Night Sky Notes – May 2024: Starter Stargazing

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By Kat Troche

Millions were able to experience the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, inspiring folks to become amateur astronomers – hooray!… Continue reading.

Night Sky Notes – April 2024

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Participate in Eclipse Science

By Kat Troche

April is NASA’s Citizen Science Month, and there is no shortage of projects available.… Continue reading.

Constant Companions: Circumpolar Constellations, Part I

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By Kat Troche

Winter in the northern hemisphere offers crisp, clear (and cold!)… Continue reading.

Connecting the ‘Dots’ with Asterisms

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By Kat Troche

In our December Night Sky Notes, we mentioned that the Orion constellation has a distinct hourglass shape that makes it easy to spot in the night sky.… Continue reading.

A Flame in the Sky – the Orion Nebula

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By Kat Troche

It’s that time of year again: winter!… Continue reading.

Night Sky Network, November ’23: Spy the Seventh Planet, Uranus

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By Liz Kruesi

You might be familiar with Saturn as the solar system’s ringed planet, with its enormous amount of dust and ice bits circling the giant planet.… Continue reading.

Night Sky Notes – From Galileo to Clipper, Exploring Jupiter’s Moons

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By Vivian White

“…We, too, are made of wonders, of great and ordinary loves, of small invisible worlds, of a need to call out through the dark.”… Continue reading.

Looking Beyond the Stars

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by Brian Kruse

Looking up in awe at the night sky, the stars and planets pop out as bright points against a dark background.… Continue reading.

Super Blue Sturgeon Moon

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NASA Night Sky Notes – August 2023 edition

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by Vivian White

On August 1st, catch a full Moon rising in the east just 30 minutes after sunset.… Continue reading.

The June night sky, from the Astronomical League

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Attached you will find a couple selections from the Astronomical League about the June night sky.

Enjoy!

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