The evening starry sky

The night sky

If we see in the sky and the stars are like our star map, we know that it is the hour of Capricorn - the group Capricorn is then in the south. But at the same time it gives a feel of autumn, because, although the summer group still almost in zenith are, but also gain the typical autumn group in the east should climb.

The entire night sky over central Europe. The stars are shown for the selected time. The cross at center symbolizes the zenith, the point directly above your head.

NASA postpones launch of 24 hours two spacecraft

A collapse in communication systems forced postponement for 24 hours, the launch of two spacecraft to study the Sun's influence on Earth's radiation belts and the surround. The U.S. space agency NASA had planned the departure of Atlas V Centaur booster rocket at 08.07 GMT from Station Cape Canaveral Air Force, on the central coast of Florida Atlantic.

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