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Spotting the Dragon: How to See SpaceX on Approach to the ISS This Weekend
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft may be appearing in a backyard sky near you this weekend. Scheduled to launch this Friday on…
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…
A Parting Look at 2012 DA14: Was This a Warning Shot from Space?
Just as anticipated, on Friday, Feb. 15, asteroid 2012 DA14 passed us by, zipping 27,000 kilometers (17,000 miles) above Earth's surface…
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…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: December 3-9, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! With a whole lot less Moon present in the early evenings, it's time to do some very…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: November 19-25, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It's going to be a great week to study the Moon - and bright Jupiter is just…