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Moon near Castor and Pollux, February 2 and 3
You can spot the waxing gibbous moon near Castor and Pollux in Gemini the Twins on the evenings of February 2 and 3, 2023. Read more here.
Kelly Kizer Whitt
February 2, 2023

Astronomy Essentials

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The stars Shaula and Lesath herald spring, too
February 2, 2023
Groundhog Day is an astronomy holiday
February 2, 2023
Visible planets and night sky February 2023
February 1, 2023
Exoplanets are worlds orbiting other stars
February 1, 2023

Brightest Stars

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Betelgeuse will explode someday
January 27, 2023
Capella is sometimes called the Goat Star
January 26, 2023
Schedar shines brightly at the Queen’s heart
December 4, 2022
Bellatrix is Orion’s 3rd-brightest star
November 13, 2022

Constellations

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Phoenix is one of the Southern Birds
December 22, 2022
Meet Pisces the Fish, 1st constellation of the zodiac
December 18, 2022
Hydrus the Lesser Water Snake in southern skies
December 12, 2022
Triangulum the Triangle in northern skies
December 6, 2022

Clusters Nebulae Galaxies

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Meet the Crab Nebula, remnant of an exploding star
January 15, 2023
The Orion Nebula is a starry nursery
December 16, 2022
Double Cluster in Perseus on October evenings
October 25, 2022
See Messier 20, the Trifid Nebula
August 17, 2022

Favorite Star Patterns

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How to find the Winter Hexagon or Winter Circle
January 19, 2023
Great Square of Pegasus gallops into autumn sky
September 21, 2022
Teapot points to Milky Way center
August 21, 2022
Summer Triangle: Signpost of the season
June 26, 2022
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