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The night sky may seem like a random and chaotic array of stars, but by using Orion and Ursa Major as reference points, we are able to quickly build up knowledge and locate some of the 88 Constellations found in the celestial heavens. I have included here a 7 Step Star Guide that will let anyone, in just a few nights of observation, build up a good knowledge of the night sky, and set them further on their astronomy journey. So if you're ready, lets get started with lesson one.

The Solar System
Our Solar System is 4.6 billion years old and was formed inside a diffuse cloud [...]

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Ursa Major
* Ursa Major is the 3rd largest constellation in the night sky and is readily [...]

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Orion The Hunter
*The constellation Orion is pictured as a giant hunter with a shield in his hand, [...]

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Sci-Fun & Lists
Share the joys of science, astronomy and discovery in this section devoted to all things [...]

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Andromeda Galaxy Teeming With Black Holes

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is the most distant object in the night sky that can be see with the naked eye, as well as the nearest spiral galaxy to our own Milky Way. Now, scientists using NASA’s Chandra X-ray space telescope over a 13 year period, have announced...

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Comet Of The Century Could Spark Spectacular Meteor Shower

Excitement is already beginning to mount as an ice ball the size of a mountain and dubbed the “comet of the century” steadily makes its way towards the inner solar system. If it lives up to its billing the 3 miles (5 km) across Comet ISON will approach...

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