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  • Feb 2 – For the next two weeks, look for the Zodiacal Light in the western evening sky. In late winter and early spring, it is seen for a … Highlights of the February Sky 2018

  Open star clusters are groups of a few hundred to a few thousand stars, all having formed at about the same time from the same vast, cold cloud of … November Feature – The Double Cluster in Perseus

“My god, it’s full of stars.” – 2001:  A Space Odyssey (novel), by Arthur C. Clarke In the beginning, some 13.87 billion years ago, there were no stars in our … July Feature – The Hercules Cluster (Messier 13)

      • July 1 – The waxing gibbous moon is in the constellation of Virgo. Spica, the brightest star in Virgo is just a few degrees to the … Highlights of the July Sky

HAIL TO THE KING!  JUPITER IS AT ITS BEST THIS MONTH Named for the king of the Roman gods, the planet Jupiter returns to our evening sky this month and … April Feature – Jupiter! – copy

  • Mar 1 – Look for the waxing crescent moon in our western sky right after sunset. Just five degrees to the south of the moon you should see … Highlights of the March Sky – copy

  • Feb 3 – The moon is at first quarter phase with 51% of its surface illuminated. You may well wonder why it is called a first quarter phase … Highlights of the February Sky – copy

Dr. Stephen Grace associate professor of biology at ÌÇÐÄVlog´«Ã½ Little Rock shares the progress of the campus garden and the benefits of sustainable, urban farming.  Dr. Grace is a plant … EARTHtalk! Dr. Stephen Grace

  THE OWL CLUSTER (NGC 457, CALDWELL 13) ABOUT THE OWL CLUSTER Amateur astronomers have their favorite little celestial gems that they like to show off to folks in their … Deep Sky Feature for November – copy

    Dr. John Mylroie is Professor Emeritus of Geology at Mississippi State University. He is the founding president of the Karst Waters Institute. In this lecture, Dr. Mylroie draws … EARTHtalk! – Dr. John Mylroie