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Bob Drieslein

Star Watch: Mid-December is the time to view our brightest stars

If you can tolerate chilly nights, the next two weeks will be a great time to view eight of our brightest stars. Almost any night in mid December three to four hours or later after sunset will work, weather permitting.
The stars to look for include: Sirius, Procyon, Pollux, Castor, Capella, Aldebaran, Rigel and Betelgeuse.

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Star Watch: The International Space Station revisited

Back in October of 2023, I wrote a column about the International Space Station (ISS).
I was reminded of this a few weeks ago during an astronomy event at Fort Macon State Park in North Carolina. While waiting for the presenter, Brandon Porter, to begin his program on the night sky, he suddenly pointed to the sky and said “there goes the ISS!”

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Star Watch: Cepheus, the King

The ancient Greeks tell us about a royal couple that formerly ruled the mythical kingdom of Aethiopia. Cassiopeia the queen, and her not-so-well-known husband, Cepheus, have now been immortalized into two of the modern, 88 constellations.
As one of the circumpolar constellations, Cepheus can be found circling the northern celestial pole all night.

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Star Watch: Light pollution making bright stars harder to find

Sometimes, bad things just kind of sneak up on us. We look around in surprise and wonder “how and when did that happen?”
Those of us born more than 60 years ago, and maybe even younger folks, can remember a time, depending on where you lived, when you could look up at the sky on a clear, dark night and see stars, lots of stars – and they were bright!

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