Jersey Skies: The Lyrids meteor shower peaks Although Comet Thatcher is far out in the solar system, the dust it left behind continues to orbit the sun and Earth passes through this debris every year in late April.

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William Herschel tried that when he discovered a planet, he named it Georgium Sidus (George's Star after King George III). Astronomers, especially the French, objected and Bode suggested "Uranus" and it stuck.

Jersey Skies: Is there a Planet X or Y? In 1859, the French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier predicted that peculiarities in Mercury’s orbit were the result of the gravitational influence of a nearby planet. He called it Vulcan, an appropriate name for a fiery planet thought to lurk inside Mercury’s orbit. Astronomers searched for this ninth planet for decades and there were several claims... Read more »

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I think we need a new college course: How Not to Platform Contrarians 101

ChatGPT is it possible make certain electronics more vulnerable to solar storm induced EMP? Asking for a friend.

Jersey Skies: A daytime comet? The first comet discovered this year is named Comet MAPS using the initials of the amateur astronomers who discovered it.

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Jersey Skies: The Moon meets Jupiter To see the moon and Jupiter together, face the southwest sky and look for Jupiter to the left of the moon.

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Pentagon seeks more than $200 billion in budget request for Iran war That figure would far surpass the costs of the U.S. airstrike campaign to date and aims to boost production of critical weapons depleted in the conflict, people familiar with the matter said.

$200 billion could fund the National Science Foundation for 20 years.

Robot is like - get off me &%$¥£! I am programmed to DANCE DANCE DANCE!!

Jersey Skies: Brilliant Venus The 'evening star' is creeping into the sky this week. If you want to view Venus, start looking after 7:30 p.m. If you miss it, don't worry. It will be in view for some time.

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That shore is nice HIV program youse got there. It would be a real shame - a real shame right boss - if it got broke.

Dumbfounded is the perfect word for when you find the dumbest people alive to run your country. 😕

Jersey Skies: A second and third chance to view an eclipse in 2026 If you didn’t get to see the lunar eclipse on Tuesday morning due to the poor weather, we do have some additional opportunities to view eclipses this year Our next similar celestial event comes in August. This will be a major solar eclipse on the other side of the Atlantic. During the eclipse, the moon’s... Read more »

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Total Lunar Eclipse 3 Mar 2026 YouTube video by Astronz New Zealand

If the weather does not cooperate – which seems very likely with another winter storm moving in, there is a group in Auckland, New Zealand which will attempt to livestream the event on YouTube:
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Jersey Skies: March begins with a lunar eclipse The third month of the year begins with a lunar eclipse. Here on the east coast we will at least get to see part of the eclipse, beginning at 4:50 a.m. March 3.

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Wow! We saw this!

The Denville "Lobster Cage" on Rt 46.

That last bit is known as the Jersey Slide - we unfortunately invented it. 😒

Jersey Skies: The moon meets Jupiter in Gemini If you were not able to view the planets and the moon last week. You get another chance this week. If you were not able to view the planets and the moon last week. You get another chance this week. Th...

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Bergen and Jersey City? 😉

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The one-drop rule can't be far behind.

Ahem, SEVEN Boroughs: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, Westchester and Long Island.

Susquehanna!!

Bread of Theseus?

South Korea showing how it's done.

Today is the second new moon after the winter solstice. Happy Lunar New Year!

I thought this was an ad for Ace Hardware. I got all excited about their spring lineup of outdoor lighting products!! 😆

Jersey Skies: A promenade of planets We have a nice display of planets happening in the winter sky. As previously mentioned, both Jupiter and Saturn, the two largest planets in our solar system, are visible in the early evening. Jupiter ...

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Jersey Skies: The first comet of the year could sizzle or fizzle Comet 2026 A1 was found by a group of amateur astronomers using a set of four telescopes automatically scanning the skies from Chile.

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"Oh this doesn't meet the legal definition of treason"

F%ck that - these are high crimes, misdemeanors AND treason.