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A Stargazing Program for BeginnersJune: The Night Shift

A Stargazing Program for Beginners: June: The Night Shift [As the nights get short, stargazing sessions can get squeezed out. However challenging staying up late may be, it’s warm enough to practice the wide-eyed view while laying on the floor. This month sees the height of summer on two counts; the rising of the sparkling Summer Triangle asterism followed by the solstice at the end of the month. However, the mis-alignment of the Tropic of Capricorn and Cancer—two more creations of the constellations—give us a clue that Earth’s journey around the Sun is not identical each year. So too the constellations of the zodiac; there’s something strange going on that should make you doubt the accuracy of your star-sign.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
ISBN
978-3-319-22071-0
Pages
139 –159
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-22072-7_6
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[As the nights get short, stargazing sessions can get squeezed out. However challenging staying up late may be, it’s warm enough to practice the wide-eyed view while laying on the floor. This month sees the height of summer on two counts; the rising of the sparkling Summer Triangle asterism followed by the solstice at the end of the month. However, the mis-alignment of the Tropic of Capricorn and Cancer—two more creations of the constellations—give us a clue that Earth’s journey around the Sun is not identical each year. So too the constellations of the zodiac; there’s something strange going on that should make you doubt the accuracy of your star-sign.]

Published: Jul 24, 2015

Keywords: Zodiac Zodiac; Astrology; Ophiuchus Ophiuchus; Summer; Solstice; Tropic of Capricorn Capricorn; Tropic of Cancer Cancer; Cor Caroli Cor Caroli; Vega Vega; Deneb Deneb; Altair Altair; Corona Borealis Corona Borealis; Canes Venatici Canes Venatici; Hubble Hubble; Barnard’s Star; Lunar calendar Lunar calendar

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