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Category: Astronomy

30 March 2021 Michael Riffle

There Is a New Star in the Universe

On March 18th, Japanese amateur astronomer Yuji Nakamura noticed a star near the constellation Cassiopeia

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22 March 2021 Michael Riffle

Sunspots and Something Else

With the forecast calling for cloudy skies the rest of the week it looked like

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5 March 2021 Michael Riffle

Seagull Nebula

The Seagull Nebula is a collection of emission and reflection nebula that resemble a bird

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3 March 2021 Michael Riffle

Mars-Pleiades Conjunction

Tonight the planet Mars will make its closest approach to the Pleiades star cluster in

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23 February 2021 Michael Riffle

Flaming Star Nebula

The Flaming Star Nebula is located above Orion in the constellation Auriga. It has been

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22 February 2021 Michael Riffle

Kap Gem is going to disappear tomorrow

On February 23rd the moon is going to occult one of the stars that forms

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21 February 2021 Michael Riffle

Rosette Nebula

With the return of clear skies to Georgia late last week I was able to

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