#24R- The Hodges Meteorite – October Eclipses (or Nearly) – Giant Planets ‘on’ Earth – Comet A3

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In This Issue: 

  • Cover Photo — The Injurious Culprit
  • Welcome to Issue 24R!
  • Sky Planning Calendar —
    * Moon-Gazing –     The Moon Eclipses the Sun, and Other Objects* Observing—Plan-et – The Evening is Filling Up with Planets
    * Comet and Eclipse to See, Oh My! – An Annular Eclipse and Comet A3
    *     For the Future – Almost Doesn’t Usually Count – An Intellectual Challenge, the Almost Eclipse
    * Border Crossings – Total Disagreement
  • Astronomical Travel – 70th Anniversary of a Meteorite Bruising, Part 2—THE Rock ‘n Radio
  • Astronomy in Everyday Life – Giant Planets in Alabama

#24Q – 70th Anniversary of a Meteorite Bruising (An Astronomical Travel Article) – More Astronomical Travel Stories – Mini-Eclipse + Saturn Occultation

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In This Issue: 

  • Cover Photo — Cosmic Bruise
  • Welcome to Issue 24Q!
  • Sky Planning Calendar —
    * Moon-Gazing –     The Moon Covers Saturn, Passes Jupiter and Mars* Observing—Plan-et – Three or Four Evening Planets
    * Border Crossings – Virgo, the Longest Zodiacal Constellation
    * A Lunar Mini-Eclipse On The 17th (With a Correction)* For the Future – Another Eclipse, an Almost Eclipse, and an October Comet
  • Astronomical Travel – 70th Anniversary of a Meteorite Bruising, Part 1

#24P – I’m Still on Vacation but the Sky is Not! – Mini-Eclipse Info – Spica Occulted in Daylight – And 1 More Story

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In This Issue: 

  • Cover Photo — “Twins” Saturn and Altair
  • Welcome to Issue 24P!
  • Sky Planning Calendar —
    * Moon-Gazing –     Moon Passes In Front of a Bright Star—-in Bright Daylight* Observing—Plan-et – 
    – Saturn Dominates the Evening, but Jupiter Joins It Before Midnight
    – Venus and Mercury Can Be Found With the Moon
    * Border Crossings
    *     For the Future – A 4-Minute Eclipse Coming
  • Astronomy in Everyday Life – Summer Sky and Earthly Counterparts?

#24O – I’m on Vacation but the Sky is Not! – Kepler’s Spots and How to Do Like Him – Upcoming 4-Minute Eclipse

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In This Issue: 

  • Cover Photo — Kepler’s Spots
  • Welcome to Issue 24O!
  • Sky Planning Calendar —
    * Moon-Gazing –     Moon Passes (Over) Saturn, Does Long Distance Flyby’s Mars and Jupiter
    * Observing—Plan-et     – 
    – Saturn Nearly All Night
    – Venus and Mercury Enter Into Views on Opposite Sides of the Sky
    * Border Crossings – Match! (briefly)
    *     For the Future – A 4-Minute Eclipse Coming
  • Towards Cosmic Awareness
    –     Kepler’s Sunspots and the Camera Obscura
  • Astronomy in Everyday Life – Luna Businesses

#24N – Tycho’s Alchemy – Traveling in Tycho’s Footsteps – Moon Meets Venus, Mars Meets Jupiter, Earth Meets Lots of Rocks

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In This Issue: 

  • Cover Photo — Uraniborg
  • Welcome to Issue 24N!
  • Sky Planning Calendar —
    * Moon-Gazing –     Look Close to See the 35-Hour-Old Crescent Moon Next to Venus
    * Observing—Plan-et     – 
    – Mars and Jupiter Make an Equilateral Triangle With Aldebaran
    – Best Meteor Shower of the Year, the Perseids with Perfect Sky Conditions
    * Border Crossings – Match!
  • This Just In
    –     Tycho Brahe, the (al)Chemist
  • Astronomical Travel – Tycho (and Kepler) in Prague; From Tycho’s Birthplace to His Grave

#24M – Directly Viewing Exoplanets – Moon and Mars Both Visiting Other Worlds

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In This Issue: 

  • Cover Photo — 100,000 Exoplanets, Only 15 Actually Seen
  • Welcome to Issue 24M!
  • Sky Planning Calendar —
    * Moon-Gazing –     Moon Passes Three Planets; Meteors in the Moonlight
    * Observing—Plan-et     – 
    – Mars Challenge (Still)—Compare Brightness and Color With Two Nearby Red Stars
    – Jupiter—THREE Moons Cast Shadows on the Giant Planet on the Same Night
    – Saturn Becomes an All-Night World
    * Border Crossings – One Day to be a Twin
  • This Just In
    –     Exoplanet Viewings and Findings
  • Astronomy in Everyday Life – How HOT is it??

#24L – The Art of Astronomy Data – Comet Olbers in the Evening – Planet Events Worth Seeing, Teaching – Watch Spica Disappear! – Seasons, Earth Motions, Planet Effects.

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In This Issue: 

  • Cover Photo — AstroVizicist Art
  • Welcome to Issue 24L!
  • Sky Planning Calendar —
    * Moon-Gazing –     Watch the Moon Cover Bright Star Spica Easily
    * Observing—Plan-et     – 
    – Mars Challenge—Compare Brightness and Color With Two Nearby Red Stars
    – Mars Catching Up to Jupiter—and Two Moons Cast Shadows on the Giant Planet
    – Comet Olbers in the Evening Sky
    * Border Crossings – No Crossings
  • This Just In
    * AAS: The Astronomical Art of Robert Hurt, AstroVizicist

#24K Xtra – AAS Reports: Solar Eclipse Affects, on Earth, Brains, Its Own Atmosphere – Sun’s A Variable but Does That Affect Climate? [PAID]

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In This Issue: 

  • Cover Photo — Like Sunglasses, Solar Polarizations
  • Welcome to Issue 24K Xtra!
  • AAS Reports –
    –     Interesting Eclipse Results from Citizen Scientists—Ballooning for Science
    – Viewing a Polarized Sun for Hours (Cover Story)
    – This is Your Brain on Eclipses
    – Solar Irradiance Varies With Several Cycles, and They Don’t Cause Climate Change

#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 Not

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In This Issue: 

  • Cover Photo — The Cluster That Births Clusters
  • Welcome to Issue 24K!
  • Sky Planning Calendar —
    * Moon-Gazing –     Moon Sails Over Saturn, If You Are Lucky
    * Observing—Plan-et     – 
    – Saturn and Mercury Enter the Evening Sky; Find Mercury Lined Up With Twins.
    * Border Crossings – Proof Astrology and Astronomy Aren’t Twins….
  • Astronomy in Everyday Life – Space Balls Lives!
  • This Just In* AAS: Why Is There No Dust in the Sun’s Way? (Cover Story)* AAS: Runaway Dwarf in our Neighborhood

#24J – Two Planets Super Close – A Deep Look at the NEP – Astronomy Games

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In This Issue: 

  • Cover Photo — Peering Into The Dragon
  • Welcome to Issue 24J!
  • Sky Planning Calendar —
    * Moon-Gazing –     Moon Size, Path, Appearance Challenges
    * Observing—Plan-et     – 
    – What Planetary Parade?
    – Jupiter and Mercury Pass in Opposite Directions—-REALLY CLOSELY
    * Border Crossings – The Sun is Bullish—Not the Fortune Tellers
  • This Just In* Peering Into the Dragon—What’s in View at the North Ecliptic Pole, Close and Far?
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  • Towards Cosmic Awareness – Career and Content Astronomy Games