Take advantage of the dark, moonless evening sky tonight. Find the constellation Hercules and its famous Keystone asterism.
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May 13, 2012
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Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown, is easy to find in a dark sky – an almost perfect semi-circle of stars.
May 12, 2012
Brightest Stars
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Thuban was the Pole Star some 5,000 years ago, when the Egyptians were building the pyramids.
May 12, 2012
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At nightfall, look directly overhead and star-hop to the constellation Canes Venatici, the Hunting Dogs.
May 11, 2012
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Use the star Spica – and in 2012 the planet Saturn – to introduce yourself to the constelaltion Corvus the Crow.
May 10, 2012
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Once you’ve used the Big Dipper to find the orange star Arcturus, you can continue on to find the star Spica in the constellation Virgo.
May 09, 2012
Brightest Stars
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Vega is the brightest star in the constellation Lyra the Harp. That’s why it’s often called the Harp Star.
May 09, 2012
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Now is the perfect time to look outside in the evening and learn a phrase useful to sky watchers: Follow the arc to Arcturus.
May 08, 2012
Astronomy Essentials
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The next major meteor shower is two showers: the Delta Aquarids in late July and the famous Perseids in August.
May 08, 2012
Astronomy Essentials
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Venus will cross the sun’s face as seen from Earth for the last time in this century on June 5-6, 2012. This transit of Venus will be the last of our lifetimes.
