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| What's Up - Pisces [Article] | 10/07/08 | by Steve Coe
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| | Pisces, a celestial pair of fish. . . |
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| What's Up Andromeda [Article] | 11/03/07 | by Steve Coe
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| | Andromeda Constellation. . . |
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| What's Up Aquarius [Article] | 11/02/09 | by Steve Coe
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| | Aquarius is a very fun part of the sky. There are some great objects to observe and a fun variety of different types. Seeing the Water Jar asterism move up. . . |
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| What's Up Aquila [Article] | 08/14/07 | by Steve Coe
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| What's Up Aries [Article] | 12/01/05 | by Steve Coe
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| | The Sign of the Ram happens to be my astrological sign, so I would like to take a little space to say a couple of nice things about astrology. . . |
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| What's Up Auriga [Article] | 01/06/06 | by Steve Coe
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| | The Northern part of the Winter Milky Way is at its' best in Auriga, the Charioteer. . . |
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| What's Up Bootes [Article] | 06/01/06 | by Steve Coe
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| | The good news about Bootes is that it is easy to spot because Arcturus is a first magnitude star and a beautiful light yellow to my eye. . . |
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| What's Up Camelopardalis [Article] | 01/10/07 | by Steve Coe
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| | Camelopardalis is the constellation of a giraffe.
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| What's Up Cancer [Article] | 03/03/06 | by Steve Coe
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| | Take a deep sky tour of Cancer. . . |
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| What's Up Canes Venatici [Article] | 05/05/08 | by Steve Coe
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| | Explore Canes Venatici. . . |
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| What's Up Canis Major [Article] | 01/31/06 | by Steve Coe
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| | Take a deep sky tour of Canis Major. . . |
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| What's Up Canis Major [Article] | 01/31/06 | by Steve Coe
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| | Take a deep sky tour of Canis Major. . . |
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| What's Up Canis Minor [Article] | 02/09/09 | by Steve Coe
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| What's Up Capricorn [Article] | 09/07/07 | by Steve Coe
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| What's Up Carina [Article] | 03/06/08 | by Steve Coe
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| What's Up Centaurus [Article] | 04/27/09 | by Steve Coe
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| | The
northernmost portions of the constellation of the Centaur do make
their way above the horizon during the spring in Arizona. . . |
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| What's Up Cepheus [Article] | 08/30/06 | by Steve Coe
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| | Cepheus takes up a lot of space near the North Celestial
Pole and also dips a toe into the Milky Way just north of Cygnus.. . . |
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| What's Up Coma Berenices [Article] | 05/04/06 | by Steve Coe
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| | I have been lucky enough to be able to observe with several friends over the years, friends who have large telescopes. . . |
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| What's Up Corvus [Article] | 06/20/07 | by Steve Coe
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| | Corvus has always been one of those constellation figures that really stands out for me. . . |
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| What's Up Crater [Article] | 03/10/09 | by Steve Coe
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| What's Up Delphinus [Article] | 09/02/05 | by Steve Coe
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| | NGC
6891 is bright, pretty small and somewhat elongated at 100X in the 13"
f/5.6 Newtonian telescope. It is a
little difficult to find in a rich Milky . . . |
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| What's Up Dorado [Article] | 10/29/08 | by Steve Coe
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| What's Up Draco [Article] | 07/05/05 | by Steve Coe
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have had a chance to take a look at the Cambridge Atlas of Galaxies, thanks to
Gerry Rattley for bringing this two volume photographic atlas to the Sag. . . |
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| What's Up Eridanus [Article] | 12/05/07 | by Steve Coe
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| | Ah Eridanus, among the observers I go
out with we call this
constellation "the home of the little faint
galaxy".. . . |
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| What's Up Fornax [Article] | 12/09/08 | by Steve Coe
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| What's Up Gemini [Article] | 02/02/07 | by Steve Coe
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| | Gemini, the constellation of the Twins. . . |
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| What's Up Hercules [Article] | 05/31/05 | by Steve Coe
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| | Hercules is a constellation that many novice deep sky observers learn early. There are two bright Messier objects in this constellation and that certainly . . . |
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| What's Up Hydra [Article] | 04/03/06 | by Steve Coe
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| | This month's constellation contains the reddest star in the sky, so I would like to take a minute to chat about red stars.. . . |
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| What's Up Lacerta [Article] | 10/09/06 | by Steve Coe
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| | October is a great month for using a telescope and enjoying
the sky.. . . |
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| What's Up Leo [Article] | 05/09/05 | by Steve Coe
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| | Looking for galaxies in Leo?. . . |
