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When to change your clock in Wisconsin

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When to change your clock in Wisconsin

Time to retreat also means it's time to check the smoke detectors At the same time, setting your clocks back to daylight saving time can help ensure that your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors are in working order. The days of sunsets after 5 p.m. will soon be behind us in Wisconsin. That's because […]

When is Daylight Saving Time 2024? When to reset your clocks

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When is Daylight Saving Time 2024? When to reset your clocks

Time to retreat means it's also time to check the smoke detectors At the same time, setting your clocks back to daylight saving time can help ensure that your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors are in working order. The chill of autumn is in the air as the days grow shorter and winter approaches, […]

Hunters Moon means time, next full moon

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Hunters Moon means time, next full moon

Borderland moon lovers may want to enjoy the Hunter's Moon in White Sands National Park. The event includes entertainment. The Hunter's Moon – the first full moon of fall – will rise around sunset on Thursday, October 17th. This month's full moon will also be a supermoon. The moon's nickname is easy to understand when […]

Will the comet be visible tonight? Here's how to watch

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Will the comet be visible tonight? Here's how to watch

WATCH: 'Comet of the Century' shimmers over the Golden Gate Bridge A comet known as the “Comet of the Century” was spotted in the early morning sky over San Francisco. If you haven't ventured out and looked at the sky in the last week – or in fact, all of 2024 – you're missing out […]

What you should know about the October 2024 phenomenon

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What you should know about the October 2024 phenomenon

The first full moon of fall – also one of this year's four “supermoons” – rises in the eastern sky today. The Hunter's Moon is the first full moon after the autumnal Harvest Moon in September, which borders the equinox. While the Hunter's Moon will reach its greatest brightness at 7:26 a.m. ET, the moon […]

Comet A3 is still visible; like you see in New Jersey

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Comet A3 is still visible; like you see in New Jersey

Once in 80,000 years: Rare comet crosses the sky Stargazers in California saw newly discovered comet C/2023 A3 light up the sky. Your social media feed is probably filling up with pictures of the night sky again. A week after the northern lights were visible in the mid-Atlantic, a rare comet appeared. But if you […]

Is there a comet tonight? This is how you see Comet A3

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Is there a comet tonight? This is how you see Comet A3

WATCH: 'Comet of the Century' shimmers over the Golden Gate Bridge A comet known as the “Comet of the Century” was spotted in the early morning sky over San Francisco. A comet that only occurs once in many lifetimes is speeding past Earth. Comet C/2023 A3 – known as Comet A3 for short – was […]

When is the full moon in October? Here you can see the supermoon

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When is the full moon in October? Here you can see the supermoon

The Super Harvest Lunar Eclipse will occur before the seasons change The last full moon of the summer season will rise on the night of September 18th. It will be the most significant full moon as it is a supermoon during a partial lunar eclipse. The next full moon comes tonight, and it's a big […]

Full Moon, Known as Hunter's Moon, Peaks on October 17: What It Means

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Full Moon, Known as Hunter's Moon, Peaks on October 17: What It Means

Earth's mini moon: Asteroid 2024 PT5 in orbit An asteroid called 2024 PT5 will complete a 56-day horseshoe-shaped flyby of Earth before continuing its journey. With Halloween just around the corner, another Hunter's Moon is coming, the biggest and brightest of all time. This moon comes after September's Harvest Moon, the third of four consecutive […]

The supermoon in October, together with a comet, creates a special nighttime spectacle

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The supermoon in October, together with a comet, creates a special nighttime spectacle

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — October Supermoon is the next of the year and it is team up with a comet for a rare stargazing session for two. The third of four supermoons This year it will be 222,055 miles (357,364 kilometers) away on Wednesday evening, making it appear even larger and brighter than it […]