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鈥� DEC 2 –  On this day in 1609, Galileo used the small telescope that he built himself to look at the moon. Rather than seeing a perfect and unblemished … Highlights of the December Sky 2019

  The solar system鈥檚 innermost planet is also its most bashful.   Because it hugs the Sun at an average distance of 36 million miles, Mercury becomes an elusive world to … November 2019 Feature – The Transit of Mercury

  鈥� NOV 1 –  The waxing crescent moon is just to the west of Saturn.   Jupiter lies just a bit further west of the moon.   Both the moon and … Highlights of the November Sky 2019

鈥淚t is a most beautiful and delightful sight to behold the body of the moon.鈥� Galileo Galilei, 鈥淭he Starry Messenger鈥� (1610)   If I鈥檝e said it once, I鈥檝e said it … October 2019 Feature – The Lunar Chain Gang

鈥� OCT 1 – NASA began operations on this date back in 1958 鈥� OCT 3 The waxing crescent moon and Jupiter form a lovely conjunction in the sky tonight. … Highlights of the October Sky 2019

  As we bid farewell to summer this month, I thought it might be a good idea to pay a visit to one of the season鈥檚 best deep sky objects … September 2019 Feature – Messier 27: The Dumbbell Nebula

鈥� SEPT 2 –  Viking 2 lands on Mars. NASA鈥檚 Viking Project consisted of two space probe missions to the Red Planet. Each probe consisted of an orbiter that would … Highlights of the September Sky 2019

鈥� AUG 1 – Maria Mitchell (1818-18890) was born on this day. Maria, the third child in a family of 10 children, was born in Nantucket, Massachusetts and would go … Highlights of the August Sky 2019

The universe is filled with a multitude of wonder and beauty, but, in my opinion, the most wondrous and beautiful of all celestial objects must surely be star forming nebulas. … August 2019 Feature – Rho Ophiuchi Cloud Complex

  鈥� JULY 2 New Moon begins at 2:16 PM CDT. 鈥� JULY 4 The planet Earth is at aphelion, the furthest point in its orbit around the Sun, at … Highlights of the July Sky 2019