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Mercury’s False Moon: The Mercury/Mars Planetary Conjunction this Weekend

February 6, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter The history of astronomy is littered with astronomical objects in the solar system that have fallen to the wayside. These include fleeting sightings of Venusian moons, inter-mercurial planets, and even secondary moons of the Earth. While none of these observations ever [...]

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Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: November 19-25, 2012

November 19, 2012

Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It’s going to be a great week to study the Moon – and bright Jupiter is just begging for some quality eyepiece time. Need more? Then why don’t we study some very interesting variable stars, too? It’s all out there… Just waiting on you! Remove this ad

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Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: November 12-18, 2012

November 11, 2012

Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! While we might have to contend with the Moon again, it’s still going to be a very exciting week because the Leonid Meteor Shower is back in town! The beginning of the week brings on the Pegasid meteors and we can all use a “warm up”! There’s plenty of things to do, [...]

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Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: October 29 – November 4, 2012

October 28, 2012

Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready for some spooky targets this week? Then follow along as we take a look at the “Little Eyes”, the “Skull Nebula” and a star that’s as red as a drop of blood! If the weather permits, we’ll also be enjoying the Taruid Meteor Shower! Time to dust off those [...]

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Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: October 22-28, 2012

October 22, 2012

Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! It’s going to be a great week to enjoy lunar studies, but why don’t we take a look at couple of other interesting objects, too? I think this would be the perfect opportunity to chase an asteroid! Not enough? Then get out your zombie hunting equipment and we’ll have a look at [...]

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