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Happy New Year Star gazers -- 2021 is going 
to be a really fun year for astronomy!

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Well first, this will be a good year 
to see a lunar eclipse! When the moon

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passes through the shadow cast by our planet 
-- called the umbra -- we get a lunar eclipse,

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and this year we get TWO! A total eclipse in May 
and a just barely partial eclipse in November!

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Plus, in June there will be an Annular Solar 
Eclipse visible from the far Northeastern US

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and Canada. Annular eclipses happen when 
the moon passes between us and the sun,

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but is too far away to block the whole star

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Not to mention, there are planetary 
conjunctions, meteor showers,

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and more and more! Honestly, I might be 
biased because I think every year is a fun

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year for astronomy, but this year we ve 
got some really amazing stuff UP THERE.

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So that s WHATS UP this year -- I m Trace 
Dominguez your friend in the stars -- see

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you all year for more star gazing 
tips. So let s all, Keep Lookin Up!