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| What's Up Leo Minor [Article] | 04/03/08 | by Steve Coe
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| | What's up in Leo Minor. . . |
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| What's Up Lepus [Article] | 01/04/08 | by Steve Coe
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| What's Up Libra [Article] | 07/11/07 | by Steve Coe
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| | Libra is a constellation of the zodiac and so many people
will know of it from astrology.. . . |
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| What's Up LYNX [User Review] | 03/01/05 | by Steve Coe
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| | Lynx
is one of those constellations that is tough to find. The brightest stars are
fourth magnitude and there aren't many of those. I don't actually re. . . |
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| What's Up Lyra [Article] | 08/01/06 | by Steve Coe
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| | There are small constellations that have very few showpiece deep sky objects, Corona Borealis comes to mind, and then there are small areas of the sky that. . . |
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| What's Up Orion [Article] | 01/05/09 | by Steve Coe
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| | It seems to me that everyone who learns a little of the sky learns about Orion the Hunter. It is the type of star image that draws your eye
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| What's Up Perseus [Article] | 12/02/06 | by Steve Coe
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| | Perseus has always been the kind of constellation that I really enjoy.. . . |
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| What's Up Pisces Austrinus [Article] | 10/03/07 | by Steve Coe
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| | What’s Up PISCES AUSTRINUS. . . |
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| What's Up Puppis [Article] | 02/11/08 | by Steve Coe
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constellation of Puppis is the "Poop deck" of the ancient
constellation of Argo Navis—the vessel of the Argonauts. . . |
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| What's Up Pyxis and Vela [Article] | 03/26/07 | by Steve Coe
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| | Let's try some constellations that are far to the south. . . |
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| What's Up Sagitta [Article] | 08/01/05 | by Steve Coe
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| | It is bright, pretty large, very rich and much compressed
at 135X in my old 17.5". At 165X on a good night, I can see an arrowhead shape
to the cl. . . |
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| What's Up Sagittarius [Article] | 08/04/08 | by Steve Coe
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| | When it comes time to observe, or write about observing,
within the borders of the constellation of Sagittarius there is certainly a wealth of riches. . . |
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| What's Up Scorpius [Article] | 06/30/06 | by Steve Coe
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| | This month we will deal with the first constellation I definitely remember learning as a Boy Scout. That is the
obvious star picture of Scorpius. . . |
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| What's Up Serpens [Article] | 06/04/08 | by Steve Coe
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| | Serpens is a constellation that is split in two.. . . |
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| What's Up Sextans [Article] | 03/29/05 | by Steve Coe
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| | Take a journey through the little known constellation, Sextans.. . . |
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| What's Up Ursa Major [Article] | 05/05/07 | by Steve Coe
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| | What's Up Ursa Major. . . |
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| What's Up Ursa Minor [Article] | 07/09/08 | by Steve Coe
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| | Anyone who has owned an equatorial mount in the Northern
hemisphere has learned about the position of Ursa Minor in the sky. . . |
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| What's Up Vulpecula [Article] | 09/04/08 | by Steve Coe
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| | Because it contains one of the four planetary nebulae on
Charles Messier’s list, the constellation of Vulpecula is found early on by many observers. . . |
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| Whats Up Pegasus [Article] | 10/03/05 | by Steve Coe
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| | Pegasus
is a large constellation in the autumn sky and being far away from the plane of
the Milky Way, it contains lots of galaxies.
Many are faint and. . . |
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| Whats Up Sculptor [Article] | 10/24/05 | by Steve Coe
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| | Steve Coe takes a deep sky tour of Sculptor. . . |
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| What’s Up Cygnus (2) [Article] | 10/13/09 | by Steve Coe
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| | From my viewpoint in
Arizona Cygnus is "the constellation that never goes away".
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| What’s Up Scutum [Article] | 09/14/09 | by Steve Coe
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| | I have heard from
several nice folks who mentioned that they have printed out each
month's article and then used them in the field. I am very
happy abo. . . |
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| What’s Up Musca [Article] | 06/04/09 | by Steve Coe
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| | Musca is a rather small
and inconspicuous constellation that never rises for the Northern
Hemisphere observer. . . |
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| What’s Up? Corona Borealis [Article] | 07/10/09 | by Steve Coe
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| | Corona
Borealis has always been a favorite constellation of mine. Greek
legend tells that it is the crown worn by the beautiful Ariadne when
she marrie. . . |
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| What’s up—Cetus [Article] | 11/02/06 | by Steve Coe
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| | Cetus is a large
constellation, so I will stay in the western part of this area for now. . . |
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