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Tonight's Viewing Conditions
TOPEKA, KS at 10pm
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50°F
RealFeel®: 47°F
 
Mostly Cloudy; Areas Of Fog Late
Winds:
SE at 6 mph
Humidity:
85%
Dew Point:
45° F
Visibility:
10 Miles
Sunrise:
7:13 AM
Sunset:
5:05 PM
Moonrise:
11:21 AM
Moonset:
8:19 PM
Current Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent -- The Moon appears to be partly illuminated by direct sunlight, but less than one-half. Illumination of the Moon is increasing
Astronomy Blog
by Meteorologist
Lisa Beightol
Ghostly Spokes; Retro Exoplanet
Hello, astro-nuts! I had absolutely no luck seeing any Leonids Tuesday morning because it was really cloudy here in central Pennsylvania. Did anyone in the eastern U.S. see any? It would seem that the big peak in Asia was clouded out for many places, too. Nepal, much of India and the Philippines [more]
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Mars puts on a show all night long.
10/1/2009
The remains of Halleys Comet give rise to a meteor shower.
9/1/2009
The gas giant Jupiter glows in the south.
Check out the latest articles and news from the Penn State Eberly College of Science Astronomy and Astrophysics Department for exciting new developments in astronomy.
Algol
By Christopher Palma, Pennsylvania State University Astronomy Department, with contributions from Professor Mercedes Richards. Watching[more]
Astronomy Photo of the Day
A picture is worth a thousand words. The AccuWeather.com Photo Gallery houses photos and videos from amateur astronomers and weather observers worldwide (for example - check out our moon photos). Grab your telescope and camera and let us know what you've caught on film.
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