Backyard Astronomer - Delta College Public Radio

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11/16/20 - Return of the Pleiades Nov 16, 2020

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Look low the east after dark and you should see a pretty little cluster of stars that looks like a miniature Little Dipper - it's actually the Pleiades star cluster!

11/9/20 - Moon Greets Venus & Mercury Nov 10, 2020

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This week offers up a morning rendezvous of planets, bright stars, and the crescent moon.

11/2/20 - The Great Spiral in Andromeda Nov 03, 2020

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Also called the “sister spiral” to our own Milky Way Galaxy, Andromeda is the most distant object you can see in the entire night sky without a telescope.

10/26/20 - Halloween Blue Moon Oct 26, 2020

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A second Full Moon falls on Halloween this year, maybe inspiring thoughts of werewolves and other "lunacy." How often does this happen?

10/19/20 - Orionid Meteor Shower Oct 19, 2020

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The Orionid Meteor Shower peaks in the post-midnight hours this week, and there won't be any moonlight to interfere this year.

10/12/20 - The “W” and the Double Cluster Oct 12, 2020

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When twilight ends around 8:30 pm, look about halfway up the northeast sky for a group of bright stars that look like a big "W" tipped on its end.

10/5/20 - The Red Planet Approaches! Oct 05, 2020

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The Red Planet Mars is at its closest approach to Earth this month, shining like a bright orange beacon in the east after dusk.

9/28/20 - The Harvest Moon Sep 29, 2020

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The Harvest Moon is the Full Moon closest to the September Equinox and its meaning goes back thousands of years.

9/21/20 - Moon Greets Three Planets Sep 24, 2020

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The waxing moon passes by Jupiter, Saturn and Mars over the next week.

9/14/20 - Delphinus the Dolphin Sep 13, 2020

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The Summer Triangle is a useful guidepost to many interesting deep sky objects, but it’s also a way to find other constellations nearby. For example, a popular little pattern is Delphinus the Dolphin.

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