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A Weird West Tale and the Hunt for Planet Vulcan
One of the most fascinating stories in modern astronomy involves the pursuit of a world that never was. Tomorrow marks…
Watch for the Delta Aquarid Meteors This Weekend
The meteor shower drought ends this weekend. The northern summer hemisphere meteor season is almost upon us. In a few…
Near-Earth Asteroid 2003 DZ15 to Pass Earth Monday Night
The Earth will get another close shave Monday, when the 152 metre asteroid 2003 DZ15 makes a pass by our…
Seeing Red: Hunting Herschel’s Garnet Star
Quick, what’s the reddest star visible to the naked eye? Depending on your sky conditions, your answer may well be…
How to Spot and Track Satellites
It’s a question we get all the time. Watch the sky closely in the dawn or dusk hours, and you’ll…
Conjunctions to Watch For in July
The planets are slowly returning into view this month, bashfully peeking out from behind the Sun in the dawn &…
What You Can See in the Sky While Waiting for Fireworks on The 4th Of July
The sky can be a showy stage with big-time events like eclipses, meteor showers and the occasional bright comet, but…
Dark Skies – Good For Fireflies And People Alike
Bioluminescent stars flash across the night landscape these July nights. Fireflies or lightning bugs provide a source of wonder for…
Happy (or is it Merry?) Aphelion This Friday
This 4th of July weekend brings us one more reason to celebrate. On July 5th at approximately 11:00 AM EDT/15:00…
How Amateur Astronomers Can Help LADEE
You can help NASA’s upcoming lunar mission. NASA’s Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) is slated to lift off from…