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Looking Up: A Stargazer’s Guide to July 2013
Find our what the night sky has in store during the coming month!
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Looking Up: A Stargazer’s Guide to June 2013
Find out what the night sky has in store over the coming month!
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This Month: Two Eclipses and Dancing Planets
The next few weeks will bring not just one, but two eclipses, and a rare configuration of the planets.
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Looking Up: A Stargazer’s Guide to May 2013
Find out what’s going on in the night sky during the coming month!
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Exceptional Earth
Planet is Earth is exceptional for many reasons, but most of all because it’s home. Learn more about this unique ball of rock in space!
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This Month: Saturn Shines
Saturn is at opposition this week, but what does that mean? Is the ringed planet being defiant? Find out!
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Looking Up: A Stargazer’s Guide to April 2013
Find out what’s going on in the night sky over the coming month!
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Demoted! They Used to Be Planets …
We all know Pluto is no longer a planet, but did you know it’s not the only object in our Solar System to get demoted? Learn more!
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This Week: The Best View of Mercury
If you want to get a peek at Mercury, the innermost planet of our solar system, this week will be the best time all year to do so.
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If you notice a hole in the upper left-hand corner of your Farmers' Almanac, don't return it to the store! That hole isn't a defect; it's a part of history. Starting with the first edition of the Farmers' Almanac in 1818, readers used to nail holes into the corners to hang it up in their homes, barns, and outhouses (to provide both reading material and toilet paper). In 1910, the Almanac's publishers began pre-drilling holes in the corners to make it even easier for readers to keep all of that invaluable information (and paper) handy.
