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What kind of galaxy is this?

We’re entering the best time of year to view the Milky Way


As soon as the just-past-full Moon fully leaves the scene, after this weekend, we’ll have a fortnight of inky-black skies. This is the time of year when our own galaxy is easiest to see. Of course...

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Lunar module

Upcoming Full Moon illuminates some odd factoids about Earth’s celestial sidekick


A Gibbous Moon dominates the sky this weekend, as it approaches its Full Moon phase this Tuesday: a perfect time to observe the curious fact that in the mere two days before it’s full, its brightn...

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Return of the Northern Lights

What to do to catch an aurora borealis


A solar Coronal Mass Ejection a week ago sent a shotgun blast of subatomic pellets our way. Ten billion tons of the Sun’s body were hurled in our direction. Our region would have seen a beautiful ...

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Certainty

The best return on investment of scientific thinking these days comes from what we really do know to be so


My neighbor Nigel recently greeted me at the fragile Willow Post Office with a discussion about George Berkeley. That 18th-century Irish philosopher, for whom the town and campus were named, liked...

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Conjunctionitis

Mars & Saturn pay close homage to brilliant Venus this weekend


You’ve noticed that brilliant star in the west after sunset. Of course you have; it’s been there a couple of months now. Observatories around the world have been getting calls from people asking a...

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Thank heavens for our moderate 100-degree weather

Elsewhere in the Cosmos, temps range from absolute zero to a billion


On Earth we never confront the dangerous realms that are routine in the hallways of the night. The largest, brightest, dimmest or most violent regions of space/time lie light-years from our malls...

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Starstruck

City-dwellers show a strange phobia of our dark country nights
Since the 19th century, our region has been a summer haven for people fleeing the big city’s heat and humidity. It’s an aspect of reality that has changed little over the centuries: th...

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Just a little slice will do

This Friday offers a great chance to spot a baby Crescent Moon


In this time of tight economics, perhaps it’s time for a new hobby. Buying antique sports cars is great, and so is collecting Ming vases; but if you’re on a budget, well…here’s an idea: You’ve pro...

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Look up! Take someone fidgety under the stars


The universe hasn’t changed much in the past 20 years, but we have. Attention spans have shrunk. My grandmother used to tell long-winded stories, and we kids would listen in disbelief: ̶...

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What’s the scoop?

Spring is high season for the Big Dipper


Looming large in the night sky and readily identifiable, the Big Dipper has been an old friend to most of us since childhood. Its shape is mutating and will appear different in just a few thousand...

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Friday, 03, 2010
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Acoustic Open Mic. 8:30 PM
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Opening Reception: PHO... 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Opening Reception: PHOTOcentric 2010. 424-...
Red Herring. 8:00 PM
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Shakespeare's Festival... 5:00 PM
Shakespeare's Festival presents A Midsumme...
The Amish Project. 8:00 PM
A play by Jessica Dickey. Call for ticket...
Poughkeepsie Main Stre... 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Rain or shine. www.farmproject.org
Forsyth Nature Program... 6:00 PM
A sunset paddle on the Rondout Creek. Thes...
Organic Mattress Demon... 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Organic Mattress Demonstration. 914-382-1940
Woodstock Museum 11th ... 8:00 PM
Opening ceremony. This year's theme:"DEE...
7th Annual Wall Street... 8:00 PM
"The Art of the Duo." Brenda Bufalino , t...
Private Angelic Channe... 11:30 AM to 6:00 PM
with Margaret Doner. Call for price and av...
St. James Church's Ben... 9:00 AM
Something for everyone.
Acoustic Open Mic. 8:30 PM
Featuring Anthony Nisi of Reality Check Ba...
Poughkeepsie Main Stre... 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Rain or shine. www.farmproject.org
Forsyth Nature Program... 6:00 PM
A sunset paddle on the Rondout Creek. Thes...
Kirby's Cavalcade of S... 8:00 PM
Kirby's Cavalcade of Stars - A Labor(of Lo...
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