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This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 1 – 9

This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 1 – 9

These moonless evenings now open up the deep sky, especially with the very clear air of low-humidity cold nights. The Dipper lies low, Cassiopeia stands high, and the Andromeda Galaxy crosses the zenith.

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December Podcast: A Tower of Brilliant Stars

Sky Tour Podcast

This month’s Sky Tour podcast introduces you to a “tower of brilliance” in the eastern evening sky, along with tips for finding four planets and watching mid-December’s impressive Geminid meteor shower.

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To the Stars, Through (or Despite) Hardship

To the Stars, Through (or Despite) Hardship

Ad astra per aspera — to the stars through hardship. The saying applies universally, but personally, it might hit home in different ways.

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Issue Highlights

  • The Drama Next Door

    Ken Croswell

  • Distant Dozen

    Jimi Lowrey

  • E. M. Antoniadi: The Astronomer Who Decoded Mars

    William Sheehan