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Look East! Drop off the slide to Spica and land on Saturn in May 2013!
If you followed “the arc” of the Big Dipper ‘s handle last month to find Arcturus, then you can do the same this month to find Spica – it’s like taking a long, cool slide… more →
How bright is a galaxy?
wrote 3 days ago: Flying over a city during the night is a beautiful experience, you see all the tiny little light bul … more →
Look East! Drop off the slide to Spica and land on Saturn in May 2013!
wrote 2 weeks ago: If you followed “the arc” of the Big Dipper ‘s handle last month to find Arcturus, … more →
Chapter 7 - Star Systems (Tri-star Orbits)
wrote 1 month ago: Tri-star Orbits, places two companion stars in orbit around a central star Binary-star Orbit, a more … more →
Magnitude
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wrote 3 months ago: Apparent magnitude (m): Apparent “brightness” of a star, as seen from Earth. Hipparcus f … more →
The Big Dipper, Star Brightness and Movement
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wrote 7 months ago: Actual photograph of the Andromeda Galaxy, thought to be similar to the galaxy we live in, the Milky … more →
‘Astronomical Unit’ officially adopted by astronomers
wrote 7 months ago: The world’s top astronomical body has endorsed the definition of the “Astronomical Unit” (AU), a mea … more →
Little Star...
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wrote 10 months ago: This is the second article, following Twinkle Twinkle… (click here for that post). Welcome bac … more →
Look North: May is the month Polaris gets two bright flankers!
wrote 1 year ago: Click for larger image. (Developed from Starry Nights Pro screen shot.) Click here to download a pri … more →
Watchwoman Eclypse Unleashes Her Absolute Magnitude On The World This November
wrote 1 year ago: Eclypse of the Watchmen The membership of Eclypse in the Wu-Tang Affiliated group, Watchmen, has bee … more →
Introduction to the Universe: Part II: Systems of Stars: Solar System and Our Sun
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wrote 2 years ago: What does “The Solar System” mean? The Solar System means the system of the Sun. All bod … more →
Warren Lapine returns
wrote 4 years ago: Warren Lapine — former publisher of DNA Publications, which “at its heyday published fic … more →
