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May 2025 Night Sky Update - Last Minute Astronomer
Eta Aquarids Credit: NASA Marshall Social Media Links Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus, and the Eta Aquarid Meteor shower shine during May...
lastminuteastronom
Apr 294 min read
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April 2025 Night Sky Update - Last Minute Astronomer
Social Media Links April of 2025 brings us the annual Lyrid meteor shower, all the naked-eye planets, and plenty of lunar close...
lastminuteastronom
Mar 283 min read
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March 2025 Sky Update - Last Minute Astronomer
Social Media Links March 2025 says goodbye to Saturn, welcomes a total lunar eclipse, and continues hanging out with the rest of...
lastminuteastronom
Mar 24 min read
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February 2025 Sky Update - Last Minute Astronomer
Social Media Links February 2025 is a phenomenal continuation of January’s planetary-ness! You’ll get chances to see all the planets...
lastminuteastronom
Jan 303 min read
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January 2025 Sky Update - Last Minute Astronomer
Social Media Links January 2025 is a PLANETARY month! Mars gets big, Mars gets occulted, Mars gets outshined by Venus, Saturn, and...
lastminuteastronom
Jan 14 min read
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December 2024 Sky Update - Last Minute Astronomer
What is gracing the November 2024 skies? A couple occultations, a meteor shower, and a veritable parade of planets, especially on Thanksgiv
lastminuteastronom
Dec 1, 20245 min read
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November 2024 Sky Update - Last Minute Astronomer
What is gracing the November 2024 skies? A couple occultations, a meteor shower, and a veritable parade of planets, especially on Thanksgiv
lastminuteastronom
Nov 1, 20244 min read
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September 2024 Sky Update - Last Minute Astronomer
What is gracing the September 2024 skies? A juuuuust barely partial lunar eclipse, the best viewing for Saturn, 5 lunar close...
lastminuteastronom
Aug 29, 20244 min read
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August 2024 Sky Update - Last Minute Astronomer
Last Minute Astronomer Social Media Links What is gracing the August 2024 skies? A rare conjunction of Jupiter & Mars, great conditions...
lastminuteastronom
Jul 30, 20244 min read
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Astrophotography as a Gateway to Science Communication with Ron Brecher
Embarking on the path of astrophotography can be as boundless and intriguing as the night sky itself. In the latest podcast episode, we...

David Farina
Jan 16, 20242 min read
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How to Find M42 The Great Orion Nebula in Your Telescope, Binoculars, or Camera
Have you ever wondered how to find M42, the Great Orion Nebula? In my Deep Sky with Dave Messier Marathon series, I will walk you through...

David Farina
Nov 23, 20233 min read
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100 Year Anniversary of Edwin Hubble's Great Astronomical Discovery
On Oct. 6th, 1923, Edwin Hubble took one of the most important images in the history of astronomy. The image, featured as today's...

David Farina
Oct 6, 20232 min read
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Your chance to ask the expert - Ron Brecher
Next week, “AstroDoc” Ron Brecher will be our guest on the Cosmos Safari Podcast. What do you want to ask him? Ron’s expertise in...

David Farina
Sep 14, 20231 min read
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How to Find Comet C/2022-E3 (ZTF)
What is C/2022-e3 (ZTF)? Comet C/2022-E3 (ZTF) was not even an object I had ever heard of a week ago, yet this long-period comet has...

David Farina
Jan 21, 20234 min read
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Sky Safari 7 Telescope Control for iPhone and iPad
Over the last 14 years, I have been a fairly active member of the astronomy community. I have run countless star watches as an advisor...

David Farina
Mar 8, 20224 min read
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How to Find M33 Triangulum Galaxy in Your Telescope, Binoculars, or Camera
Have you ever wondered how to find M33 the Triangulum Galaxy? In today's post of our Deep Sky with Dave Messier Marathon series, I will...

David Farina
Jul 30, 20215 min read
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How to Find M81 Bodes Galaxy and M82 Cigar Galaxy in Your Telescope, Binoculars, or Camera
My Messier Marathon blog and YouTube series is designed to provide quick and easy ways to locate, identify, and understand the best deep...

David Farina
Apr 2, 20216 min read
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Beginner Astrophotography Without A Telescope
The biggest misconception about astrophotography is that it needs to be done through a telescope. Although you can certainly do...

David Farina
Mar 7, 20216 min read
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Which is the best type of telescope for Visual Astronomy?
Over the last 12 years my role as planetarium director, astronomy educator, advisor to my high school astronomy club, and president of a...

David Farina
Jul 25, 20209 min read
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Which Telescope Should I Buy? It turns out, it really depends...
Over the last 12 years my role as planetarium director, astronomy educator, advisor to my high school astronomy club, and president of a...

David Farina
Jul 25, 20203 min read
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