky, with an apparent magnitude of 1.25. There are two meteor showers associated with the constellation: the October Cygnids and the Kappa Cygnids.” (Source)

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June 13, 2017 Solar Activity

Daily image of the sun in 284 wavelength as seen by SOHO, 2 million degrees Kelvin (above)

Daily image of the sun in 171 wavelength as seen by SOHO, 1 million degrees Kelvin (above)

Daily image of the sun in 304 wavelength as seen by SOHO, 60,000-80,000 degrees Kelvin (above)

Solar and Heliospheric Observatory

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Sun Emits Trio of Solar Flares

“The first April 2 flare was classified as an M5.3 flare, while the second April 2 was an M5.7 flare. The April 3 flare was classified as an M5.8 flare. M-class flares are a tenth the size of the most intense flares, the X-class flares. The number provides more information about its strength. An M2 is twice as intense as an M1, an M3 is three times as intense, etc.” (NASA).

April 2-3 2017

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