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6/23/25 - The Colors of Stars

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Backyard Astronomer
Backyard Astronomer

There’s a whole spectrum of star colors glittering up there, from cool red stars to middle-range yellow stars to hot blue-white stars.

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A tour of the Thumb Octagon Barn Agricultural Museum in Gagetown, Michigan.

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Backyard Astronomer

6/23/25 - The Colors of Stars

There’s a whole spectrum of star colors glittering up there, from cool red stars to middle-range yellow stars to hot blue-white stars.

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Local conservation and education efforts are getting a boost from the state.

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6/16/25 - The Northern Crown

During the month of June, about 90 minutes after sunset, look high in the east, almost overhead for a faint semi-circular pattern of stars. This is the constellation of Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown.

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