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This week in the world of astronomy, learn what you can see with your new telescope and find out if a star really exploded twice.

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How To Start with Your New Telescope

Maybe you just got a shiny new telescope to call your own. Congratulations — you could be on your way to making lifelong friends with stupendous, faraway cosmic immensities floating high over your roof every night, things you never knew were right up there waiting all along for you to find them.

Did Astronomers See a Star Explode Twice?

The complex stellar explosion might have produced a gravitational-wave signal detected on Earth along with light.

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Observing Highlights

This Week's Sky at a Glance, December 26 – January 4

On the evening of December 26th, Boxing Day, you'll find the Moon and Saturn close enough together to fit in a box 3° square.

Exploring Massive New Stars in Orion with Binoculars

Waves of recent star formation have made Orion winter's most scintillating constellation. You can see how it all came to be.

December Podcast: Find the “Demon Star”

During December you can watch for some impressive shooting stars and spend some time with the “Demon Star,” which can’t decide how bright it wants to be.

Presented by: Celestron.

North Jersey Astronomical Group

Monthly meetings of the North Jersey Astronomical Group (NJAG) are free and open to the public - all are welcomed. Meetings usually feature a presentation about astronomy or space science.

Dark and Quiet Skies Survey

The United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) has been discussing the issue of Dark and Quiet Skies as an official agenda item as of 2025. By filling out this survey, you can help shape these discussions.

The Smartest Out of the Box Smart Telescope On Sale

Spectrum’s Sky Pilot 127 may be the best combination of visual and imaging available. It includes a 53mm ED guider / imager with Intelligent camera, 127 Mak optics, alt-AZ mount, Vixen-style dovetail receiver, full-size tripod with 1.5″ diameter legs, removeable color camera with IMX662 sensor and dual band Wi-Fi and the free MirroSky APP.

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Webb’s Cosmos, the Astronomy Book Everyone Will Want!

Explore breathtaking cosmic images and captivating discoveries from the James Webb Space Telescope — revealing the universe as we’ve never seen it before.

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