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M-17 the Swan Nebula. Photo provided by David Baumgartner.

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Searching the Sky: The Messier Objects

Published 02/15/2020
David Baumgartner

David Baumgartner writes about taking part in a visual race through the night sky to try to get a glimpse of all 109 Messier Objects in a single night, from dusk to dawn.

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Gemini constellation. Image courtesy of Pixabay.

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Constellation of the Month: Gemini the Twins

Published 02/01/2020
David Baumgartner

David Baumgartner writes about the twin constellation and how a local golf club dealt with unwanted light pollution.

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Searching the Sky: Another great year for astronomy—Part Two

Published 01/20/2020
David Baumgartner

David Baumgartner continues his best of list with entries including the dark side of the moon and black holes.

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Lunar Eclipse. Photo provided by Pixabay.

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Searching the Sky: 2019—Another great year for astronomy

Published 01/01/2020
David Baumgartner

Contributor David Baumgartner shares a 2019 adventure in astronomy. Who knew it was such a dangerous occupation?

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Winter comes to San Benito County

Published 12/21/2019
BenitoLink Reporter, Carmel de Bertaut

The North Pole is now the farthest it will be from the sun all year.

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Constellation of the Month: Cassiopeia

Published 12/15/2019
David Baumgartner

David Baumgartner writes about Cassiopeia and what to look for in December.

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Searching the Sky: Why Binoculars?

Published 12/01/2019
David Baumgartner

David Baumgartner writes that one of the best reasons to use binoculars is that two eyes are better than one when it comes to viewing the skies.

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Teknova hosts tech and science fair

Published 11/22/2019
BenitoLink Reporter, Carmel de Bertaut

Schoolchildren visit presentations on DNA extraction, bacterial growth, fire and more.

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Searching the Sky: The Leonid Meteor Shower

Published 11/15/2019
David Baumgartner

The Leonid meteors come from the comet 55/Tempel-Tuttle. Every 33 years this comet passes through the inner solar system and sheds new filaments of debris, adding to the general meteor stream.

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Searching the Sky: Mercury transits the face of the Sun

Published 11/01/2019
David Baumgartner

David Baumgartner writes about what you can see in the sky this November.

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Constellation of the Month: Aquarius the Water Carrier

Published 10/19/2019
David Baumgartner

David Baumgartner writes about the water bearer constellation and showing the stars to Tres Pinos School students.

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Searching the Sky: A moon of many names

Published 10/02/2019
David Baumgartner

Our planet's satellite might have names like Blue Moon, but as David Baumgartner writes, "I have been viewing the moon all my life, and have yet to glance upon one that was blue."

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