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Top 10 Desktop Apps For Stargazing

While computers and specialized software are not strictly required for stargazing at the amateur level, there is no doubt that the stargazing hobby can be greatly enhanced with the use of computers and user-friendly software. [...]
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10 Interesting Facts About Alpha Centauri

1: Sun’s Nearest Star System Alpha Centauri is our nearest star neighbor, and is a mere 4.37 light years from the Sun. More accurately, though, it is the nearest ‘star system’ as it actually consists [...]
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10 Interesting Facts about Red Dwarf Stars

Unlike most other classes of stars that have clear and unambiguous classification standards, red dwarf stars fall into a wide variety of masses, luminosities, and spectra that have thus far eluded proper classification. In fact, [...]
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Top 10 Fascinating Facts About The Moon

The Moon has been Earth’s constant companion for most of its history, even though the mechanism of its formation is still the subject of some debate in astronomical circles. However, the Moon is one of [...]
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Astronomy vs Astrology Quotes

In ancient cultures people noticed that astronomical events in the heavens seemed to impact life on Earth, such as stars and constellations appearing in the night sky at certain times of the year marking the [...]
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Astronomy Quotes In Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was England’s greatest author and amongst his voluminous works are numerous references to astronomical, as well as astrological bodies, such as stars, planets, the moon or meteors. Here are a few of [...]
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10 Interesting Facts about the Missions to Jupiter

Even though the true role Jupiter played, and is still playing in how the solar system is arranged today was not known until comparatively recently, the King of the Planets has been in the human [...]
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Top 10 Free Smartphone Apps For Stargazing

Not so long ago, the only way to find out where a celestial object was in the night sky was by using a bulky star atlas, but no more. The advent of smart phones have [...]
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10 Interesting Facts about Brown Dwarf Stars

As a general rule, brown dwarf stars can be described as sub-stellar objects that range from between 13 and 90 Jupiter-masses. Consequently, brown dwarfs are considered a missing link between gas giant planets and small [...]
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5 Largest Star Constellations in the Sky

Even professional astronomers sometimes admit to having difficulty recognizing all of the 88 modern constellations, as most constellations are marked out by some stars that are not that visible to the naked eye, except under [...]