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Transit of Venus

The transit of Venus in front of the solar disk is one of the most infrequent astronomical events and I

There are plenty of bright variables suitable for beginners. I’m listing here just a few. I recommend observing with naked

I will briefly describe a technique that I’ve used to observe variable stars. It was invented by Herschel, and refined

There are several main types of variable stars – eclipsing, Cepheids, and semi-regular/irregular. Some of these have sub types, which

Variable stars are such stars that change their magnitude during a period of time. Each variable star looks like any

Among the winter constellations, Orion, without a doubt, is the crown of the winter sky. Next to “The Hunter” are

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