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The Sky This Month - November 2013

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Long-Awaited Comet ISON


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The Sky This Month - February 2015

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Auriga

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The Sky This Month - August 2015

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Gliding Along The Teapot’s Steam

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The Sky This Month - April 2017

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A String of Galaxies

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The Sky This Month - July 2017

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Groups of Stars


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The Sky This Month - May 2019

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Eta Aquarid Meteors

The month of May month begins with the May 4 new moon and will provide dark sky conditions to enjoy the annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower. The entire shower takes place from April 19 to May 28 with the peak occurring on the morning of May 5. The parent comet 1P/Halley which also produces the Orionid meteor shower in October will produce about 40 meteors per hour and vapourize in the atmosphere at 67 km/sec.

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The Sky This Month - October 2019

On 16 Feb, 2020 By garyboyle@xplor...

The Great Square of Pegasus

Autumn is a fantastic time to enjoy the night sky. With longer night time hours, the lack of mosquitoes and decent temperatures, we can take advantage of late summer and early winter observing. Fall is a great time to locate the many objects of Pegasus. Taking on the appearance of a baseball diamond, the “Great Square” can be seen low in the east.

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The Sky This Month - February 2020

On 01 Feb, 2020 By garyboyle@xplor...

High Flying Chariot

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The Sky This Month - January 2020

On 02 Jan, 2020 By garyboyle@xplor...

Mysterious Betelgeuse

The latest buzz amongst astronomers is the noticeable dimming of the star Betelgeuse. This orange coloured beacon is located to the upper left of the iconic constellation Orion the Hunter. The supergiant star is less than 10 million years old and is already at the end of its short stellar life as this type of star burn hard and die fast. By comparison, our sun is halfway through its estimated10 billion year life span.

 

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The Sky This Month - December 2019

On 02 Dec, 2019 By garyboyle@xplor...

The Geminid Meteor Shower

Winter in Canada has its obvious challenges of keeping the snowy walkway clean as well as driving in snow and ice during our daily commute. And even though a clear moonless night reveals a gorgeous starry sky, the cold can cut short or even ruin a perfectly good observing session. This scenario often occurs during one of the best meteor showers of the year – the Geminids.

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