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Why isn’t the Precession of the Lunar Nodes Uniform with Time?

Question: I am an amateur naked eye astronomer. I teach astronomy to 6th graders, I read a lot on…

Question: Would you recommend a particular method of study to simply gain an understanding and anticipation of the hourly…

Question: I took several pictures of a strange sight. It is what looked like a small sun beside the…

Hi Folks, Through a very interesting article in the latest edition of Astronomy Beat, produced by my colleagues at…

Question: Dear Jeff, I am researching a point about the Ecliptic. a) if you could ‘draw’ the actual ecliptic…

Question: Regardless of Time and Time Zones, what location (coordinates) on Earth will be first in January 2013 to…

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