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Don't Overlook the Moon!
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October 1 is International Observe the Moon Night. You know what to do.
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Share your views of the Moon and winter's stars with someone.
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Scattered moonlight and smoke from distant wildfires subdue the views of the summer sky.
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Marking the Summer Solstice (We've been at it for a long time!)
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The summer solstice was perhaps the most important day in the calendars of ancient cultures, judging by what they left behind.
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Seeing the Strongman's Stars
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The constellation Hercules is a good measure of the darkness of the sky, and it has some really cool things to see.
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A Lunar Eclipse...For Some of Us!
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About half the nation gets a total lunar eclipse at dawn.
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Something For Everyone on Astronomy Day
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Astronomy Day is May 15. There are lots of things to see that evening.
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Marking May Day
Geoff Chester, USNO Public Affairs
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We explain the year's second "cross-quarter" day and peer into spring's brightest star.
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Chasing Myths Around the Sky
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What do Orion and Scorpius have in common?
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Exploring Cracks on the Moon
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Some of the more interesting lunar formation are featured this week.
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