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What’s up In Durango Skies

What Polarization tells us about objects outside our solar system
Southwest Life

What Polarization tells us about objects outside our solar system

Everything we know about things outside of our solar system is from the light we receive. I am using the…

January 12, 2026
The legacy of Orion’s belt
Columnists

The legacy of Orion’s belt

Collectively they have been known, among other things, as the Three Kings, the Three Marys and the String of Pearls.

December 14, 2025
Why dark skies are dark
What's up in Durango Skies

Why dark skies are dark

Greetings stargazers. We are fortunate to live in one of the darker corners of the continental United States. Most of…

May 14, 2023
Cosmology tackles big subjects
What's up in Durango Skies

Cosmology tackles big subjects

Greetings stargazers. How did we get here? Where are we going? How big and how old is the universe, and…

April 9, 2023
Meaning of nebula remains ‘fuzzy’
What's up in Durango Skies

Meaning of nebula remains ‘fuzzy’

Greetings stargazers. Many scientific terms are very specific, but the term nebula is, well, nebulous. In a very generic sense,…

December 8, 2022
New telescope users can look for these night-sky targets
What's up in Durango Skies

New telescope users can look for these night-sky targets

One of my favorite activities is to introduce new telescope users to the wide variety of objects that are visible…

October 12, 2016

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