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Penumbral lunar eclipse over Bulgaria on March 14

March 13, 2025March 13, 2025 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

A penumbral lunar eclipse will occur over Bulgaria in the early hours of March 14. A lunar eclipse happens when

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Europe 

EC: Successful launch of new Copernicus Satellite, Sentinel-2C, to continue delivering free data

September 5, 2024September 5, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

A brand-new Copernicus Sentinel satellite has been successfully launched from the European Spaceport in French Guiana, onboard a Vega rocket

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Bulgaria 

Super Blue Moon on August 30: Partly cloudy skies over most of Bulgaria

August 30, 2023August 30, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

The night of August 30 2023 sees a Super Blue Moon, with forecasts suggesting that the night sky over most

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Bulgaria 

2023 Perseids meteor shower peaks over Bulgaria August 12 – 13

August 9, 2023August 9, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

The 2023 Perseids meteor shower will peak between August 12 and 13, with little competition from the moon, which will

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Bulgaria 

Prospects to see May 5 lunar eclipse over Bulgaria are cloudy

May 4, 2023May 4, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

There will be a lunar eclipse on May 5 2023, completely visible over Asia and Australia, and it will be

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Bulgaria 

October 25 partial solar eclipse to be visible from Bulgaria

October 18, 2022October 18, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

Provided that skies are clear, the partial solar eclipse on October 25 2022 will be visible from Bulgaria. As Nasa

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Bulgaria 

Mainly partly cloudy skies over Bulgaria as 2021 Perseids meteor showers peak

August 11, 2021August 14, 2021 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

There will be mainly partly cloudy skies over most of Bulgaria as the 2021 Perseids meteor showers peak on the

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Bulgaria 

Clear night skies forecast for 2020 Perseids meteor shower peak over Bulgaria

August 8, 2020August 13, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

With a few days left to the peak of the 2020 Perseids meteor shower, the good news is that weather

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Bulgaria 

Clear skies, but bright moon, for peak of 2019’s Perseids over Bulgaria

August 11, 2019August 14, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

The annual Perseids meteor shower will peak in Bulgaria’s night skies on August 12 and 23 2019, and the good

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