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The Inbox Magazine on Astronomy News, Sky Events, and Astronomy in Everyday Life
A twice-monthly newsletter that began May 2021, and that:
* brings the most interesting news stories (This Just In) which connect to the current night sky,
* contains a textual and visual two-week Sky Planning Calendar, using the Moon’s wanderings to find the planets and other objects, notes on the Planets and events,
* our astronomical horoscope musings, Border Crossings,
* Observing — Plan-et covers the Solar System happenings in the sky,
* For the Future–upcoming events you should be aware of,
* and the quirky findings of Astronomy in Everyday Life.
The Galactic Times also offers other occasional features and articles including travel stories with an astronomical bent, software information, and other things…the universe is vast…..
Many stories come from the latest news in world astronomy conferences and journals. All the stories are authoritatively written by astronomer, journalist and educator Dr. Larry Krumenaker.
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The Latest Six Issues: (click here to go to All Posts)
- #24M – Directly Viewing Exoplanets – Moon and Mars Both Visiting Other WorldsSubscribe at https://thegalactictimes.substack.com ! In This Issue:
- #24L – The Art of Astronomy Data – Comet Olbers in the Evening – Planet Events Worth Seeing, Teaching – Watch Spica Disappear! – Seasons, Earth Motions, Planet Effects.TGT 7/1/24: AstroVizicist Robert Hurt; Mars Catching Up With Red Stars and Lines Up With Two Giant Planets; Two Moons Shadows; Watch a Bright Star’s Occultation; Earth Motions and Seasons.
- #24K Xtra – AAS Reports: Solar Eclipse Affects, on Earth, Brains, Its Own Atmosphere – Sun’s A Variable but Does That Affect Climate? [PAID]TGT 6/25/24: Citizen Science Eclipse Projects–Atmosphere and Human Brains, Sun’s Corona Over Time; Solar Cycles–Daily, Yearly, Hundreds and Thousands of Years, and Our Climate Now and Future
- #24K – Star Clusters Clear the Way for the Sun – Runaway in the Neighborhood – Space Balls Live – Solstice and More – & Mercury and Saturn in View, or NotTGT 6/16/24: Star Clusters Create Star Clusters, Clearing Out Dust; Runaway Nearby Star; Food from Beyond the Asteroids; Evening Twilight Gets Interesting; Saturn May Disappear; Solstices and Dates
- #24J – Two Planets Super Close – A Deep Look at the NEP – Astronomy GamesTGT 6/1/24: Mercury and Jupiter REALLY Close; Games (Budding) Astronomers Play; The North Ecliptic Pole Region, Near and Far; What Planetary Parade?
- #24I – Spock’s World? – An Airy Nearby Exoplanet – Dawn Photo-op – & 1 More StoryTGT 5/16/24: Research Around 40 Eri A; Stars in M33 Blowing Rings; A Rare Rocky Exoplanet With Air; Saturn Meets the Moon; Moon Covers Antares.
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Looking for The Galactic Times Podcast? It has ceased broadcasting, regrettably, but you can still hear its ten intriguing episodes on the legacy pages in the menu at the top of the page!