Seven top tips for seeing the eclipse

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Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Put on your eclipse glasses, or scout out a sun-watching website: The first annular solar eclipse to pass through the United States in 18 years is on its way.

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SpaceX launch abort traced to faulty valve

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A failed rocket engine valve appears to be responsible for the unexpected abort of a private SpaceX rocket launch before dawn on Saturday, officials said.

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Stars Over the Coast astronomy column May 20-26 Annular eclipse will thrill … – Press-Register

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THIS WEEK: This evening a stunning event will take place for millions of people in the western United States, as an annular eclipse of the sun will occur close to sunset. Unfortunately, Mobile will get to see very little…

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Sunday’s solar eclipse visible in Alamogordo

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Click photo to enlargeSunday evening's annular solar eclipse will be a sight for sore eyes for many astronomy enthusiasts.But if you look at the eclipse without proper eye protection, you'll have much more than sore eyes.For the first time in…

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NASA Image of the day

Composite of a Series of Images Taken From Space Aboard the Station

 
This is a composite of a series of images photographed from a mounted camera on the Earth-orbiting International Space Station, from approximately 240 miles above Earth. Space station hardware in the foreground includes the Mini-Research Module (MRM1, center) and a Russian Progress vehicle docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment (right). Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit said of the photographic techniques used to achieve the images: "My star trail images are made by taking a time exposure of about 10 to 15 minutes. However, with modern digital cameras, 30 seconds is about the longest exposure possible, due to electronic detector noise effectively snowing out the image. To achieve the longer exposures I do what many amateur astronomers do. I take multiple 30-second exposures, then 'stack' them using imaging software, thus producing the longer exposure." A total of 47 images photographed by the astronaut-monitored stationary camera were combined to create this composite. Image Credit: NASA
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