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Look to the west on the nights following June 18 to see Mars sweep past the bright star Regulus to enter the Spring Triangle - a formation of three prominent stellar bodies that are visible as spring ...
We're coming down to the home stretch of the spring season and this week, soon after nightfall, two constellations associated with the vernal season are reaching their highest point in the southern ...
The Spring Triangle brings in the season. You can spot it around 10-10:30 p.m. local time in the southeastern sky in mid March and around 9:30-10 p.m. at the end of the month. Bob King We all enjoy ...
Spring is coming to the Northern Hemisphere, but how can you tell when it will start? No need to Google the vernal equinox; ...
Finding your way around the sky can be confusing. The moon helps point to bright planets and stars, but sometimes you need more. That's where asterisms can help. They're bright, easily recognizable ...
The stars of spring glitter prominently as night falls on warm June evenings, and the first of the spring stars to emerge from the evening twilight is Arcturus, the night sky’s fourth brightest star, ...
Signs of spring are currently all around us — and above us, if you know where to look. The Spring Triangle is a shape in the night sky that’s formed by a trio of bright stars: Regulus, Arcturus and ...
As we reach start of the summer season, I thought it would be important to share some of the secrets of the brighter stars of the summer season, as well as the details of these amazing stars. Many of ...
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THE 20th of March marks the vernal, or spring, equinox in the northern hemisphere, and the autumn equinox in the southern hemisphere. On this day, most places in the world will get around 12 hours of ...