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Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...

Sky Shorts author says Orion a favorite constellation, and shares key details to find and appreciate its beauty.

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As the night sky unfolds on Saturday, January 24, stargazers are in for a delightful treat. The Moon will be positioned uniquely between a prominent planet and a bright star, creating an extraordinary ...

Steve will always appear to the south of the aurora, and is not part of it. People often get confused with tall purple rays.

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, January 23Pluto reaches conjunction with the Sun at 5 A.M. EST. Also this morning, the Moon passes 4° north of Saturn at 8 A.M. EST and ...