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Earth at Perihelion Dec. 28, 2017
Week of Dec. 31, 2017-Jan. 6, 2018 As you gather with family and friends over the New Year's holida... Read More
2018: A Year of Celestial Wonder Dec. 21, 2017
Week of December 24-30, 2017 I really enjoy the beginning of a new year. It's always brimming with ... Read More
The Mystical Northern Lights Dec. 14, 2017
Week of December 17-23, 2017 Stand just once beneath the shimmering curtains of the northern lights... Read More
Here Come the Geminids! Dec. 07, 2017
Week of December 10-16, 2017 Ask beginning stargazers which is the most spectacular meteor shower o... Read More
What's Your Sign? Nov. 30, 2017
Week of December 3-9, 2017 Anyone frequenting singles bars back in the 1970s or '80s has surely hea... Read More
Big Moon A-Risin' Nov. 23, 2017
Week of November 26-December 2, 2017 Few things in nature are more stunning to watch than an immens... Read More
Finding the Elusive Planet Mercury Nov. 16, 2017
Week of November 19-25, 2017 It was back in the year 1530 that the science of astronomy was turned ... Read More
The Falling Stars of November Nov. 10, 2017
Week of November 12-18, 2017 Anyone who has ever gazed into a dark night sky for longer than just a... Read More
The Mysterious Case of Epsilon Aurigae Nov. 02, 2017
Week of Nov. 5-11, 2017 Ever since I was a youngster, I've been fascinated by how crime scene inves... Read More
The Demon Star Oct. 26, 2017
Week of October 29-November 4, 2017 Ghosts and goblins will be out in force as Halloween arrives th... Read More
A Cosmic Soap Opera Oct. 19, 2017
Week of October 22-28, 2017 Did you ever wonder what folks did for entertainment before they had TV... Read More
Finding the Sixth Planet Oct. 12, 2017
Week of October 15-21, 2017 From the beginning of time till the year 1781, only five planets were k... Read More
Are We Alone? Oct. 05, 2017
Week of October 8-14, 2017 Who among us has never gazed into a starry night sky and wondered, "Are ... Read More
A Backyard Time Machine Sep. 28, 2017
Week of October 1-7, 2017 Nothing in the heavens appears as it is. It really is quite an illusion we... Read More
Measure the Sky Sep. 21, 2017
Week of September 24-30, 2017 It was a cool, crisp autumn day in Pennsylvania in 1966, and I rememb... Read More
Autumn Is Coming! Sep. 14, 2017
Week of September 17-23, 2017 Autumn is nearly here, and for this desert rat, it can't come soon en... Read More
Planetary 'Alignment' at Dawn Sep. 07, 2017
Week of September 10-16, 2017 One of the many interesting sights in the sky is one that's completel... Read More
Dog Days of Summer Aug. 31, 2017
Week of Sept. 3-9, 2017 As much of the Earth's Northern Hemisphere swelters under the oppressive he... Read More
Finding the Farthest Planet From the Sun Aug. 24, 2017
Week of August 27-Sept. 2, 2017 Scientists are in the business of classifying things. They classify... Read More
A Quarter Century of Stargazing Aug. 17, 2017
STARGAZERS BY DENNIS MAMMANA RELEASE: THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 2017, AND THEREAFTER A Quarter Century o... Read More
