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July 13, 2021
Reflections on a distant journey, and clusters in the summer sky
Where were you 52 years ago?
July 6, 2021
A Planetary Dance in Twilight, and Beware of the Scorpion!
The Moon, Venus, and Mars hold court after sunset, and Scorpius graces the southern sky.
June 22, 2021
A Honey Moon, Apsides, and Mars Flies Through the Beehive
June's Full Moon, Earth at Aphelion, and what to look for as the nights get longer.
June 8, 2021
A Dawn Eclipse, Then a Jump Into the Whirlpool
An unusual dawn solar eclipse, and a journey to a splendid galaxy.
June 1, 2021
Seeing the Strongman's Stars
The constellation Hercules is a good measure of the darkness of the sky, and it has some really cool things to see.
May 18, 2021
A Lunar Eclipse...For Some of Us!
About half the nation gets a total lunar eclipse at dawn.
May 11, 2021
Something For Everyone on Astronomy Day
Astronomy Day is May 15. There are lots of things to see that evening.
May 4, 2021
Chasing Comet Bits and Distant Galaxies
A meteor shower courtesy of Halley's Comet, and a chance to view into the abyss.
April 27, 2021
Marking May Day
We explain the year's second "cross-quarter" day and peer into spring's brightest star.
April 20, 2021
Chasing Myths Around the Sky
What do Orion and Scorpius have in common?