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Night Sky: Eta Aquarids meteor shower and more highlights for May

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The Eclipse and the Comet! On April 8, there was a total eclipse of the sun, if you happened to be about 400 miles west...

Night Sky: the Pons-Brooks Comet, a partial eclipse, and more highlights for April

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Watch Out for the Devil Comet! This is the Devil Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks on the night of March 11. It’s called the Devil Comet because...

Night Sky: Visible planets, two comets, and more night sky highlights for March

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It’s Galaxy Time! The beginning of March always puts Earth in a position to view hundreds of galaxies. Of course, the groupings of galaxies start...

Night Sky: Visible planets, two comets, and more highlights for February

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Must be the Season of the Witch! This is the Witch Head Nebula, IC 2118. It’s a large, faint, reflection nebula located in the...

Night Sky: Quadrantids meteor shower, and more highlights for January

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In astrophotography, we combine multiple images to increase the field of view and allow us to look at very large objects or show multiple...
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