Mars and Saturn are in the southwestern sky during summer evenings this year. This 30-second time exposure shows both planets at 10:30 p.m. on June
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Sky Watching June 2012
Image Credit The Transit of Venus is the big event this month. A transit occurs when either Mercury or Venus appears to move across the
Read moreFour Planets in Evening Sky, April 11, 2012
During the next several evenings look for 4 planets in the evening sky. Jupiter is rapidly getting lower in the western sky as Venus sparkles
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Image Credit Moon Phases New — 21 First — 29 Full — 6 Last — 13 April provides lengthening daylight and a continued dazzling display
Read moreSky Watching, March 2012
Moon Phases: Full Moon — 3/8 Last Quarter — 3/14 New Moon — 3/22 First Quarter — 3/30 Daylight Saving Time begins for most states
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Orion, winter’s flagship constellation, is in the southern skies during the evening hours of February. The pattern is easily found by locating three stars of
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Taurus the Bull is visible high in southern skies during January January opens with a sky full of stars and planets in the evening sky.
Read moreSkywatching, December 2011
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 in
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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 Survey
Read moreSky Watching — August 2011
A Perseid Meteor Image Credit The player above is for the Abrams Planetarium Podcast for August 2011 August is Perseid Meteor Shower time. Each
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