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Author: Mauri Rosenthal

Shooting the Crab

Around midnight on Christmas Eve, I was texting with my brother and a friend in California when my phone started chiming.  I was thrilled to

Mauri Rosenthal February 1, 2022

Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner

Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner has made a grand tour of our summer sky as it approached the perihelion portion of its orbit.  In September, as it passed

Mauri Rosenthal October 1, 2018

Mars at Opposition July 30, 2018

During the last weekend in July, at 36 million miles, Mars was closer to earth than at any other time between 2003 and 2035.  Backyard

Mauri Rosenthal September 1, 2018

Punching Past Light Pollution, Part 2

Last month I used the Great Orion Nebula, M42, to illustrate that it’s possible to access the brightest Deep Sky objects from the city by

Mauri Rosenthal March 1, 2018

Punching Past Pollution

What’s in the sky over New York? Most of the city’s residents are proud of the fact that you can find almost anything in Gotham,

Mauri Rosenthal February 1, 2018

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