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A History of The Constellations
FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 33, Number 2. As we look up at the night sky,…
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Deep Sky Designations (M, NGC, IC, and more)
Do you often wonder what all those designations for deep-sky objects mean? A few years…
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A Planetary Lineup 2025
Last June, we told you about a Planetary lineup that occurred in the morning sky…
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The Rings of Saturn
FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 33, Number 1. Saturn is without a doubt the most spectacular…
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Meteorite Strike in Canada
Just in case you missed it, a video was recently posted online showing a meteorite…
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Mars/Moon Occultation
On Monday night January 13 Mars ducked behind the Moon for a short time and…
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The Earth’s 2nd Moon?
FAS Astronomers Blog. Volume 32. Number 11. Although, it really didn’t count as an official…
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Smart Telescope for the Holidays?
The world of amateur astronomy is changing. In fact, there just might be a revolution…
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That’s a wrap! – Auroras and a Comet at our November Meeting
You might have heard that the Winston-Salem area was visited by three celestial events this…
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Auroras
FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 32, Number 10. If you live way up north, you might…
Selected Resources
THE NIGHT SKY
TELESCOPES
ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY
THE WONDERS OF THE UNIVERSE
Sagittarius A* Credit: EHT Collaboration
LIGHT POLLUTION
Image Credit: NASA/NOAA
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