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November ’25 – Rick’s Picks
All month: the solar system favors the evening this month. Mercury sets at least 30 minutes after the Sun from Nov 1-14, on its…
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October ‘25 – Rick’s Picks
All month: Mercury and Mars share the evening sunset this month, but neither of them will be an easy catch. Mercury begins October at…
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A Remarkable Group of Doubles in Cygnus: Chaple’s Arc and The Fairy Ring
September 2025 · With side trips to some other doubles and a couple red stars
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September ’25 – Rick’s Picks
All month: the early evening sky is still bereft of planets this month, other than unimpressive mag +1.6 Mars, now just 4” across, and…
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Globular Clusters Along the Base of the Teapot (M69-M70-M54)
August 2025 · With side trips to a couple doubles and a double-triple
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August ’25 – Rick’s Picks
All month: Mars continues to have the evening sky to itself this month, but it doesn’t make much use of it, setting just after…
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Neutrino Astronomy In Greenland and Antartica
Not all telescopes use light to observe the universe. Some, like ice cubes, the RadioNeutrino Observatory in Greenland (RNO-G) and the Payload for Ultrahigh…
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Astronomy Fundamentals: What Possessed You to Build Your Own Telescope
Amateur astronomy used to be associated with making your own telescope. Stellafane in Vermont still pays homage to the art of telescope making and…
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A Globular Cluster in Southern Ophiuchus (M9)
July 2025 · With side trips to a deep red carbon star and a trio of close doubles
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July ’25 – Rick’s Picks
All month: the evening sky belongs almost exclusively to Mars again this month, with Mercury playing a supporting role after sunset until mid-July, about…