Astronomy Update
Even though skies are cloudy this week it will be easy to spot Venus to the west.
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Even though skies are cloudy this week it will be easy to spot Venus to the west.
It will be easy to see both stars and planets with clear skies and mild temperatures this week.
Clear nights will make it easy to spot planets just before sunrise all week.
Skies will be cloud free for most of the week, but smoke from wildfires will make some planets hard to see.
Clear skies will make morning visibility of distant Gas Giants very good this week.
The waning moon will make it easy to spot planets on warm mornings this week.
The moon will shine brightly this week, and overnight temperatures will make it easy to go outside for stargazing.
The Summer Solstice is coming up on Sunday. Nights will be short, but the moon is easy to spot.
Clear and warm nights will make finding planets this week easy. A solar eclipse will happen on June 10th that some towns in our area can see well.
A Super Full Moon can be spotted tonight through any breaks in the clouds, but planet visibility will be low until they clear.
These are rainfall amounts from the Grand Forks National Weather Service Offices ...PRECIPITATION REPORTS... LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE PROVIDER 2 NE ARGYLE 6.83 IN 0837 AM 05/20 BROADCAST MEDIA 5 N ALVARADO 6.20 IN 0923 AM 05/20 PUBLIC 3 WNW…