May’s Night Sky Notes: How Do We Find Exoplanets?
4 min read May’s Night Sky Notes: How Do We Find Exoplanets? Astronomers have been trying to discover evidence that worlds exist around stars other...
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Embracing the Equinox
3 Min Read Embracing the Equinox Illustration showing how Earth’s tilt leads to the Northern and Southern Hemispheres receiving changing amounts of sunlight over the...
February’s Night Sky Notes: How Can You Help Curb Light Pollution?
5 min read February’s Night Sky Notes: How Can You Help Curb Light Pollution? Light pollution has long troubled astronomers, who generally shy away from...
January’s Night Sky Notes: The Red Planet
3 min read January’s Night Sky Notes: The Red Planet by Kat Troche of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Have you looked up at...
September’s Night Sky Notes: Marvelous Moons
3 Min Read September’s Night Sky Notes: Marvelous Moons Jupiter’s largest moons, from left to right: Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto. Credits: NASA by Kat Troche...
May’s Night Sky Notes: Stargazing for Beginners
3 min read May’s Night Sky Notes: Stargazing for Beginners by Kat Troche of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Millions were able to experience...
Solar Eclipse Resources
2 Min Read Solar Eclipse Resources Visitors at Saturday “SUN” Day look through solar eclipse glasses. Credits: Kent Blackwell, Back Bay Amateur Astronomers From the...
Landing On Mars: A Tricky Feat!
3 Min Read Landing On Mars: A Tricky Feat! Perseverance Rover’s Entry, Descent and Landing Profile: This illustration shows the events that occur in the...
January’s Night Sky Notes: Connecting the ‘Dots’ with Asterisms
3 min read January’s Night Sky Notes: Connecting the ‘Dots’ with Asterisms by Kat Troche of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific In our December...
December’s Night Sky Notes: A Flame in the Sky – the Orion Nebula
3 min read December’s Night Sky Notes: A Flame in the Sky – the Orion Nebula Orion constellation Stellarium Web by Kat Troche of the...
