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WELCOME, SPRING: Alice Enevoldsen’s change-of-seasons watch on one-day delay this time
March 20, 2025 12:55 pm
The spring-equinox moment was 2:01 am today, and West Seattle educator/expert skywatcher Alice Enevoldsen usually has her change-of-seasons sunset watches the same day as ...
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PHOTOS: Lunar eclipse, visible over West Seattle
March 13, 2025 9:47 pm
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9:47 PM: Yes, the full moon is in view, high in the eastern sky, so for now at least, the lunar eclipse is visible! ...
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Rain stops, crowd converges on Alice’s winter-solstice sunset watch, and hears what’s on the space-news horizon
December 21, 2024 11:37 pm
(Photo by Jason A.G. Enevoldsen) By the time the first sunset of winter 2024-2025 showed hints of color above the Lincoln Park forest, nearby ...
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WEEKEND PREVIEW: Winter solstice Saturday. Celebrate at Alice’s sunset watch
December 20, 2024 6:01 pm
(WSB photo from 2023 winter-solstice sunset watch) Winter begins at 1:20 am Saturday – that’s the solstice moment. Fourteen hours later (starting around 3:45 ...
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TONIGHT’S SKY SIGHT: Venus, close to crescent moon
December 4, 2024 8:28 pm
The waxing crescent moon was part of a sky show again tonight: If you weren’t looking up around 5:30 pm, this is what you ...
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WEST SEATTLE SCENE: Last supermoon of the year rises
November 15, 2024 10:53 pm
(Photo by Sandy Dymale) Thanks for the photos! Tonight’s moonrise revealed the last supermoon of 2024, the full “beaver moon.” Photographers lined up on ...
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PHOTOS: Comet C/2023 A3, as seen from West Seattle
October 12, 2024 8:45 pm
8:45 PM: What a week it’s been for sights in the sky! First the aurora, then that sunset, now … Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS)! ...
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UPDATE: Aurora over West Seattle tonight
October 10, 2024 7:05 pm
7:05 PM: As it gets dark, the factors remain promising for aurora visibility again! West Seattle skywatcher/educator Alice Enevoldsen has updated her aurora-viewing tips. ...
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PHOTOS: Aurora, seen from West Seattle
October 7, 2024 10:49 pm
10:49 PM: The aurora’s out again tonight! Thanks to the reader who just sent that photo, from Fauntlee Hills. Earlier, Cami reported faint colors ...
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VIDEO: Fiery sight in the sky over West Seattle
September 24, 2024 3:27 pm
Lots of regional chatter about fireballs in the sky overnight. West Seattle photographer Kevin Freitas caught one on his skywatching camera – here’s a ...
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