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A tranquil morning here with temperatures in the 20s F. Lots of clouds too. If your sky is clear this evening during dusk, take some time to look at Jupiter and the Moon. Although they appear close in the southern sky, the great planet is really...
The Moon is setting after 9:00pm CST now, and on Nov. 23, it will be in relatively close conjunction with Jupiter - a pretty sight in the southern evening sky at dusk. Last night, I was able to observe it near 8:30pm CST, when it was just 4 degrees...
The waxing Moon is becoming a more conspicuous shard of light to your southwest, as it was here yesterday evening, but I did not observe it or watch it set. Cirrus clouds with mild temperatures arrived overnight, and essentially no sky watching could...
The Moon was a slender crescent in western Sagittarius and in the twilight yesterday evening, when I observed it (6:10pm CST). So, lunation #1075 has begun! It set at 6:55pm, to leave the remainder of the very long night dark and starry. The...
More solar cycle #24 sunspots have appeared on the solar disc, but so far, no aurora from here. The sunspot group dubbed #1033 consists so far of penumbraless pores less than 1/4th of the way across the face of the Sun. So, plenty of time to watch...
