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  2. Lick Observatory - Wikipedia

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    The following astronomical objects were discovered at Lick Observatory: Measurement of the size of the major moons of Jupiter by A. A. Michelson in 1891 [28] Several moons of Jupiter [29] Amalthea [30] Elara [10] Himalia [11] Sinope [31] Near-Earth asteroid (29075) 1950 DA [32] Several extrasolar planets. Quintuple planet system 55 Cancri [33 ...

  3. Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their moons

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    Galileo [9] [10] discovered the Galilean moons. These satellites were the first celestial objects that were confirmed to orbit an object other than the Sun or Earth. Galileo saw Io and Europa as a single point of light on 7 January 1610; they were seen as separate bodies the following night. [11] Callisto: Jupiter IV o: 8 January 1610 p: 13 ...

  4. Moonrise and moonset - Wikipedia

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    The Moon rises 30 to 70 minutes (should be a fixed number, about 50 minutes, if it's the same 13 degrees) later each day/night than the day/night before, due to the fact that the Moon moves 13 degrees every day. Hence, the Earth must move 13 degrees after completing one rotation for the Moon to be visible.

  5. 20 new moons were discovered around Saturn - AOL

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  6. Timeline of Solar System exploration - Wikipedia

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    The dates listed are launch dates, but the achievements noted may have occurred some time later—in some cases, a considerable time later (for example, Voyager 2, launched 20 August 1977, did not reach Neptune until 1989).

  7. Timeline of astronomy - Wikipedia

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    Mayan astronomers discover an 18.7-year cycle in the rising and setting of the Moon. From this they created the first almanacs – tables of the movements of the Sun, Moon, and planets for the use in astrology. In 6th century BCE Greece, this was also discovered and was used to predict eclipses.

  8. 11 must-see astronomy events in 2025 - AOL

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    Experts recommend stargazing on the nights surrounding the new moon as it is the time when the sky is the darkest. In 2025, the new moons during summer fall on July 10, Aug. 9 and Sept. 7.

  9. Pssst…Two Full Moons Will Occur In *This* Astrological Sign ...

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    Since the full moon doesn’t always fall on the same day every year, there might be some years where some signs are excluded, Bell explains. The last full moon in Cancer happened at the end of ...