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Entries for January, 2009 in Sky Watch

  • dtewes  
    Top weather events of 2008
    ![Image](http://media2.victoriaadvocate.com/img/blogs/entry_img/2009/01/14/Hurricane_Ike.jpg)    I’m a little late on this one, but I’ve compiled my list of top weather stories for the Victoria area in 2008.    Certainly at the top of that list is the drought, which really began in late ...
  • dtewes  
    Comet Lulin approaching
    ![Image](http://media2.victoriaadvocate.com/img/blogs/entry_img/2009/01/13/Lulin.jpg)    Comet Lulin discovered a couple of years ago is swinging around the sun and approaching earth.    Right now it is still dim, but can be seen through mid-sized backyard telescopes. Lulin will make its closet approach to ...
  • dtewes  
    The big chill
       Did anyone get up early enough this morning to see the South Texas snow, also known as frost?    I could see it even before the sun rose, thanks to that very bright moon.    The National Weather Service ...
  • dtewes  
    Another big moon on tap
    ![Image](http://media2.victoriaadvocate.com/img/blogs/entry_img/2009/01/08/Big_moon.jpg)    If you missed the biggest and brightest full moon of 2008 when it appeared last month, then you’re in luck. The event will repeat Saturday night and will be the biggest, brightest moon of 2009.  It will be ...