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The full moon tonight will not be blue, but pink instead.

Friday night sky to show double feature

Updated: Apr. 15, 2022 at 12:03 PM AKDT
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By Joe Bartosik
Tonight will likely be a uniquely lit night sky that you’ll want to stay awake for, with a double feature showing of the pink full moon and a high likelihood of aurora borealis.

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Sky Watch Alaska: The bright planets leave the night sky

Updated: Feb. 19, 2022 at 7:15 PM AKST
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By Tracy Sinclare
Check out what you can see in the night sky, at least for a few more weeks.

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Sky Watch Alaska: Mission to Venus

Sky Watch Alaska: the solar cycle

Updated: Feb. 12, 2022 at 9:37 PM AKST
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By Tracy Sinclare
In this edition of Sky Watch Alaska, we talk about the solar cycle and how that affects our opportunities to see the aurora.

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Sky Watch Alaska: Mission to Venus

Sky Watch Alaska: how studying Jupiter’s aurora teaches us about our own

Updated: Jan. 29, 2022 at 9:10 PM AKST
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By Tracy Sinclare
Dr. Peter Delamere talks about why studying the aurora on Jupiter helps better understand the aurora in Earth's atmosphere.

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Sky Watch Alaska: Tips for taking better aurora photos

Updated: Dec. 10, 2021 at 5:03 PM AKST
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By Tracy Sinclare
In today's Sky Watch Alaska, we sit down with Kory Eberhardt of Aurora Pointe to get some tips to take better aurora photos.

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Sky Watch Alaska: Thanksgiving in space

Updated: Nov. 23, 2021 at 6:26 PM AKST
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By Tracy Sinclare
From the winter stars rising in the sky to how astronauts celebrate Thanksgiving in space, check out Sky Watch Alaska.

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Sky Watch Alaska: Clear skies increase chances of seeing meteor shower peak

Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 at 5:24 PM AKST
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By Tracy Sinclare and Melissa Frey
With the clear skies, many Alaskans will have the chance to witness the Leonid meteor shower at its peak.

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Sky Watch Alaska: Winter stars, a lunar eclipse, and the aurora

Updated: Nov. 9, 2021 at 4:52 PM AKST
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By Tracy Sinclare
In today's Sky Watch Alaska, take a look at the evening planets, the morning stars, a lunar eclipse and of course, the aurora.

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Sky Watch Alaska: Mission to Venus

Updated: Nov. 2, 2021 at 5:08 PM AKDT
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By Tracy Sinclare
Today on Sky Watch Alaska, learn about two planets you'll want to see in the sky, hear about the next mission to Venus and learn why the expected aurora didn't arrive.

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Sky Watch Alaska: The science of the aurora

Updated: Oct. 23, 2021 at 9:08 PM AKDT
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By Tracy Sinclare
Why and how do we study the aurora and how can the aurora impact life on Earth?
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