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Sky gazers gear up for Messier marathon
Little About (blog)
Astronomers use the catalogue to identify the deep sky objects. "Amateur astronomers across the globe wait for the month of March for this special marathon ...

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Amateur Astronomers celebrate the return of Saturn's Rings at Trailside on ...
Suburban News
By Suburban News MOUNTAINSIDE — Amateur Astronomers, Inc. and the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders invites the community to spend a Saturday night ...


Epsilon Aurigae and the Citizen Sky Project
Astronomy Magazine
A large percentage of its members are amateur astronomers whose observations of the brightness of variable stars are forwarded to a central database at ...


Astronomy club latest to oppose Beach Chalet soccer lights
San Francisco Examiner
And those two things don't have to be mutually exclusive, according to leaders of San Francisco Amateur Astronomers. The club is one of the groups concerned ...


Dog star since ancient times, Sirius still shines brightly
Boston Globe
For decades, nature lovers and amateur astronomers have bemoaned the widening spread of artificial light pollution washing out the night sky. ...
This Week's Sky at a GlanceSky & Telescope

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