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Jupiter and the moon, August 16, 17 and 18 mornings
Jupiter and the moon grow farther apart in the sky as the moon's lit face shrinks in size. Watch the moon recede from Jupiter on August 16, 17 and 18, 2022.
Kelly Kizer Whitt
August 16, 2022

Astronomy Essentials

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Saturn at opposition on August 14
August 14, 2022
What is a globular cluster?
August 14, 2022
Saturn’s rings: Top tips for seeing
August 14, 2022
Meteors in moonlight: 6 tips for 2022’s Perseids
August 11, 2022

Brightest Stars

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Meet Delta Scorpii, aka Dschubba
July 20, 2022
See Mira the Wonderful at its brightest
July 11, 2022
Meet Shaula and Lesath, Scorpion’s Stinger stars
July 5, 2022
Eltanin and Rastaban, the Dragon’s eyes
June 29, 2022

Constellations

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Cygnus the Swan flies the Milky Way
July 19, 2022
Lyra the Harp contains Vega, a summer gem
July 11, 2022
Circinus the Drawing Compass, Alpha Centauri’s neighbor
July 6, 2022
Ursa Minor the Lesser Bear is the Little Dipper
June 28, 2022

Clusters Nebulae Galaxies

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M6 and M7 in the Scorpion’s Tail
July 2, 2022
What are Messier objects?
June 30, 2022
Meet M13, the Great Cluster in Hercules
April 20, 2022
The Beehive Cluster: A swarm of 1,000 stars
March 11, 2022

Favorite Star Patterns

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Summer Triangle: Signpost of the season
June 26, 2022
Pleiades – or 7 Sisters – known around the world
November 14, 2021
Northern Cross: Backbone of Milky Way
July 18, 2021
Coathanger cluster: Looks like its name
July 17, 2021
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