From Under the Night Sky

Learn the Stars of the Big Dipper as you Wash your Hands

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You need to wash your hands for twenty seconds with soap and water to effectively kill germs and viruses.  So why not use that time to learn everyone’s favorite asterism in the constellation Ursa Major?  With this video you can learn the names of the stars in the Big Dipper as you up you hygiene game and protect yourself from things like COVID-19. Be safe! Check out he Under the Night Sky Youtube Channel.

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Happy Halloween from Under the Night Sky

Happy Halloween from Galileo and Under the Night Sky

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In keeping with the macabre nature of the day, we present Galileo’s Index Finger. Galileo’s index finger bones. On display at the Museo Galileo in Florence, Italy. Photo by Edward Dick, Jr. Now residing in the Museo Galileo in Florence, Italy this finger from Galileo’s right hand was removed by historian Giovanni Targioni Tozzetti during a ceremony on March 12, 1737. Galileo’s remains were unearthed and moved to a prominent tomb in the main body of the church of Santa Croce.   A middle finger, a thumb, a tooth and a vertebra were also removed. This finger, along with the thumb

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Greetings from Under the Night Sky

Greetings from Under the Night Sky!

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“I know that I am mortal by nature, and ephemeral; but when I trace at my pleasure the windings to and fro of the heavenly bodies I no longer touch the earth with my feet: I stand in the presence of Zeus himself and take my fill of ambrosia” ― Ptolemy, Ptolemy’s Almagest Nothing has fascinated humankind for as long as the night sky.  The heavens are filled with things of beauty and awe.  UnderTheNightSky.com will be your guide to enjoying and understanding them.  With a focus on what you can see with nothing more than your naked-eyes or a pair

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