Stargazing News - March 13th, 2025
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Thursday, March 13, 2025
Sirius Sparkles like a Diamond (evening)
In mid-March, the night sky's brightest star, Sirius, or Alpha Canis Majoris, reaches its highest point over the southern horizon at around 8 p.m. local time. Sirius is a hot, white, A-class star. Its location only 8.6 light-years from Earth is part of the reason for its brilliance. For mid-northern latitude observers, Sirius always shines in the lower third of the sky, and therefore through a thicker blanket of Earth's refracting atmosphere. This causes the strong twinkling and flashes of color the Dog Star is known for.
(Data courtesy of Starry Night)
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From
Cj@954:100/61 to
All on Thu Sep 17 21:38:55 2026
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Sirius Sparkles like a Diamond (evening)
In mid-March, the night sky's brightest star, Sirius, or Alpha Canis Majoris, reaches its highest point over the southern horizon at around 8 p.m. local time. Sirius is a hot, white, A-class star. Its location only 8.6 light-years from Earth is part of the reason for its brilliance. For mid-northern latitude observers, Sirius always shines in the lower third of the sky, and therefore through a thicker blanket of Earth's refracting atmosphere. This causes the strong twinkling and flashes of color the Dog Star is known for.
(Data courtesy of Starry Night)
--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Windows/64)
* Origin: Mystic Hobbies BBS mystic-hobbies.com (954:100/61)