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,
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Sky 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
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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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Advertisements Podcast above is from Abrams Planetarium. April 2011 brings more daylight hours. On April 1st, the sun is in the sky for about 12
Read moreMoon and Planets, March 2011
Advertisements Look in the west for Jupiter, Mercury and the moon in the evenings during early March. The podcast player shown above for the
Read moreBright Skywatching Configuration
Advertisements Venus, the crescent moon, and the star Antares make a bright sky watching configuration during the predawn hours of late January 2011. Venus entered the morning
Read moreWinter Solstice Lunar Eclipse
Advertisements A spectacular lunar eclipse is visible across the skies of North America, just hours before the winter solstice, on the night of December 20/21,
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