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Best Chance To See Jupiter In 59 Years Best Chance To See Jupiter In 59 Years
Best Chance To See Jupiter In 59 Years If you've never seen Jupiter, you'll get your best chance in 59 years tonight, officials say. With a good set of binoculars, the giant planet should be the second brightest image in the sky after the moon for several nights, NASA said on its blog. Stargazers can expect excellent views of Jupiter the entire night of Monday, Sept. 26 when the giant planet reaches opposition, NASA said. From the viewpoint of Earth’s surface, opposition happens when an astronomical object rises in the east as the Sun sets in the west, placing the object and the Sun on opposite sides of Earth. Jupiter’s opposi…

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by Jon Craig
Real Estate
LOOK INSIDE: Buzz Aldrin's $1M Montclair Home May Have Pending Offer LOOK INSIDE: Buzz Aldrin's $1M Montclair Home May Have Pending Offer
Look Inside: Buzz Aldrin's $1M Montclair Home May Have Pending Offer The Montclair home where former NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin was born and raised is on the market for just more than $1 million. The home had a pending offer Wednesday morning, according to the Zillow listing. Daily Voice was not immediately able to reach listing agents. The Princeton Place home has seven bedrooms, four bathrooms and is 3,169 square feet. Built in 1907, the home boasts a large living room and fire place, and a formal dining room with 19-foot ceilings. Despite the apparent offer, another Montclair man is proposing the home be preserved as a non-profit namesake…

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by Cecilia Levine
Weather
Super Blue Blood Moon Will Be Something We Haven't Seen Since 1866 Super Blue Blood Moon Will Be Something We Haven't Seen Since 1866
Super Blue Blood Moon Will Be Something We Haven't Seen Since 1866 The weather should not interfere with sky gazers across the tristate area -- and much of the United States -- viewing a celestial event that has not happened in more than 150 years, according to AccuWeather.com. North America will be treated to a blue moon, supermoon and a lunar eclipse all at once during the early morning hours of Wednesday, creating a rare trifecta known as Super Blue Blood Moon. Area residents should be treated to good viewing conditions with the timing of the event scheduled for 6:48 a.m. EST, when a partial eclipse starts and should be viewable in this region. "T…

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by Daily Voice