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(Sky Watch is a regular column written by Mike Shanahan, director of education and exhibits at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. He can be reached at mikes@bishopmuseum.org.) January 2012 is a great month for planet-watching. Venus You have probably noticed Venus already in December as the brilliant light in the west above the glow of […]

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(Sky Watch is a regular column written by Mike Shanahan, director of education and exhibits at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. He can be reached at mikes@bishopmuseum.org.) Jupiter, king of planets, has been our constant evening companion for the last six months. Only Venus outshines Jupiter among the planets and stars, and Venus has not […]

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(Sky Watch is a regular column written by Mike Shanahan, director of education and exhibits at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. He can be reached at mikes@bishopmuseum.org.) Jupiter remains the bright light in the western evening sky, shining at minus 2 magnitude. However, it’s getting pretty low in the west in February and we’ll lose […]

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February 3 Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year occurs two new moons before the first day of spring (which is March 20 this year). The new moon before the first day of spring occurs March 4 this year; the new moon before that occurs Feb. 3; so that marks Chinese New Year. — Find out […]

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(Sky Watch is a regular column written by Mike Shanahan, director of education and exhibits at the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. He can be reached at mikes@bishopmuseum.org.) If the weather cooperates, we’ll see a spectacular total lunar eclipse from the Hawaiian Islands on the evening on Monday, Dec 20. About 9:45 p.m. to 10:50 p.m. […]

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