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Astro Bob: 2020 night-sky superlatives and what’s coming in 2021 – West Central Tribune
Was 2020 a terrible year? Not when it came to the night sky. We also peek ahead to see what the new year will bring.

2020 was tumultuous, yet it offered so much for night-sky lovers. We needed it. With the pandemic making it unsafe to mingle, we looked for alternative ways to engage. The stars reassured us that some things don’t change and offered a path to rediscovering the wild spaces overhead. Of course, in the long haul, stars do change, providing yet another important lesson. You can’t hold on too tightly to this life, but there’s nothing wrong with loving the heck out of it.
Astronomically, 2020 will be…
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