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A Farewell to Orion
As winter transitions into spring, the mighty hunter is gradually slipping into evening twilight as new constellations rise in the east.
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This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 3 – 11
This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 3 – 11
Venus shines in the edge of the Pleiades, as shown above. How soon before the end of twilight can you first begin to see the little cluster?
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Sky Tour Podcast
This month's Sky Tour astronomy podcast highlights how Venus flirts with the Pleiades star cluster after sunset, then leads you to views of Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars together in the predawn sky.
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Venus and the Pleiades at Twilight
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Crecent moon over Myrtle Beach, SC
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Comet C/2017 T2 PANSTARRS (Jan.23,2020)
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Waxing Crescent Moon and Jupiter
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A Black Dot of Mercury Crossing The Sun
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NGC6888 Crescent with soap bubble
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