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Mercury and Venus Close neighbors in the evening sky Friday, November 11, 2011
Daylight Saving Time Stepping back in time Sunday, November 6, 2011
Great Comet of 1811, II War, peace, and fine wines Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Great Comet of 1811 A great show by a “dirty snowball” Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Halloween Ghouls Ghoulish delights in the sky Monday, October 31, 2011
Fishy Constellations Fishing for constellations Sunday, October 23, 2011
Changing Time Just passing the time Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Comet Elenin A close encounter with comet dust Friday, October 14, 2011
Cassiopeia Vanity and retribution in the night sky Monday, October 3, 2011
Robert Trumpler Filling the space between the stars Sunday, October 2, 2011
Moon and Aldebaran Looking at the Sun’s bright future Sunday, September 18, 2011
Serpens Splitting up a faint constellation Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Harvest Moon Balancing the Harvest Moon Sunday, September 11, 2011
Mercury and Regulus An early morning duo Thursday, September 8, 2011
Glass Astronomy Astronomy-under-glass Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Perseid Meteors Drowning out a fading shower Friday, August 12, 2011
Moon and Antares A star that's redder than red Sunday, August 7, 2011
Star Travels A fanciful design for a starship Sunday, July 24, 2011

Resources

Virgo Virgo is the second-largest constellation -- so...
Aquarius Thanks to its position in the zodiac, not to...
Cancer, the Crab Although it is one of the constellations of the...
Libra, the Scales Libra represents a balance scale. The name may...
Pisces, the Fish In the lore of the sky, spring is associated...
Aries, the Ram Aries, the ram, is a faint pattern marked by...

Featured Images

2011 image of the Apollo 12 landing site, from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
 Still Standing Friday, September 9, 2011

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