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- Feb 16, 2016
- 3 min
"Light Fast" Encourages Awe and Wonder
Featuring a list of action items, Light Fast combines secular and sacred endeavors to conserve light at night. Light Fast entreats you...
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- Dec 18, 2015
- 2 min
Star Wars in Real World Astronomy
In describing and naming astronomical discoveries, scientists reveal the force of fiction. Two NASA missions reflect how Star Wars has...
![One Year Until Indiana's First Night](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4c0e6f_f0c5dba4e0354b30991859073f8fd8c7.png/v1/fill/w_323,h_225,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/4c0e6f_f0c5dba4e0354b30991859073f8fd8c7.webp)
- Dec 9, 2015
- 1 min
One Year Until Indiana's First Night
On Friday, December 11, 2015, the one-year countdown begins until the 200th anniversary of Indiana's becoming a state in 1816--and its...
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![Anticipating the Moon and Venus](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/4c0e6f_63e48d5fed5147dfb2175a88654568ab.jpg/v1/fill/w_322,h_242,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/4c0e6f_63e48d5fed5147dfb2175a88654568ab.webp)
- Dec 7, 2015
- 3 min
Anticipating the Moon and Venus
I had been looking forward to seeing Venus astride the crescent moon. Instead, the moon occulted Venus and clouds occulted both. Here...
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- Dec 3, 2015
- 2 min
Celestial Trifecta on Monday, Dec. 7
Monday, December 7, has three celestial highlights for observers in the South Bend, IN, region--a comet, an occultation, and satellite...
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- Dec 1, 2015
- 2 min
Occult Skygazing at Fiddler's Hearth
Fiddler's Hearth will host a skygazing event to watch Venus get mooned Dec. 7, 2015. You can observe the moon passing in front of the...
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- Nov 25, 2015
- 2 min
Comet Catalina in Morning Sky
A new comet is emerging in the morning sky. Though it is faint, Comet Catalina (C/2013 US10) will pass near a few distinct celestial...