Farmers' Almanac
sky watching
Looking Up: A Stargazer’s Guide to November 2012
Find out what’s going on in the night sky during the month of November!
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Cetus: The Sea Monster
If you want to find a sea monster, you don’t need to take submarine down into the inky depths of the ocean. All you have to do is look up into the night sky and find the constellation Cetus.
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Looking Up: A Stargazer’s Guide to October 2012
Find out what’s in the night sky over the coming month!
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Epsilon Eridanid Meteors Fall this Week
2012 is a favorable year for this late summer shower.
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Look Up! It’s … a Dolphin?
If you want to see a dolphin, your best bet would be to look in the ocean, but did you know you can also see one in the night sky?
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Looking Up: A Stargazer’s Guide to September 2012
Find out what’s in the night sky during the coming month!
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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.
