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Astronomers and experts have laid out all 13 full moons for the new year, and it looks like New Jersey has four Supermoons, and a partial Lunar Eclipse in our future.

New Jersey is becoming quite the destination for filming first-class television series and movies. This year's break-out hit The Equalizer with Queen Latifah has found a home filming in New Jersey. Last month an M. Night Shyamalan thriller, Servant, filmed in Ocean City. And we know all good things come in threes, so here's another exciting production that just wrapped in the Garden State!

Take a Trip Into the Stars with Shawn at the Novins Planetarium

Who knew that a major explosion in space called the neutron star merger is the reason we have bling in our rings?

It doesn't happen very often, where all of the weather and astronomical conditions are literally perfect for stargazing, so when it does I love to take advantage of it.

I've talked before about my love for the night sky, and with the annual Perseid meteor shower at peak activity the next few nights, it's a perfect time to find a nice, dark place to do some sky watching.

Get the latest schedules for the Novins Planetarium

What do people like Bristol Palin, Annie Duke, Mark Dacascos, Maria Kanellis, Albert Reed, and Richard Hatch have in common? They were all on shows like Dancing with the Stars or Celebrity Apprentice. Now, quick (without going to Google) can you tell me what any of them did to become famous?