Night Sky
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• DEC 2 – On this day in 1609, Galileo used the small telescope that he built himself to look at the moon. Rather…
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The solar system’s innermost planet is also its most bashful. Because it hugs the Sun at an average distance of 36 million miles,…
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• NOV 1 – The waxing crescent moon is just to the west of Saturn. Jupiter lies just a bit further west of…
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“It is a most beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the moon.” Galileo Galilei, “The Starry Messenger” (1610) If I’ve…
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• OCT 1 – NASA began operations on this date back in 1958. • OCT 3…
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As we bid farewell to summer this month, I thought it might be a good idea to pay a visit to one of…
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• SEPT 2 – Viking 2 lands on Mars. NASA’s Viking Project consisted of two space probe missions to the Red Planet. Each probe…
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• AUG 1 – Maria Mitchell (1818-18890) was born on this day. Maria, the third child in a family of 10 children, was born…
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The universe is filled with a multitude of wonder and beauty, but, in my opinion, the most wondrous and beautiful of all celestial objects…
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• JULY 2 New Moon begins at 2:16 PM CDT. • JULY 4 The planet Earth is at aphelion, the furthest point in…
