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Oftentimes you will hear that “the Sun is an average star”. But that really isn’t meant to be taken in the strict mathematical sense…
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“M35 is an excellent object for any small telescope; while particularly effective with a 6 or 8-inch glass with low power, something of its…
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• MARCH 1 – Look for a waning crescent moon next to the planet Saturn in the dawn sky. …
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Tim Hill is the principal hydrologist, director of environmental services and Vice President at Atoka, Inc. an engineering and environmental consulting firm…
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Imagine yourself in a spaceship, far “above” the solar system. Looking “down” from your ship’s viewport, you would see the Sun and its eight…
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• FEB 2 – Get outside just before dawn and look to the SE to see a thin waning crescent moon about…
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One of 2019’s best night sky event occurs during its first month, a total lunar eclipse that will be seen across all…
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• JAN 2 Earth is at perihelion, its closest distance to the Sun at 91.4 million miles. Prolific science fiction author and polymath,…
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What would December’s holiday season be without festive light displays? Well, with the exception of a few Scrooges and Grinches, most of us would…
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• DEC 1 – Venus, now a morning object, is at its brightest, shining at magnitude -4.9. …
