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AMATEUR ASTRONOMY: TRIPLE PLAY IN THE MORNING SKY: Assuming you get up before the Sun does, which isn't hard this time of year, there is...

AMATEUR ASTRONOMY: A GREAT CONJUNCTION-NOV 30 TO DECEMBER 1: Here's a little break from the usual political subject matter on this blog...

AMATEUR ASTRONOMY: TRIPLE CONJUNCTION THIS EVENING: Yesterday the planet Mercury reached its greatest elongation , 27 degrees,(its highest a...

AMATEUR ASTRONOMY: UPCOMING CONJUNCTION OCTOBER 7TH: Look east between 5:00 am and 7:00 am this coming Sunday, October 7 th to see an impre...

A FIVE PLANET PARADE: Through this early part of June the five visible planets will be observable. VENUS: Even though Venus reaches its grea...

CONJUNCTION TONIGHT: VENUS AND THE MOON: The night sky will hold a particularly spectacular sight tonight as a close conjunction between t...

LAST CHANCE FOR THE WINTER HUNTER: THE STARS OF ORION: Last night Molly observed a beautiful sight. In the early evening the waxing crescent...

VENUS AND THE MOON: Last Monday, February 19th, I observed an interesting astonomical sight. It was about 6pm, and the setting cresent of th...

FROM THE WAVES ONCE MORE: THE RETURN OF VENUS: Since passing its superior conjunction (when the planet appeared to go behind the Sun) on Oc...