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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Chilean worries mysterious streak of light


Around midnight, it was noted 'a very striking light' in the sky of Iquique,
The Committee for the Study of Anomalous Aerial Phenomena initiated an investigation

The past midnight across much of the sky of Iquique, which many photographed, but that could not be picked up by radar and control towers.
Authorities are investigating a mysterious trail in Chile last midnight light that crossed much of the sky of Iquique in the north,

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Venus, Jupiter and Aldebaran in the sky line up in July

The two brightest planets in the solar system, Venus and Jupiter will shine together in the sky at night and the dawn of the first weeks of July , as reported by NASA. To observe this spectacle experts have pointed out that one need only look to the east. On Wednesday, Venus became visible for the first time, going through the exact center of a large group of stars that is located 153 light years from the Earth (the cluster of the Hyades). Thus, in the coming days, if you use binoculars, you can see by the planet dozens of stars scattered in the sky.

The day of the year when the Earth is farther from the Sun


There was the phenomenon known as aphelion , which occurs each year between March and July 5. This means it is the day of the year when the sun is farthest from Earth.

Although visually it is imperceptible, with a special telescope experts can see that the sun looks smaller. Precisely, is 3 percent less than its normal size.

According to experts, the effects of this are changes in the tides and a possible decrease in solar energy , but has no effect on the climate, or severity of the Earth.