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The Big Bear, sometimes known by its traditional Latin name, Ursa Major, has made it to the big time in the high northern skies, as it do...
Auriga named by the Greeks
Without a doubt, one of the strangest constellations in the sky is Auriga, the retired chariot driver schlepping goats on his shoulder.
I would...
Gazing doldrums arrive in the sky
As the Earth continues on its never ending journey, orbiting around the sun month after month and year after year, our evening view of t...
A traditional Easter egg hunt is a lot of fun, especially for kids. I certainly enjoyed them when I was young, a few dozen years ago. It's also a lot of fun to roll acro...
In the case of the celestial hounds of heaven, the constellations Canis Major and Canis Minor, you can blame Orion the Hunter for turning the doggies of heaven loose in ...
The Orion Nebula is one of the best "must see" attractions in the sky, and it's even more impressive once you get to know more about this gargantuan star factory.
There'...
We have the best of all worlds looking out from our Earth this month.
March stargazing is fantastic because we still have Orion and all the great constellations of winte...
My favorite planet in the solar system, other than the one we're all living on, is Saturn.
It's not the only planet in our solar system with a ring system, but it is by ...
It's last such event till 2010
I want you to do anything you can make sure we have clear skies this Wednesday. Pray, mediate, hold a hair dryer to the sky.
We want the sk...
Astronomers, scientists who study the universe, have technology and centuries of science to back up theories about space. Modern science has taken us to places ancient a...
