The Galactic Times #18 – February 15, 2022

Cover Photo — Dayglow Saturn!
This Just In — Stories in the Current Night Sky1. Full Moon Gazing….
2. Webb’s (Not So Pretty) First Photo, But How to Find That Star
3. Alpha Centauri – Once More
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What the (Infrared) Eye Can See of Venus
Dayglow Saturn
Wet Mars, Longer Time for Life?
Where was the Water Fountain? It was Already Here!

Sky Planning Calendar —
* Moon-Gazing – Jupiter Says Farewell….
* Observing—Plan-et — ….and the Evening will be Bereft of Planets until April…and June
* For the Future — Mercury Points the Way Out to Saturn in March…and the Zodiac gets Weird Next Month
* Border Crossings — Something Fishy….

The Galactic Times #17 – February 1, 2022

This Just In — Stories in the Current Night Sky
1. Sailing, Sailing (Flying to Alpha Centauri- Cover Story)
2. Pleiades Lost and Found
The Weakest Atmospheres
Go Trojans!
Yes, Dying Stars Do Cause Stars to Be Born
The Layers in the Atmosphere of a Hot Exoplanet

Sky Planning Calendar —
* Moon-Gazing – Moon by Jupiter, and That’s About It
* Observing—Plan-et — Mercury Makes a Southern Hemisphere Splash; Mars Wimps Out by Venus.
* Border Crossings — Valentine’s Day is Coming, Be a Goat, er, GOAT….
The Classroom Astronomer Inbox Magazine Issue 18 Highlights

Cover Photo — The Local Bubble, from Outside and from Earth

This Just In — Stories in the Current Night Sky:
Two Stars Tearing Each Other Apart?
The Demon Star May Have a Family|
The Fog Lifts from Our Solar Neighborhood (Cover Story)
Halos Are Not a Single Ring, but Many Fragments

Sky Planning Calendar —
* Moon-Gazing – From Full to Almost New, Near Mars and Mercury
* Observing—Plan-et — Are Venus and Mars ‘On the Level?’; Easy Finding of Uranus
* Border Crossings — You are Forecasted to be Lucky if Your Birthday is the 19th
Astronomy in Everyday Life — Merry Obliquity Not <sigh>
The Classroom Astronomer Inbox Magazine Issue 16 Highlights

Cover Photo — Finding b Centauri
This Just In —Have a Corona, NASA!
Speaking of Coronal Activities…
Earth’s Weight Gain
b Centauri, the Unusual Planetary System (Cover Story)
Sky Planning Calendar —
* Moon-Gazing – A Brief Four-Planet Line-Up in the Evening;
* Observing—Plan-et — Hello, Mercury, Farewell, Venus; And When IS the Shortest Day of the Year, Really?
* Border Crossings — Just for three days…
* For the Future (January 1-16) — So you don’t go cold turkey….
Astronomy in Everyday Life —Galileo’s House for Sale—Half Price!

On Hiatus until January 16th issue.

Cover Photo — The Trappist-1 System
This Just In —Where To Build Lunar Bases?;
The Answer is (Water) Blowing in the (Solar) Wind.
Water Elsewhere, Trapped in Trappist-1. (Cover Story)
Sky Planning Calendar —
Moon-Gazing – Watch the Evening Moon Pass Three Bright Planets …
* Observing—Plan-et — … Watch Geminid Meteors and Comet Leonard in the Dawn
* Border Crossings — No change! Sun Still in…Where??
Astronomy in Everyday Life — A Career in Shipping

Cover Photo — The Astronomy of Ophiuchus
Improved and Revamped Homepage: www.galactictimes.com !
This Just In —
Are White Dwarfs Solar System Post-Mortems?;
Knock, Knock. No, You Can’t Come In.
Sky Planning Calendar —
* Moon-Gazing – The Longest Partial Eclipse;
* Observing—Plan-et — Venus’ Peak Show;
* Border Crossings — Special Report – Dr. Fauci’s Sign
Astronomy in Everyday Life — You Think?
The 37% Black Friday Sale!

This Just In
The Rosetta Stone of Supernovae
A Proposed Scale to Evaluate the Communication of Finding ETs
An Example of the Above, Today
Sky Planning Calendar
* Moon-Gazing – Mercury and the Moon, and Mars
* Observing—Plan-et
* Border Crossings
* For the Future – Upcoming Eclipse, Upcoming Comet
Astronomy in Everyday Life — GoFundMe. Please?
The Black Friday/End of Year/Holidays with Increased Discount Sale

Cover Photo — The Neighborhood as it Once Was?

This Just In —
Exploration of Hot Venus Heating Up
How our Solar System Will Look in 5 Billion Years Plus
Moons Around an Exo-Jupiter, and Water Around One of Ours
Where is Planet 9?
Sky Planning Calendar
* Moon-Gazing
* Observing—Plan-et —Two planets visit the Sea Goat; a dim view of bright meteors
* Border Crossings
* For the Future
Astronomy in Everyday Life
Ouch!
Signs of the Times?
The Classroom Astronomer Newsletter Highlights
The Black Friday/End of Year/Holidays with Ever-Increasing Discount Sale

Cover Photo — The Molten Ring

This Just In — Predicting a Supernova 16 Years From Now
3D Printing of Molecular Interstellar Clouds
You Think YOU Have Flooding Problems??
Getting Breezy on Jupiter
A Nearly Complete Einstein Ring
A Whole Lot of Gas, or a New Spiral Arm?
Sky Planning Calendar — Moon-Gazing; Observing—Plan-et —Venus’ phases, and conjunction with Delta Scorpii—a gas blowing
star; Border Crossings; For the Future
Astronomy in Everyday Life —The Starry Streets of Mobile; Mercury’s NOT Retrograding THAT Way!
The Classroom Astronomer Newsletter Highlights

This Just In
Predicting a Supernova 16 Years From Now
3D Printing of Molecular Interstellar Clouds
Sky Planning Calendar
* Moon-Gazing with phases and Kepler’s Second Law
* Observing—Plan-et and seasons with Kepler’s Second Law redux
* Border Crossings
Astronomy in Everyday Life —Hurricanes, Sunspots and Climate Change, Oh My!