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Comet PANSTARRS Crosses Paths With Zodiacal Light
With the much-anticipated PANSTARRS comet emerging into the evening sky this week, we might keep our eyes open to another…
Why This Weekend is Perfect for a Messier Marathon
This coming weekend presents the first window for 2013 to complete a challenge in the realm of backyard astronomy and…
Losing the Night: New Video Highlights Problems of Light Pollution
Light pollution is a two-way murky street. Not only have millions of people never seen the glow of our Milky…
Light-travel-time Effect Finds New Astronomical Applications
Sometimes the tried and true methods are still the best, even in observational astronomy. Researchers at the University of Prague…
Comet PANSTARRS: How to See it in March 2013
Great ready. After much anticipation, we could have the first naked eye comet of 2013 for northern hemisphere observers in early…
In Search of Darkness: the Battle Against Light Pollution
A good majority of modern Americans have never seen truly dark skies. I was fortunate to grow up in northern Maine in…
Jupiter and the Moon Have a Close Encounter in the Sky February 18, 2013
The movement of the Moon makes a fascinating study of celestial mechanics. Despite the light pollution it brings to the…
Asteroid 2012 DA14: Observing Prospects and How to See It
Mark your calendars: this Friday, February 15, 2013, is the close flyby of Near Earth Asteroid 2012 DA14, passing just…
Mercury’s False Moon: The Mercury/Mars Planetary Conjunction this Weekend
[/caption] The history of astronomy is littered with astronomical objects in the solar system that have fallen to the wayside.…
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Deep Impact Images Spectacular incoming Comet ISON – Curiosity & NASA Armada Will Try
Image Caption: This image of comet ISON (C/2012 S1) ) from NASA’s Deep Impact spacecraft clearly shows the coma and…