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Bob King

"Astro" Bob King is a freelance writer and retired photographer for the Duluth News Tribune. You can reach him at nightsky55@gmail.com.

A calendar of the best and brightest night-sky happenings.
This week we have two well-timed opportunities to see the star Algol in eclipse.
We visit the the coldest body in the solar system to have its temperature measured on location.
If you look for Mars on Monday it just might be MIA.
The place to go to find photos, information and history of all the constellations.
See hot meteors sizzle across the frigid sky on Friday morning, Jan. 3.
A calendar of the month's best and brightest night-sky sights.
An extra starry sky during the holidays.
If you’re not familiar with the night sky, it’s easy to go astray.
Jupiter beams in the east during its closest approach to Earth this year.