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The Tet offensive and student protests against the Vietnam war, the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, and an election victory for Richard Nixon -- some of the major events that took place around the last time #Rahu was conjunct #Saturn, 57 years ago.

history.com/articles/1968-even

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💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: The #physics of #Earth's tides connects our everyday beach experiences to the cosmic dance of celestial bodies. This TED-Ed #animation explains how the #Moon and #Sun's gravitational pull creates those rhythmic rises and falls of #ocean #water we observe. 🌊🪐

What's fascinating is how these same tidal forces work across our solar system—squeezing and stretching #Jupiter and #Saturn's moons, creating hidden oceans beneath Europa's icy shell, and even powering Io's volcanoes.

👉 Learn more: thekidshouldseethis.com/post/h

The #physics of #Earth's tides connects our everyday beach experiences to the cosmic dance of celestial bodies. This TED-Ed #animation explains how the #Moon and #Sun's gravitational pull creates those rhythmic rises and falls of #ocean #water we observe. 🌊🪐

What's fascinating is how these same tidal forces work across our solar system—squeezing and stretching #Jupiter and #Saturn's moons, creating hidden oceans beneath Europa's icy shell, and even powering Io's volcanoes.

👉 Learn more: thekidshouldseethis.com/post/h

APOD from 2025-03-31

Parker: The Solar System from Near the Sun

NASA's Parker Solar Probe captured a time-lapse from inside #Mercury's orbit, showing coronal streamers, a Coronal Mass Ejection, and #planets like Mercury and #Venus. Between #Earth and #Mars, #Comet Tempel 1 appears. The video also shows high-energy solar particles. This data helps us understand space weather impacts on Earth.

Video at apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250331.ht #astronomy #saturn #jupiter #eclipse

apod.nasa.govAPOD: 2025 March 31 – Parker: The Solar System from Near the SunA different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
Killarney Provincial Park and the Allan I. Carswell Observatory present the Astronomer in Residence (AIR) program, an astronomy outreach endeavour! This is an exciting chance to share your love of astronomy in the wonderful outdoors of the dark sky site at Killarney Provincial Park. Be a part of live, in-person tours as well as remote events, and share your adventures on the Astronomer in Residence Blog.
Perks: Limited stipends available ($400/week). Be sure to note in your application if this is a limiting factor!
This beautiful image of Saturn was taken by former AIR Majid Naji during his residency.

For more information or to apply visit https://www.yorku.ca/science/observatory/air/

#Saturn #AstronomyOutreach #DarkSkySite #Killarney #AstronomerInResidence #AllanICarswellObservatory #YorkU #Toronto #Ontario #Astronomy #Astronomer #Science #Astrophotography