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Read news from the world of astronomy for the week of September 1, 2023.
Latest News
The asteroid Bennu is a so-called rubble pile, but new results from NASA's OSIRIS-Rex mission indicate this heap of rubble has layers.
They’re powerful, they’re fast, and we aren’t sure about what causes them, but astronomers are closer than ever to understanding the source of fast radio bursts.
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Observing Highlights
As dawn brightens, catch Venus low in the east coming out of inferior conjunction with the Sun. In a telescope or even good binoculars it's a thin crescent. The two brightest stars of September evenings are Vega high overhead and Arcturus in the west.
What will El Niño do to the weather prospects for the 2024 total solar eclipse?
Daylight hours are getting shorter in the Northern Hemisphere, which means the hours for stargazing are getting longer throughout September!

Community
Huge telescopes, astronomy lectures, nightscape photography workshops, camping onsite under dark, dark skies, food truck, giveaways, and more will be at this year's California Dark Sky Festival on October 12-15!