From northern latitudes, use the Big Dipper to point the way to Polaris and the north celestial pole. Currently, the Big Dipper can be seen at its highest in the northern sky late in the evening, with its bowl overturned. As soon as darkness falls these evenings, step outside andlookRead More →
When it comes to US states, most will be auto capitalized. … Only a few signs of the zodiac are automatically capitalized (Capricorn, Gemini, Sagittarius, Taurus). Several of the planets aren’t capitalized. This makes sense for mercury, earth, and mars (which have other meanings, so they’re hedging), but why Venus?Read More →
Following this cruise, Enterprise was redesginated CVAN-65 and was deployed in November 1965 for service in the Vietnam War, becoming the first nuclear-powered ship to engage in combat by utilzing her aircraft against the Viet Cong. … Did American soldiers use Agent Orange? Agent Orange is a herbicide and defoliantRead More →
IAU and the 88 Constellations Such stars are named for the constellation in which they reside, so it is important to agree where one constellation ends and the next begins. What are the 4 star constellations? The Great Square of Pegasus consists of 4 stars of nearly equal brightness: Scheat,Read More →