City lights from the midwestern United States to the East Coast sparkle across the landscape a couple of hours before sunrise.
Read MoreFriday, November 6The waning Moon leaves us with perfect skies for deep-sky observing. Let’s kick off the week with a bright planetary nebula in Aquarius: NGC 7293, commonly known as the Helix Nebula. Despite its impressive magnitude of 7.3, the Helix presents a challenge: It is a broad 13’ across, which spreads its light overContinue reading “The Sky This Week from November 6 to 13: Venus in the spotlight”
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