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  1. The moon reaches new on the 23rd. Can you see a thin crescent in the morning? 7:59 PM Jan 21st via web
  2. At 6:00 AM tomoorow, in the low east, look for Antares next to the moon. #astronomy twitpic.com/88sxur 8:11 AM Jan 18th via Twitpic
  3. Today is the 82nd anniversary of Clyde Tombaugh's 1930 discovery of Pluto. #astronomy 8:09 AM Jan 18th via web
  4. Venus is the bright "star" in the west after sunset. You can't miss the Evening Star. twitpic.com/85n3uc 7:05 AM Jan 10th via Twitpic
  5. Wednesday, get your binoculars, Mercury is the bright star to the thin crescent moon’s left, 7:15 AM in the east. twitpic.com/7vgpy7 7:44 AM Dec 19th, 2011 via Twitpic
  6. Tomorrow morning the moon leads to Saturn. #astronomy twitpic.com/7vgp5l 7:43 AM Dec 19th, 2011 via Twitpic
  7. The moon rises with Mars after midnight tomorrow. #astronomy twitpic.com/7tm6wg 7:04 AM Dec 15th, 2011 via Twitpic
  8. The Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak tonight. Full moon – very bad, but you can still see the brightest. #astronomy 7:05 AM Dec 14th, 2011 via web
  9. The Beehive star cluster is to the moon’s left tonight. #astronomy twitpic.com/7ssn8c 7:31 AM Dec 13th, 2011 via Twitpic
  10. The Street Astronomer presents the Winter Skies tonight at the Topeka library, 7:00 PM. #astronomy 6:36 AM Dec 9th, 2011 via web
  11. The Street Astronomer presents the Winter Skies at the Topeka Library tomorrow at 7:00 PM. #astronomy 7:26 AM Dec 8th, 2011 via web
  12. The nearly full moon is between the Seven Sisters and the Hyades. Use binoculars for a good view. #astronomy twitpic.com/7qbjas 7:25 AM Dec 8th, 2011 via Twitpic
  13. Not the best lunar eclipse, but it's what we got. See, skyandtelescope.com/observing/home… 9:06 AM Dec 5th, 2011 via web
  14. First quater moon tonight. Get your binoculars out. #astronomy 6:16 AM Dec 1st, 2011 via web
  15. The Crane Observatory at Washburn is open tonight at 7:30 PM #astronomy 6:16 AM Dec 1st, 2011 via web
  16. The Crane Observatory at Washburn is open tomorrow at 7:30 PM #astronomy 7:13 AM Nov 30th, 2011 via web
  17. The moon leads the way to Spica and Saturn tomorrow morning. #astronomy twitpic.com/7hi5zb 11:18 AM Nov 21st, 2011 via Twitpic
  18. The Crane Observatory at Washburn is open tomorrow at 7:00 PM #astronomy 6:23 AM Nov 16th, 2011 via web
  19. The Beehive star cluster is above the moon after midnight tonight. Get your binoculars for the best view. #astrono twitpic.com/7exkcj 6:22 AM Nov 16th, 2011 via Twitpic
  20. The Leonid meteor shower peaks on the night of November 17th and morning of the 18th. Best view for us is after midnight. #astronomy 6:28 AM Nov 15th, 2011 via web
  • Name Paul Verhage
  • Location Kansas
  • Web http://nearsys.co...
  • Bio An amateur astronomer who likes to teach basic astronomy. You don't need a telescope to enjoy the night skies. Your eyes and binoculars are more than enough.
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