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Space Station Back At Dusk / See Orion’s Curlicue and Five Dawn Planets
Here are some cool things to look for in the night sky this coming week including many passes of the…
A Challenge in Visual Athletics: Hunting the Gegenschein
Hunting the elusive counter glow known as the gegenschein takes sharp eyes, dark skies, persistence and patience. This weekend provides…
And Mercury Makes Five: See All Naked Eye Planets in the Sky at Once
A fine meeting of all five naked eye planets greets dawn skywatchers in early February as Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn…
Lights Out: A Fine Occultation of Aldebaran Spans the Atlantic
Reader images of the January 19th, 2016 occultation of the bright star Aldebaran by the waxing gibbous Moon. the event…
Watch the Moon Occult Aldebaran Tuesday Night
Don't miss a fine occultation of the bright star Aldebaran by the waxing gibbous Moon on the evening of Tuesday,…
Comet US10 Catalina: The Final Act
Comet C/2013 US10 Catalina puts on its final act this week through late January, as it crosses through northern hemisphere…
Watch Venus Brush Past Saturn This Weekend
Watch Venus pass less than five arc minutes from Saturn on Saturday, January 9th in one of the closest conjunctions…
Space Stories to Watch in 2016
Missions to Mars, Jupiter and asteroids are on tap in 2016. Back here on Earth, we may just see the…
The Top 101 Astronomical Events for 2016
Comets, conjunctions, eclipses and more await astronomy fans worldwide in 2016, as well as a fine opposition of Mars and…
Watch the Moon Occult Aldebaran for Europe Wednesday Night
The waxing gibbous Moon will occult the bright star Aldebaran in the constellation of Taurus the Bull this Wednesday evening…