June 30 is Asteroid Day, being the anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska event.
Month: June 2021
An international day, and then the longest day?
Sunday June 27 will be the day that seems longest. That is, sunset will be latest (for latitude 40° north).
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Colors
The evening sky is rich.
Shortshadow
Tomorrow is the June solstice, one of the points that divide the natural year into four quarters.
Wheels
A street eclipse
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An evening scene, and an eclipse warning
The slender Young Moon will be close to Venus on the evening of June 11-
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Shadow over the north pole and the free city
On Thursday, June 10, the Sun will appear as a burning ring around the darkened Moon.
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