February Astronomical Highlights: Meteors and the Dawn of the Planets
What doesn’t happen this month is just as interesting as what does
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Kelly Kizer Whitt
February 1, 2019
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Best Astronomical Highlights of 2019
What to look out (and up) for this coming year
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Kelly Kizer Whitt
January 1, 2019
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December Astronomical Highlights: Comets, Meteors, and Planets Galore
This month, skyward wonders come in pairs
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Kelly Kizer Whitt
December 1, 2018
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November Astronomical Highlight: the Clusters and Nebulae of Taurus
It’s all bull all month long
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Kelly Kizer Whitt
November 1, 2018
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October Astronomical Highlights: Hunter’s Moon and Crown of Stars
Lengthening nights means more time to look for distant stars
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Kelly Kizer Whitt
October 1, 2018
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September Astronomical Highlights: Andromeda Galaxy and a Comet
The full harvest moon leads the way to asterisms and a galaxy
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Kelly Kizer Whitt
September 1, 2018
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August Astronomical Highlights: Summer’s Best Meteor Shower
If you’re awake (and lucky), you’ll even see a comet
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Kelly Kizer Whitt
August 1, 2018
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July Astronomical Highlights: Five Planets and a Micromoon
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn hog the stage this month
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Kelly Kizer Whitt
July 1, 2018
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June Astronomical Highlights: the Beehive Cluster and Blue Clouds
Stargazing ramps up this month as summer gets going
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Kelly Kizer Whitt
June 1, 2018
May Astronomical Highlights: Jupiter, Its Moons, and a Meteor Shower
Io, Ganymede, Europa, and Callisto show some fancy tricks this month
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Kelly Kizer Whitt
May 1, 2018