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to see deeper into the night sky? Stargazing for Beginners takes you on an easy-to-follow binocular tour of the stars and main constellations.  No telescope

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in the eastern sky from most populated parts of the world, north and south. A good opportunity for a little astrophotography, perhaps, with trees or buildings in the

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Look closely at the group of three dim stars that appear to hang off the belt.  The middle star appears fuzzy and indistinct, because it’s entangled in a mass of glowing gas and dust called t...

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for those armed with binoculars or a telescope.  We’ve looked at the splendid multiple star beta Monocerotis already… a stirring sight in a small

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Velorum cluster was first described by the Persian astronomer Al Sufi about 964 AD. The redoubtable Abbe Lacaille recorded the cluster independently on February 11, 1752, as the 5th object in hi...

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While outshone by Venus, Jupiter continues to dominate the evening sky all month.  It presents much detail in a small telescope, and is always worth a careful look.  Don’t forget to look for...

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Here’s a quick review on how to see fine and faint detail in a telescope.

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spectacular, a meteor storm, which comes in at #5 on our “Bucket List for Backyard Stargazers”, may be the most difficult to see because they are extremely brief and

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spectacular, a meteor storm, which comes in at #5 on our “Bucket List for Backyard Stargazers”, may be the most difficult to see because they are extremely brief and

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#7… The Green Flash

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