Night Sky
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SPECIAL OBSERVING ANNOUNCEMENT: Comet C/2017 E4 ( Lovejoy ) was discovered by Terry Lovejoy on March 10th, 2017 and has begun brightening better…
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Ah, spring, when a young (and old) astronomer’s fancy turns to thoughts of galaxies. Our summer and winter views of the night sky are…
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• Mar 1 – Look for the waxing crescent moon in our western sky right after sunset. Just five degrees to the south…
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• Feb 3 – The moon is at first quarter phase with 51% of its surface illuminated. You may well wonder why it…
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• Jan 1- The crescent moon is 4-5 degrees to the lower right of Venus. Mars is 12 degrees to the upper…
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THE ORION NEBULA (MESSIER 42) No celestial bucket list would be complete without the inclusion of this magnificent star forming region in…
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THE PLEIADES STAR CLUSTER (MESSIER 45) In November I volunteered at the Central Arkansas Astronomical Society’s final star party for the year at Woolly…
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• Dec 3 – Look to the southwest after sunset to see a waxing crescent moon about 6 or 7 degrees…
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THE OWL CLUSTER (NGC 457, CALDWELL 13) ABOUT THE OWL CLUSTER Amateur astronomers have their favorite little celestial gems that they like to…
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You are about to embark upon a Grand Tour, a journey of both the eye and mind that will take you to our Moon,…