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Night Sky: The Neowise Comet, the Perseids Meteor Shower, and other Highlights for August

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Hopefully You Got a Chance to See Neowise! During July, we got a rare, close visit from the comet Neowise. Neowise came within 64 million...

Night Sky: Saturn, Jupiter, Meteor Showers, and Other Highlights for July

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This is Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system. It's the fifth planet from the Sun and about 484 million miles from it....

Night Sky: Three Galaxies for the Price of One, and More Highlights for June

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This is the Leo Triplet. As the name implies, this close group of three galaxies is in the constellation Leo. The group is about 35...

Night Sky: Visible Venus, Galaxies, and other Highlights for May

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Galaxies Continue to Keep me Busy. Many people wonder how to spend their time during this period of “shelter in place.” I spend a lot...

Night Sky: Galaxies Near the Big Dipper and Other Highlights for April

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Last month, I focused on some of the galaxies that are visible in the eastern skies. There are also quite a few spectacular galaxies...
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