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What’s Up this Week: May 7 – May 13, 2007

Monday, May 7 - Before we leave Leo to softly exit west, there is another galaxy that is so worth…

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What’s Up this Week: April 30 – May 6, 2007

Monday, April 30 - Karl Frederich Gauss was born on this day in 1777. Known as the "Prince of Mathematics,"…

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What’s Up this Week: April 23 – April 29, 2007

Monday, April 23 - Pioneer quantum physicist Max Planck was born on this day in 1858. In 1900, Max developed…

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What’s Up this Week: April 16 – April 22, 2007

Monday, April 16 - Before binocular observers begin to feel that we have deserted them, let's drop in on a…

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What’s Up this Week: April 2 – April 8, 2007

Monday, April 2 - Today in 1889, the Harvard Observatory's 13" refractor arrived at Mt. Wilson. Just one month later,…

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What’s Up this Week: March 25 – April 1, 2007

Monday, March 26 - Much like our crater from last night, tonight we we'll explore the lunar surface for another…

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What’s Up this Week: March 19 – March 25, 2007

Monday, March 19 - Heads up for viewers in Alaska and Asia! There will be a partial solar eclipse visible…

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What’s Up this Week: March 12 – March 18, 2007

Monday, March 12 - Tonight let's return again to NGC 2362 and start at the cluster's north-northeast corner to have…

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What’s Up this Week: March 5 – March 11, 2007

Monday, March 5 - Today is the birthday of Gerardus Mercator, famed mapmaker, who started his life in 1512. Mercator's…

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What’s Up this Week: February 26 – March 4, 2007

Monday, February 26 - Today is the birthdate of Camille Flammarion. Born in 1842, he became a widely read author…

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