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Each week we bring you moments in history, upcoming events, and different way you can engage in doing astronomy.

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Events for Febraury 25 – March 2 2012

• Weekly Astronomy Hour
  Time: Wednesday 4pm PACIFIC / 7pm EASTERN / 0:00 + 1d GMT / 11am + 1d Sydney
  Location: Google Hangouts on Air at CosmoQuest
  Hosted by Emily Lakdawalla
• Weekly Space Hangout hosted by Fraser Cain.
  Time: Thursday 10am PACIFIC / 1pm EASTERN / 6pm GMT / 5am +1 d SYDNEY
  Location: Google Hangouts on Air at CosmoQuest
  Join Fraser Cain along with some combination Alan Boyle, Pamela Gay, Nicole Gugliucci, Emily Lakdawalla, Phil Plait, and Miles O’Brien for a round of this weeks Space News.
• Virtual Star Party hosted by Fraser Cain
  Time: Thursday 6pm PACIFIC / 9pm EASTERN / 2am + 1d GMT / 1pm +1d SYDNEY
  Location: Google Hangouts on Air at CosmoQuest
  Join Fraser Cain along with some combination of telescopes and astronomers to explore the sky.

Save the Date!

• Science & Engineering Festival, Washington, D.C.: Join us April 28-29 for the ultimate celebration of science and engineering. CosmoQuest will be part of the NASA display.
• International Observe the Moon Night:Scheduled for Sept 22, it’s none to soon to start planning your events. Learn more here.

Looking back:

• Mars at opposition: straight overhead at midnight, Mars is opposite the sun in the sky and as bright and close to Earth as it will get this year.