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If we can get a clear sky, there will be two shows over Victoria on July 4.
One, of course, will be the city’s annual fireworks display at the Victoria Community Center. The other is a parade of planets visible to the unaided eye.
Red Mars and ringed...
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Venus and Jupiter will light up the pre-dawn sky over Victoria the next few mornings, coming so close together they almost appear to touch.
Take a look at the southeast horizon about 6 a.m. for the spectacular view. They will appear to be closest Friday morning when they are about...
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It is difficult to realize there was a time when the summit of Mount Everest was as remote as the surface of the moon.
Then, in 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary stood where no man had stood before.
Now-- in what has to be one of the strongest...
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Trying to find planets, constellations and other stellar gems in the busy night sky can be intimidating at times for the amateur.
Fortunately, through the wonders of the Internet, there is help available. Several Web sites offer free star charts to help you...
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A crisp, mostly clear sky tonight should make for fine viewing of the planet Mars.
The red planet has doubled in brightness over the past month and is easy to spot among the other heavenly bodies. It should be even easier to find tonight and Tuesday night as a full or...
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With the time change being delayed a week this fall, some have been confused about when it occurs. This is the weekend to roll the clocks back one hour. If you're a night owl, the proper time to do it is 2 a.m. Sunday. That means the sun will be coming up an hour earlier beginning...
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Anyone catch the Orionid meteor shower this weekend?
I got back to Victoria from my son’s football game in San Antonio and made my way into the backyard about 1:30 a.m. Saturday.
The sky was free of clouds and the half-full moon wasn’t a...
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Monday in the Rosebud café. Victoria Public Information Officer O. C. Garza--who also is a Leica fan--and I are having lunch. Typically, we both brought our cameras.
O. C. had his Epson R-D1, a digital rangefinder. An excellent review available at:
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