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Looking Up: A Stargazer’s Guide to July 2012
Find out what the sky will hold in the coming month!
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Venus Was Her Name
Were you able to safely view last night’s planetary show? Check out a video of it here.
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This Month: It’s a Planetary Party!
For sky watchers in North America, April promises to be a spectacular month, with opportunities to view four of the five naked eye planets in our Solar System at the same time!
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Looking Up: A Skywatcher’s Guide to April 2012
Find out what to watch for in the sky over the coming month!
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This Month: Mars Puts on a Show
Mars, the so-called “Red Planet,” is at its brightest for the year right now, and is also in prime viewing position.
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Looking Up: A Skywatcher’s Guide to March 2012
Find out what’s going on in the night sky over the next month!
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Looking Up: A Stargazer’s Guide to February 2012
Find out what’s going on in the night sky over the next month!
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Are You a Star? Take Our Astronomy Quiz?
How much do you know about our universe? Find out!
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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.
