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Tracking and Understanding the Cycles of the Moon in Our Skies

May 30, 2023 Annette

By Scott Levine A fun, or just mildly interesting, piece of information that those of us who watch the skies can keep track of are the moon’s phases and see how they fall relative to our calendars each month. Our

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Looking to the North’s Skies

March 28, 2023 Examiner Media

by Scott Levine When we were together last month, we found Jupiter and Venus in the western dusk. Let’s head out again, but this time, look to the north’s skies. Maybe you’ve noticed most of the night’s familiar star patterns

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Early Evenings in Late Winter Provide Some Dazzling Sights

February 28, 2023 Examiner Media

By Scott Levine Last month, we looked to the south to find some of the brightest stars we can see. Sirius is the brightest star in our nights, but is it the brightest object? Let’s start in the west this

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As Time Marches on, the Stars Are Truly an Awesome Sight to Behold

January 31, 2023 Examiner Media

By Scott Levine The last time we were together was just after the winter solstice, the very start of winter. Time flies, the world still spins, and as if by magic, we’re about halfway through. There’s already more daylight in

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The Skies Will Provide a Magical Night of Star Gazing on New Year’s Eve

December 27, 2022 Examiner Media

By Scott Levine With all the celebrations and merriment as we wind down these last few days of the year, I thought it’d be fun to take a break from all the rushing around. Instead, let’s see what magic is

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The Wonders of the Current Golden Age of Space Exploration

November 29, 2022 Examiner Media

By Scott Levine On Nov. 16, after months of delays, NASA launched its Artemis I rocket from Cape Canaveral, carrying the uncrewed Orion spacecraft. Artemis looks like a Frankenstein’s mix of leftovers from the towering Saturn V rocket that brought

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Lunar Eclipses Are Certainly Spectacular. Just Look for Yourself

October 25, 2022 Examiner Media

By Scott Levine Earlier this year a famous astronomy communicator, who sometimes has a reputation for being a wet blanket, shook the conversation up by saying he felt lunar eclipses were “un-spectacular” and not something most people would notice. While

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Don’t Fall for the Headlines of Meteors Crashing Into Earth

September 27, 2022 Examiner Media

By Scott Levine A friend grabbed me a few weeks ago to ask about a headline he saw saying an asteroid the size of the Empire State Building was heading our way. Run for your lives! These headlines, which stop

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The Changing Skies of a Waning Summer Has Much to Offer

August 30, 2022 Examiner Media

By Scott Levine There’s a certain magic to late August. The start of fall is only about three weeks away, and we can already feel the stickiness and mosquitoes loosening their grip, just a little. Maybe you’ve noticed we’ve gained

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New Telescope Helps Us Imagine Another World Like Ours

July 26, 2022July 26, 2022 Examiner Media westchester

By Scott Levine On July 11, NASA released the first photos from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which launched at the end of last year and now studies the universe from a point in space about a million miles

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