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Astronomy

EarthSky | Longest days accompany the December solstice

What is a day? You might casually talk about a day as a period of daylight. Or you could measure a day in...

Astronomy

Schedar shines brightly at the Queen’s heart

Cassiopeia the Queen, a constellation of bright stars in the northern hemisphere, is a well-loved fixture of fall and winter evening skies. Also known...

Astronomy

Earliest sunset comes before winter solstice

Earliest sundown isn’t on the shortest day For the southernmost U.S. and related latitudes – round 30 degrees north latitude – the earliest sunsets...

Astronomy

Moon and Jupiter close on December 1

Moon and Jupiter shiny Thursday night time Search for the waxing gibbous moon after sundown on Thursday, December 1, 2022. Additionally, the brilliant “star”...