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By: Why I hate summer (and you should too) | Ian Vince | Old News

Why I hate summer (and you should too) | Ian Vince | Old News — Thu, 24 May 2012 12:03:23 +0000

[...] to the dog days of summer – so called because they follow the first sight of the rising Dog Star, Sirius, just before sunrise as it gets far enough away from the sun to be visible again after an absence [...]

By: KRITI SINGH

KRITI SINGH — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 06:56:45 +0000

it’s awesome n i think that sirius star is so smart…………………by name

By: leah

leah — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 03:03:50 +0000

Its beautiful, I started to see it a few weeks ago from my balcony. Every night after it got my attention with the bright flickers. Its very low and very bright drawing all my attention to its bright beauty. It looks like a minature moon in the photos I’ve taken of it. Pale blueish white.

By: leah

leah — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 02:58:01 +0000

Its beautiful, I started to see it a few weeks from my balcony. Every night after it flickers at me drawing all my attention to its bright beauty.

By: Seeing Stars with James Wooten: March 2012 | BEYONDbones

Seeing Stars with James Wooten: March 2012 | BEYONDbones — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:31:05 +0000

[...] that direction. Although not as bright as Venus or Jupiter, Mars has brightened enough to rival Sirius, the brightest star we ever see at night. On March 3, Earth passes between Mars and the Sun, [...]

By: Venus and Sirius – 2 Bright Stars in the Evening Sky « The Transient Sky – Comets, Asteroids, Meteors

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:27:13 +0000

[...] on Sirius can be found here. Share this:PrintEmailFacebookTwitterDiggRedditStumbleUponLike this:LikeBe the first to like this [...]

By: Cynthia Butterworth

Cynthia Butterworth — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 23:47:24 +0000

Thankyou EarthSky! I have rediscovered a fascination for the night sky after many years, and your website is by far the best – informative and user-friendly – for old amateurs like me! I have been following your updates on the 5 planets (5! WOW!) that can be seen just now and have also confirmed loads of stuff I’d half-forgotten. Thanks again,
Best regards, Cynthia

By: Alchemy of Light » Blog Archive » March 2012 guide to the five visible planets Has there ever been a better month for watching planets? Hard to imagine. March 2012 ranks among the best! by Bruce McClure

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 21:01:47 +0000

[...] low in the east at dusk and nightfall, beaming as the sky’s fourth-brightest “star,” after Sirius. Sirius, the brightest star in the nighttime sky, is only a touch brighter than Mars, and sparkles [...]

By: Planeter & Internationella Kvinnodagen « finjusteringar

Planeter & Internationella Kvinnodagen « finjusteringar — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 07:25:28 +0000

By: March 2012: Chance to View 5 Planets in the Night Sky « PHH Insurance Blog

March 2012: Chance to View 5 Planets in the Night Sky « PHH Insurance Blog — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:06:18 +0000

[...] Four of the five visible planets – Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Mars – pop out first thing at dusk. Saturn comes up later in the evening. All of these worlds should be easy to see, with the sole exception of Mercury, the innermost planet of the solar system. As darkness falls, Venus and Jupiter blaze away in the western sky, while fainter Mercury lurks beneath them, near the horizon. The red planet Mars is found low in the east at dusk and nightfall, beaming as the sky’s fourth-brightest “star,” after Sirius. [...]