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March 21st: Let the Messier Marathon Begin!

Messier’s ListYou’ve probably heard of Charles Messier’s catalog of celestial deep-sky objects compiled for use by 18th-century comet hunters. When

IntroductionAlong with the nice planetary conjunctions early in the year, the major events this year will be the rising solar

The great lunar eclipse of 8 November 2022 coincided with a lunar occultation of the planet Uranus. The occultation event

In the northern hemisphere, rapidly lengthening night at the expense of daylight is a clear reminder that the year is

You’ve heard of the four seasons of the year but, did you know about Galaxy Season? From early March to

Messier Marathon Second WindowThe Moon is new on March 31st and that opens a rare second observing window for the

By the 1970’s amateur astronomers had noticed that all 110 Messier objects (a list of notable objects in the northern

Super and MicromoonsDue to the elliptical shape of the lunar orbit, the distance from the Earth to the Moon can

What a way to end the year! We had the 19 November 2021 (almost total) Lunar Eclipse followed two weeks

Have you been gearing up and packing for the December 4th total solar eclipse? If not, you are not alone!