Advertisements Image Credit The Sun reaches its southern-most point in its yearly travels at 11:30 p.m. CST on December 21, signalling the beginning of winter
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November Sky Watching
Advertisements The immense Andromeda galaxy, also known as Messier 31 or simply M31, is captured in full in this new image from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared
Read moreMoon and Planets, October 2011
Advertisements Look for the Big Dipper low in the northwest sky during early evenings in early autumn As the weather changes into the cooler evenings
Read moreMars Passes the Beehive Star Cluster
Advertisements The Beehive star cluster frequently hosts visits from passing planets. Image Credit On the mornings of September 30 through October 2, Mars appears
Read moreSky Watching — September 2011
Advertisements The bright stars of the Summer Triangle shine from high in the southern skies during the evenings in September. Three bright stars — Vega, Deneb,
Read moreSky Watching — August 2011
Advertisements A Perseid Meteor Image Credit The player above is for the Abrams Planetarium Podcast for August 2011 August is Perseid Meteor Shower time.
Read moreObserving the Sky in July 2011
Advertisements NASA Photo This month: There is a partial solar eclipse visible only from the ocean south-east of Africa. It is not visible from anywhere in North
Read moreSummer Solstice 2011
Advertisements In celebration of the beginning of summer 2011!
Read moreMoon and Planets, June 2011
Advertisements Image Credit June 2011 Moon Phases New June 1 First Quarter June 8 Full Moon June 15 Last Quarter June 23 The month of maximum sunlight opens
Read moreMoon and Planets, May 2011
Advertisements Moon Phases NASA Photo The charts above show the planets on May 1 and May 2 at around 5:20 a.m. CDT in Chicago. On
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