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Comet C/2022 E3
Ron captured a photo of Comet C/2022 E3 in our local skies recently.
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The Sky is Back!
We're getting a break from the rain and clouds, so we have a chance to enjoy some visual astronomy in the second half of January.
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Spacex Launch
Tagdes shares a photo of the SpaceX launch on Thursday.
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Sunspot Activity
Subscriber Chuck Cagara sends a photo of Tuesday's sunspot activity.
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Winter Visitor
Just in time for the holidays, there is a nice comet decorating our predawn sky.
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SWOT Launch
StargazerRon captures a photo of the SWOT launch with NASA and SpaceX early Friday morning.
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December Space Stations and Mars Meets the Moon
Both the International Space Station and the Chinese space station, Tiangong, will be making visible passes through Santa Barbara’s evening skies to say goodbye to 2022, weather permitting.
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ISS Passing on Saturday
Joe shares a photo of the International Space Station over the La Cumbre neighborhood on Saturday.
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Watching the ISS
Ron captured a stunning photo of the International Space Station from Hendry's Beach.
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Friday's SpaceX Launch Cancelled
[Update]: SpaceX has cancelled a Friday evening rocket launch from Vandenberg to send additional Starlink satellties into orbit.
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Space Stations for November
Both the International Space Station and the Chinese space station, Tiangong, will be making visible passes through Santa Barbara’s evening skies during November, weather permitting.
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A Colorful Moon
Ron shares a colorful photo of the recent "Beaver Moon" in our local skies.
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Views of the Falcon 9 Launch
Ron shares photos of Thursday's Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg.
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Bad Moon Rising
Readers share photos of the rising moon.
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Stars Over the Riviera
Joe shares a photo of stars we don't often see when looking up.
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Space Stations for October
Both the International Space Station and the Chinese space station, Tiangong, will be making visible passes through Santa Barbara’s evening skies during the next two weeks.
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M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
If one stays up late, it could be worthwhile to visit a dark location around midnight and look straight up a bit to the east.
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Edhatter Views of the Delta Heavy Launch
Edhat readers share their photos of the Delta IV Heavy launch from Vandenberg on Saturday afternoon.
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View of the International Space Station
Ron captured a photo of the International Space Station in our local skies.
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The ISS for September
The International Space Station will be making visible passes through Santa Barbara’s evening skies during the next week, weather permitting.
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The ISS for July and August
The International Space Station will be making visible passes through Santa Barbara’s evening skies in July and August, weather permitting.
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Summer Solstice Dawn
Those of us awake just before dawn on the 2022 Summer Solstice were treated with a rare planetary alignment that won't occur again for nearly two decades.
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Predawn Planetary Conga Line
Early risers over the next several days, weather permitting, will see an impressive lineup of planets strewn across our eastern to southeastern horizon.
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Blood Moon and Lunar Eclipse
Edhat readers share photos of Sunday night's blood moon and lunar eclipse.
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May ISS and Lunar Eclipse
The International Space Station is passing through and a total lunar eclipse is on the way!
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Falcon 9 in Clear Skies on Easter Morning
An edhat reader shares photos of the Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg.
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The April Sky and the ISS
In the predawn sky of Thursday, April 5, look to the southeast to see Saturn and much dimmer Mars only 0.4° apart.
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March Sky and ISS
March comes in like a Lion, and goes out like a Lamb. In Santa Barbara, where the weather rarely goes to extremes, it means that Leo is rising in the East, and Aries is setting.
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Looking into Deep Space
UCSB grad student and 2021 LeRoy Apker Award winner Joseph Farah brings his curiosity and drive to discover to Las Cumbres Observatory
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Luna Sea Moonrise
Joe captures a timelapse video of Thursday night's moonrise.