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Winter Preview: Half a Charioteer

The constellation Auriga in the winter sky

Welcome to Winter Preview, a series of posts that highlights sights that can be seen in the winter skies. The constellation Auriga is one of those that looks nothing like what it is named. Auriga is the Charioteer, but you’d have to have a very active imagination to see a chariot in its vaguely pentagon-like… Read More Winter Preview: Half a Charioteer

December 11, 2015December 7, 2015 Rex BabieraLeave a comment

Brightest Stars Visible From Chicago: #5

Capella CAPELLA is the brightest star in the constellation of Auriga, the charioteer, and is number 5 on our countdown of the brightest stars visible from Chicago. Capella is a prominent feature of the winter and spring skies, and its location means that it is high above the horizon during the long nights of winter. You… Read More Brightest Stars Visible From Chicago: #5

June 8, 2014June 4, 2014 Rex Babiera2 Comments

Skywatching: November 27-30

Winter Is Coming It may feel like winter here in Chicago, but the calendar says it is still late autumn. Nonetheless, this is the perfect week to get a preview of the brilliant stars (and one giant planet) in the winter sky. As evening progresses, more and more of these bright objects rise above the… Read More Skywatching: November 27-30

November 26, 2013 Rex BabieraLeave a comment

Skywatching This Week: April 8-14

Sun and Moon This week, the SUN sets between 7:24 pm and 7:31 pm Central Daylight Time. It rises between 6:21 am and 6:12 am Central Daylight Time. The MOON is new on April 10. This means you can see the waning crescent just before sunrise at the beginning of the week, and you can… Read More Skywatching This Week: April 8-14

April 8, 2013June 8, 2013 Rex BabieraLeave a comment

Skywatching This Week: March 11-17

[Note: I apologize for being late with Skywatching this week. It’s been pretty miserable for observing anything in Chicago recently; I can only remember one or two clear nights in the last two weeks.] Sun and Moon In Chicago, the SUN sets this week between 6:53 pm and 7:00 pm Central Daylight Time and rises… Read More Skywatching This Week: March 11-17

March 11, 2013March 21, 2013 Rex BabieraLeave a comment

Skywatching This Week: March 4-10

Sun and Moon Daylight Savings Time starts this Sunday, March 10. In Chicago, the SUN sets this week between 5:45 pm and 5:52 pm Central Standard Time (which will actually be 6:52 pm Central Daylight Time); it rises between 6:20 am and 6:11 am Central Standard Time (which will actually be 7:11 am Central Daylight… Read More Skywatching This Week: March 4-10

March 4, 2013March 11, 2013 Rex BabieraLeave a comment

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