Get ready for an awesome one-two punch of excitement in the skies tonight. Not only will meteors be in abundant supply, but the full moon may look a bit bigger and brighter too. Hopefully, the latter doesn’t outshine the former. First up, the Supermoon. A Supermoon occurs when the moon is both making its closet [...]

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The Orionid Meteor Shower 2009 is about to hit its annual peak. Every October as the Earth orbits the Sun, it navigates through an area containing dust and rock particles left behind by Halley’s comet. As these minute particles collide with the Earth’s atmosphere they burn up, producing bright streaks of light. The meteors seem [...]

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