Observatories and astronomy clubs in many U.S. states and a few other countries will be offering special opportunities for newcomers to start...
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Here she comes in the full light of her beauty! The first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox is the formula for the scheduling...
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As the Earth makes its 365.2424-day orbit around the sun, the planet’s tilt on its axis means the northern hemisphere gets more direct sunlight...
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Just before sunrise on Feb. 9, 2009, star-watchers in the western U.S. and Canada should be able to see a dusky shading in the northern half of the...
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As Groundhog Day approaches, Mercury predicts three more weeks of chasing our tails trying to catch up with our shadows. The key word for any Mercury...
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Stop it! Drop it! And breathe. The wonderful yet frantic holiday season has slipped by us. The national celebration of our peaceful and democratic...
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The winter solstice occurs at 7:04 a.m. eastern time Dec. 21, 2008, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory. To make the astrological picture as clear...
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Sunlight on Winter Solstice Day, Dec. 21, lasts only 9 hours, 26 minutes and 22 seconds at our nation’s capital, and Denver will have five...
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