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Our Astronomical Column - Nature
Nature· 9 hours agoVENUS IN THE PLEIADES.—A thousand years ago and later the geocentric track of the planet Venus was occasionally such as to cause it to traverse the Pleiades
A Probable Variable of the Algol Type - Nature
Nature· 10 hours agoON the evening of October 29, while examining the Pleiades with a binocular at about 9 p.m., G.M.T., I noticed that the star Atlas (27 Tauri) was slightly fainter than Pleione ...
Primitive Traditions as to the Pleiades - Nature
Nature· 12 hours agoThe indefatigable Astronomer Royal for Scotland, conceiving that my researches as to the Pleiades, and especially as to traditions respecting those stars among the Australians ...
The Zodiacal Light - Nature
Nature· 9 hours agoAT the present moment—7 p.m. February 16—the zodiacal light is more distinct than L ever remember to have seen it in England. The middle of the base is about 2° to the northward of the point ...
Exactly When, Where And How To See Mars And Uranus With Your Own Eyes
Forbes· 11 hours agoIf you’ve never seen the seventh planet, Uranus, here comes one of the easiest chances you’ll get....
The Night Sky in February - Nature
Nature· 7 hours agoDURING this month, the night shortens by nearly two hours in the latitude of London. The moon is full on February 12 and new on February 26. Lunar conjunctions with Jupiter and Saturn occur ...
