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Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast – May 16-18, 2008
"Everybody dancing in the moonlight... Dancing in the moonlight... Everybody feeling warm and bright... It's such a fine and natural…
What’s Up – The Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast – May 2-4, 2008
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready for a great dark sky weekend? Then it's time to walk into the galaxy…
Nova Sagittarius 2008 Is Brightening!
In case you didn't catch the New Nova In Sagittarius alert the other day... You might want to pay a…
What to Look at With Binoculars
Last week we gave you advice on how to choose a pair of binoculars for astronomy. This week we help…
Coolest, Darkest Brown Dwarf Discovered
The coolest brown dwarf has been discovered, with a surface temperature of 623 Kelvin (that's only 350 Celsius or 660…
Universe Today Exclusive – Cygnus Nova V2491 Revealed for Readers
Clouds got you down? No chance of seeing V2491 Cyg because of the weather? Are you sleeping when Cygnus is…
Cygnus Nova Alert!!
According to today's April 11 IAU Circular 8934, issued by the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams at the Smithsonian Astrophysical…
What’s Up – The Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! If we've explored the Moon in "Astronomy For Kids", then by all means let's explore the Moon…
Moon for Kids
Right now, while the sky still gets dark early, is a great time to enjoy looking at the Moon with…
A Black Hole Observed in the Heart of Mysterious Omega Centauri
Omega Centauri is a strange thing. It's been classified as a star, then a nebula, then a globular cluster and…