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Old November 18th 17, 07:14 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Gerald Kelleher
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Default Messier 76 - "Spirit of 76" - Red - White - and Blue

On Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 5:27:59 PM UTC, Razzmatazz wrote:
Just before winter sets in


The winter set in about 3 weeks ago. It is defined by the Polar day/night cycle where Polar noon happens on the December Solstice therefore 6 weeks either side of this date reflect the beginning and end of winter, in the Norther hemisphere the beginning is November 1st and the end is February 1st.

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