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The waning gibbous moon will block out most of the faintest meteors this year. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Bootes, but can appear anywhere in the sky. The Quadrantids is an above average shower, with up to 40 meteors[...]

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HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU! This note is from Canton, the fellow who maintains the astronomical events calendar on your phone/computer/brain implant. I’ve just now added all the meteor showers and grand celestial events for 2021. Based on suggestions from subscribers, I’ve made some changes this year. First of all,[...]

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The planet Mercury is most easily visible in the early morning as it reaches its greatest eastern elongation — the highest point above the horizon in the evening sky. Which isn’t that high. Look for the planet low in the eastern sky just before the sunrise erases it from view.[...]

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In the northern hemisphere this is the Wolf Moon because this was the time of year when hungry wolf packs howled outside. This moon has also been know as the Old Moon and the Moon After Yule. In the southern hemisphere let’s call this the Thunder Moon, on account of[...]

This is of particular interest to astrologically minded folks. See URL for more info… Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on Reddit (Opens[...]