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[10 Jun 2008 | No Comment | ]
Waxing Moon, Pollux and Castor - What a Nice Stargazing Experience

Greeeeetings from the beautiful Crete! I just came back from one week vacation with my family. We spent one week in Chania in Crete island. Oh boy, Crete is a wonderful place to take it relaxed. For sure I recommend Crete to anybody. And I didn’t even mention the Greek food.. …

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[3 May 2008 | No Comment | ]

So, we are already in May and having a very nice and warm spring. What’s up with the nightsky this month? There will be only few more dark nights before the summer in northern hemisphere, especially in the northern side. Here in Helsinki the Sun will go below -12 degrees 9th of May. …

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[15 Apr 2008 | 4 Comments | ]

There is an interesting formation in the sky right now. The moon, a planet (Saturn) and a star (Regulus) are all positioned close to each other, forming almost a triangle shape. Regulus, the star of the formation, is the main star of constellation Leo. All three objects are located close to each other …