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The month of May is a great time for stargazers to search out the star patterns of spring, and one of them is our featured constellation. Boötes (pronounced Bo-OH-teez; each "o' is sounded separately) is known as the Herdsman, or Plowman. It can be found in the northern sky and is bordered by Virgo to the south, Hercules to the east, and Ursa Major to the northwest. Look for a kite-shaped arrangement of stars and you will have found Boötes. Nobody really... Full story
December is a great month for stargazing. There will be a lot going on that is worth seeing. Brilliant Jupiter, currently located in the constellation of Taurus, will dominate the evening sky and be visible all night. Now in Sagittarius, Mars is also an evening object, but positioned very low in the southwest and nearly lost in evening twilight. As December begins, Venus and Saturn can be seen fairly close together in the eastern sky about an hour before sunrise, both in the... Full story
