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I have a passion for the great winter constellations that are now putting on their annual winter show in the southeastern sky. Longtime readers of… Continue reading
Aries the Ram is certainly not the smallest constellation in the night sky, although it sure appears to be. Constellations are more than dot-to-dot pictures… Continue reading
Our Earth, in its orbit around the sun, has reached the point of winter solstice. From now until late June, days will get longer and… Continue reading
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The stories of most of the brighter constellations in our night skies involve Greek and Roman mythology, so it’s really difficult to find one that… Continue reading
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Just like professional sports seasons, there’s a lot of overlap with the constellation seasons. In fact, something called the “Summer Triangle” is still hanging in… Continue reading
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and the 1969 Michael Crichton novel… Continue reading
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No doubt you’ve heard there will be “super moon” Monday. It’s a term that I didn’t know until a few years ago. It’s not an… Continue reading
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Many of the constellations have epic tales of heroism with a lot of romance mixed in, both in good and bad ways. One of the… Continue reading
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As of next Sunday, it will be dark enough for stargazing by 7 p.m. The tradeoff, of course, is that you have to put on… Continue reading
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By Mike Lynch Special to The Herald With Halloween approaching, I thought it only appropriate to feature a monster constellation. Draco the Dragon would certainly… Continue reading
I’m deep-tracking a bit this week. Eighty constellations can be seen from Earth, and they’re all different sizes. Delphinus the Dolphin is the 19th smallest,… Continue reading
This week, we’re having a “supermoon”on Saturday night, one of three this year. A supermoon is a full moon that occurs when the moon is… Continue reading
It’s really autumn now, and it’s a really wonderful time to get out and enjoy the absolute beauty of the Everett night sky. We’re entering… Continue reading
The diminutive but distinct constellation Corona Borealis has been out all summer long and is now making its final curtain call in our evening sky… Continue reading
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This is absolutely the last weekend of summer, even though signs of autumn are everywhere. Astronomical summer switches over to astronomical autumn at 7:21 a.m.… Continue reading
The full harvest moon will be Friday night, but for all practical purposes it will be full on Thursday evening as well. As the moon… Continue reading
If you’re like me, you hang on to summer as long as you can, and one way to do that is September stargazing. There are… Continue reading
