Category: What’s Up

“Shine on… Shine on Harvest Moon… Up in the sky. I ain’t had no clear skies since January, February, June and July…” Oh! Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Welcome to this week’s edition where we’ll be taking a closer look a lunar features and just what makes a globular… Well… A globular! Time to get out the binoculars and telescopes and turn a eye to the sky, because…

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Continue reading “What’s Up this Week: October 2 – October 8, 2006”

Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! The Moon is back, but so are studies as we take a great look a planetary nebula this week. Yes, we’ll study lunar features, but let’s not forget variable stars and bright clusters! Time to turn an eye towards the sky, because….

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Continue reading “What’s Up this Week: September 25 – October 1, 2006”

Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! As the week opens, we’re treated to several lovely views of the waning Moon and the bright winter objects just before dawn. Early evening dark skies mean an opportunity to galaxy hunt and study planetary nebulae. Mark your calendar to enjoy a weekend meteor shower, too! It’s time to dust off the scopes and head out, because…

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Continue reading “What’s Up this Week: September 18 – September 24, 2006”

Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It’s big. It’s bright. It’s the Moon and the impact of SMART 1! I hope some lucky observers had a chance to see the impact on September 2. For now, the Moon will continue to be our study area of choice (or not!) this week as we continue our lunar features and double star studies. Get out your telescopes, because…

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Continue reading “What’s Up this Week: September 4 – September 10, 2006”

Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Saturn returns to the morning sky and Selene is back to rule the night. Follow along this week as explore the lunar surface and find all that is bright and beautiful under the stars. Get your binoculars or telescopes ready, because…

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Continue reading “What’s Up this Week: August 28 – September 3, 2006”

Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! The night is alive this week with everything from bright planets to the first sliver of the returning Moon. This is a great time to explore with binoculars or get out your telescope to pick up some challenging studies. So turn your eyes to the skies, because…

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Continue reading “What’s Up this Week: August 21 – August 27, 2006”

Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! I hope everyone had an excellent Perseid weekend? With the Moon further and further from early evening, studies begin again with planetary nebula, bright star clusters, globular challenges and distant galaxies. The coming weekend offers up the Delta Cygnid meteor stream and well as some great binocular studies! Get ready to rock, because…

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Continue reading “What’s Up this Week: August 14 – August 20, 2006”

Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! The week begins with the Moon and ends up going globular as we have a look at some of the finest the Summer has to offer. Although skies will be bright, don’t forget the most reliable meteor shower of all – the Perseids! Hang around to explore multiple star systems because…

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Continue reading “What’s Up this Week: August 7 – August 13, 2006”

Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you chasing Comet 177/P 2006 M3 (Barnard 2)? If so, I’d like to hear your comments on this fast and diffuse traveler before the Moon takes it out for awhile. In the meantime, journey along to rest of the night skies, because….

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Continue reading “What’s Up this Week: July 31 – August 6, 2006”