Day: May 22, 2025

The moon and Venus kick off Memorial Day weekend with a lovely conjunction early on May 23

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Should your local weather forecast suggest that Friday morning — the start of the Memorial Day Holiday Weekend — will be fair and clear, it will be well worth setting your alarm clock to awaken you about 90 minutes before the sun comes up. If you head outside at that early hour and if you have a clear and unobstructed view toward the east, you will be treated to a lovely pairing of the two brightest objects in the night sky. You’ll immediately notice the crescent moon; appearing slender and…

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Watch SpaceX’s 32nd Cargo Dragon spacecraft undock from the ISS today

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Live 4K video of Earth and space: 24/7 Livestream of Earth by Sen’s 4K video cameras on the ISS – YouTube Watch On A SpaceX cargo Dragon is scheduled to depart the International Space Station (ISS) today (May 22), after about a month docked with the orbital laboratory. NASA will livestream the undocking on its NASA+ streaming platform. You can also watch the action in the window above via Sen’s 4k 24/7 high-definition cameras, which are mounted on the station’s exterior. Dragon is scheduled to undock at 12:05 p.m. EDT…

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Best smart binoculars 2025: Learn, share and be guided around the night sky

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The best smart binoculars are brand new to the market and are unique in that they can identify stars, constellations, galaxies, landscapes and even wildlife in real-time, telling you what you’re seeing. Because the market is so new, there are only two viable options at the moment, with Swarovski’s model focusing on birds and animals and Unistellar’s specializing in landscapes and astronomy. Not only can they identify subjects, but they also store the geo-locations of your observations, so you can refer back to a precise location at any point. This…

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