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See Orion’s Belt as a celestial bridge
Many know Orion's Belt, a short straight row of 3 stars. To the Aymara - indigenous people in the Andes and Altiplano regions of South America - Orion's Belt is seen as a Celestial Bridge between the sky's Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Bruce McClure
November 23, 2021

Astronomy Essentials

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Oddly shaped suns and moons near the horizon
November 21, 2021
Visible planets – and more – in late November 2021
November 20, 2021
Deep partial lunar eclipse November 18-19: Great for North America
November 18, 2021
November 2021 partial lunar eclipse longest for 1,000 years
November 18, 2021

Brightest Stars

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Achernar marks the End of the River
November 14, 2021
Meet Hamal, an ancient equinox star
November 13, 2021
Algol is the Demon Star
October 29, 2021
Deneb Kaitos marks the tail of Cetus
October 17, 2021

Constellations

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Tucana the Toucan is home to the Small Magellanic Cloud
November 19, 2021
The constellation Andromeda the Chained Lady
November 12, 2021
The constellation Sculptor contains the South Galactic Pole
November 5, 2021
Pegasus the Winged Horse dominates autumn skies
November 2, 2021

Clusters Nebulae Galaxies

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Double Cluster in Perseus on October evenings
October 25, 2021
Wild Duck Cluster, M11, in Scutum
August 26, 2021
Andromeda galaxy: All you need to know
August 24, 2021
Find M4 by the Scorpion’s Heart
August 15, 2021

Favorite Star Patterns

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Pleiades – or 7 Sisters – shine in November
November 14, 2021
The Teapot guides you to the galactic center
August 7, 2021
Northern Cross: Backbone of Milky Way
July 18, 2021
Coathanger cluster: Looks like its name
July 17, 2021
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