With New Moon on Monday, December 18th, we have dark, starry skies each evening before moonlight begins to paint the dome over our heads. The next clear evening, take in some of the rich star clusters visible, some easily seen with eyes alone, and others easy to find with binoculars."Dark," however, is relative. Most of us contend with light pollution to some degree!Topping the list of star clusters in tonight's evening sky is the famous Pleiades. Early in the evening in mid-December, [...]
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