Currently, I live in a house. This means that taking my dog for a walk is not an absolute necessity -- all dogly activities can be done in the backyard. Until recently, I lived in a 3rd floor apartment. There was no getting around the need to take the pup out, at the very least once a day (if one or both of us happened to be terribly ill) or twice a day (if it was a strangely busy day). Usually, though, we were outside walking at least 3 times a day.
Eight years of these dog walks, along with my general interest in the night sky, has led to me having some basic sketchy knowledge of the night sky. I get excited in October, because Orion starts showing up at night. Orion's where I started... following his shoulders upward toward Taurus; following his belt downward toward Sirius....
I know I've checked HubbleSite before. But, obviously, it's been quite a long time since I have. The site's incredible now! Lots of gorgeous photos, lots of info. There's a video series called Tonight's Sky that'll show you special things to look for each month. November's not up yet, but October is. (Okay, the narrator's voice is... excessive. But it's still fun.) Oops. I lied. November is there.
This and that.
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