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Tonight, February 16, 2024, starting about 45 minutes after sunset, the first quarter Moon and the Pleiades open star cluster (Seven Sisters) will put on a stunning celestial dance as they will be in conjunction within 1.5° visibly of each oth ... more
A Change is Happening to our Stargazing Nights Events:
Starting next Friday, September 9, 2022, and continuing into the New Year, our weekly Stargazing Nights events will require ticketed registration for visitors to gain access to ... more
On the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) front, optical alignment of the 18 mirror segments that make up the primary telescope mirror began this past week. This allowed the JWST mission team to observe the first photons of light collected by th ... more
This past week the fantastic Perseid Meteor Shower came to a peak. It was a tough couple of days with very uncomfortable conditions and the primary peak night completely fogged out. Historically speaking, the Perseid peak occurs during a diffic ... more
Hey K-12 teachers and educators, did you know that your students have a chance to name the Mars 2020 rover? Starting this past Wednesday, August 28, 2019, the contest to name the Mars 2020 rover is on. Until November 1, 2019, each student in yo ... more
Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane!! No, it’s a bull!!! Taurus the Bull, that is. Taurus is an easy constellation to find, and it has several objects of interest for stargazers equipped with only binoculars or a small telescop ... more
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