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The Night Sky
The night sky calls, "Look up! Look up!" Our heads tilt back and our eyes look toward the heavens. We bathe in the wonder and delight we see ... then ... suddenly we are drawn into new realms and we become the night sky travelers. Curiosity and awe lead the way. We learn as we go following the age old paths seen in the heavens. Discoveries are made, insights flow, and cycles turn. We move through the seasons and the solar system, dancing with the heavenly bodies. The setting sun, the phases of the moon, the stars, the planets, the constellations ... all the jewels of the night sky become our friends and teachers. We long for the adventures of this night sky traveling. Our horizons expand. |
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July 2-August 1, 2008 ~ Lunar Cycle
June 3-July 2, 2008 ~ Lunar Cycle
May 5-June 3, 2008 ~ Lunar Cycle
Planetary Treats and Celestial Delights
Leo
July22-August 22,
2008
Cancer
June 20-July22, 2008
Gemini
May 20-June 20, 2008
Discovering the Heavens
All Year Round
Moon
Swings ~ Highs and Lows
What's a lunar standstill?
The
Planets
... defined and seen with the unaided
eye
The
Great Bear
Ursa Major, Ursa Minor & the
Mythology
Eclipses
How often and when do they occur?
Finding
Bunny's Footprints
Track Bunny's footprints in Scorpius
throughout the year.
Big
Dipper Navigation
Travel to 6 stellar destinations
in 5 constellations.
Summer
The
Summer Solstice
Celebrating Summer and more
Fourth
of July
Holiday and Holy Day
Dog
Days
Sirius disappears in the Sun's
embrace.
The
Summer Triangle
Locate this transformational gateway
in the summer sky.
Autumn
The
Autumn Equinox
The Sun spans the celestial sphere
signaling the seasons.
Draco
the Dragon
Will his fiery breath enliven your
spirit?
Halloween
and the Pleiades
The Seven Sisters reign high overhead
at midnight.
The
Autumn Dipper? A Flying Horse?
Time Traveling?
Navigate with Pegasus and Cassiopeia,
Locate Andromeda.
Winter
Navigating
with Orion
The
Hunter heralds the Coming of Winter.
The
Winter Solstice
How many shortest days are there?
The
Winter Triangle
Locate this equalateral triangle
in the winter sky.
The
Great Winter Hexagon
Locate this heavenly hexagon in
the winter sky.
A
Valentine Star?
It's red, beats like a giant heart
and stimulates our heart.
Spring
The
Spring Equinox
Surprise your friends with these
equinox facts.
The
Heavenly Holy Grail
The significance of Easter's Full
Moon location.
Mars
a God of Agriculture Responsible for Spring?
Mars has pastoral origins.
Springtime
Pleiades
Friend to both night sky traveler
and pilgrim on the spiritual path
Regulus
and Leo the Lion
A sign of spring and a stimulation
of consciousness
Heavenly Information
Choosing
a Telescope
Which one is right for you?
Night
Sky Glossary
Terms
and definitions
UT
Time Conversion
Convert UT, GMT and UTC time to
your local viewing time.
Satellite
Sighting!
See
the International Space Station,
Space Shuttle, Iridium Satellite flares.
SkyWatch and Satellite
Tracker
These
two reports may not agree.
Satellite
Tracker reports light sky passes
of the ISS; SkyWatch does not.
Satellite
Tracker's minimum elevation
is 20º; SkyWatch repots lower passes.
Satellite Tracker includes more satellites.
Spaceweather
PHONE
Satellite
and astronomy alerts via your telephone!
Space
Station and Shuttle
Up
to date information and more!
Iridium
Satellites ~ Iridium
Flares
Wikipedia's
helpful information
Have fun!
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