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The Milky Way is the home of our sun and its planets including our earth. But during the fall season we can view another distant galaxy. The Andromeda…
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The night sky is divided up into 88 constellations. The easiest constellation to recognize is Orion the Hunter. Orion is easy to see in the evening during…
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In astronomy an asterism is a group of stars that form an image but is not a constellation. The Big Dipper is a common asterism. It is made of seven…
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Have you noticed the weather is changing? The days and nights seem cooler as the month of September moves on. The seasons are transitioning this month.…
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The following is an unedited transcript:Jupiter is the largest of the sun’s planets. Like Saturn, Jupiter is a “gas giant” made up of mostly hydrogen and…
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The following is an unedited transcript.It’s not unusual to look up at the night sky and see a swift moving object light up the sky and just as quickly…
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After the sunsets this week the constellation Leo the Lion will be setting in the western horizon. His head is formed by a few stars that look like a…
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Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is often called the Earth’s twin sister because it is about the same size as Earth.However, both planets are…
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This past week the moon has moved near the planets Venus, Mercury, and Mars. Wednesday the moon’s phase will be first quarter. By the evening of Saturday…
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As the moon orbits Earth we see the different phases it goes through during the month. From the new moon to the full moon the illuminated crescent grows…