See the ASD Planetarium s address listed below. Undoubtedly, there have been lots of telescopes given as gifts during the recent holidays, and it s now time to turn them loose.
Winter offers some of the most spectacular views of the cosmos.
When it is clear, the heavens can truly be brilliant. But often the stars twinkle vigorously, indicating that the upper atmosphere is turbulent and unsettled. It spends most of the fall and early winter scraping the northern horizon. Then its seven stars gracefully lift skyward, handle down, cup up, a precursor to the warmer weather which is surely to follow. The Dipper will remain prominent until next November.