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Aurora Borealis
One of the most vivid recollections of my early boyhood is that of seeing my father return hastily into the…
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Mare Humorum
At the meager distance of 384,000 kilometers (238,000 miles) that separates us from it (about thirty times the diameter of…
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The November Meteors
Although the appearance of shooting stars is a common enough phenomenon, visible every night of the year, there are certain…
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The Great Nebula in Orion
Without having by any means exhausted the variety exhibited by the spiral nebulæ, let us turn to the great representative…
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Part of the Milky Way
The Heavens are full of surprises, on which we can bestow but a fleeting glance within these limits. They present…
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Total Eclipse of the Sun
Among all the celestial phenomena at which it may be our lot to assist during our contemplation of the universe,…