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Sky at a Glance August 5 – 12

This Week’s Sky at a Glance, August 5 – 12 ~by Curt Nason With the Perseid meteor shower increasing nightly to

The National Star Party at Irving Nature Park was well attended with about 290 people showing up to look at the night

This Week’s Sky at a Glance, July 29 – August 5 ~by Curt Nason After twilight the bright star Altair is halfway

This Week’s Sky at a Glance, July 22 – July 29 ~by Curt Nason Many people grew up watching Zenith televisions, which

This Week’s Sky at a Glance, July 15 – July 22 ~by Curt Nason Serpens the Serpent is unique among the 88

This Week’s Sky at a Glance, July 8 – July 15 ~by Curt Nason With the Milky Way becoming prominent on summer

This Week’s Sky at a Glance, July 1 – July 8 ~by Curt Nason Saturn is in the constellation Ophiuchus the Serpent

This Week’s Sky at a Glance, June 24 – July 1 ~by Curt Nason With Canada’s 150th birthday just around the corner,

This Week’s Sky at a Glance, June 17 – June 24 ~by Curt Nason With the late sunsets and extended twilight near

Stargazing is Like a Box of Chocolates ~by Curt Nason A memorable line from the movie Forrest Gump compared life to a

This Week’s Sky at a Glance, June 10 – June 17 ~by Curt Nason Summer is globular cluster season. Globulars are massive,

Series of 6 Free Astronomy Workshops for 2017 ~hosted by Paul Owen and the Saint John Astronomy Club Note: For 2018, see Night

This Week’s Sky at a Glance, June 3 – June 10 ~by Curt Nason The basis for ranking stars by

This Week’s Sky at a Glance, May 27 – June 3 ~by Curt Nason Warmer days and extended twilights are indications that

This Week’s Sky at a Glance, May 20 – 27 ~by Curt Nason A favourite galaxy among stargazers is M104, number 104