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Maybe you’ve noticed the bright red “star” hovering high in the southern sky thiswinter. Maybe you’ve noticed it shining with a seemingly steadier light than otherstars in the night sky. Maybe you’ve even noticed it changing position relative tothe constellations. These observations reveal that this object is not a star, butrather the fourth planet from the Sun: Mars.
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2021 promises to be a great year for watchers of our Western Slope Skies. The New Year will feature two lunar eclipses, Perseid meteors under a dark…
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Ready or not, year 2020 is here with a host of new astronomy highlights.Venus is now a brilliant “evening star.” From early January through mid-May, our…
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What’s that brilliant object in the western evening twilight? An Airplane? A bright star? No. It’s Venus, Earth’s nearest planetary neighbor!Excepting the…
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As we welcome in a New Year, let’s explore the astronomical wonders that we can see from the Western Slope during 2018.From tonight through March, the…
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A clear evening in late August offers much to contemplate, both near, relatively speaking astronomically, and…
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The planet Mercury is the closest planet to our Sun. Its average distance from the Sun is only 35 million miles. Mercury has the fastest orbital speed in…
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If you rise early on these crisp October mornings, you may see an eye-catching planetary sight in our pre-dawn sky. Find a spot with an unobstructed…
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What is that brilliant light in the sky? If you are an early riser you may see a jewel in the east. Called the “morning star” as well as the “evening…
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Planetary ConjunctionsLate August will be a great time for planet watching, in the morning and the evening. If you are up early on Monday, August 18, you…