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Beginning in 1645, obsessed observers drew maps of the Moon’s face in ever-greater detail. These observers made it into the author’s Lunar Hall of Fame. Read more…
Top 10 Astronomy News Stories for 2017
Multiple gravitational-wave detections, a total solar eclipse, and exploration of the outer system number among the top astronomy news stories of the year. Read more…
Solar and Lunar Eclipses in 2018
Two total lunar eclipses occur this year, the first since late 2015, in January and July. Meanwhile, three solar eclipses take place in 2018 — all of them only partial cover-ups. Read more…
The Best Meteor Showers in 2018
More than a dozen times each year, we experience a strong pulse of “shooting stars” from an annual meteor shower. Sky & Telescope predicts that the two best meteor showers in 2018 will be the Perseids in mid-August and the Geminids in mid-December. Read more…
OBSERVING HIGHLIGHTS
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, December 29 – January 6
See what’s in the sky this week. If you live in the eastern US the Moon occults Aldebaran Saturday, December 30. Read more…
What to See with Your New Telescope
Here’s how to start right! First, learn everything about how your scope works and handles — first indoors, then outside in daytime. Now, what’s to see? And how do you locate it? Read more…
Tour January’s Sky: Four Planets at Dawn
January’s astronomy podcast describes how to spot Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn in the predawn sky during January — plus you’ll learn about a “trifecta” full Moon at month’s end. Read more…
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