... Orion always comes up sideways ... and was caught in the act earlier this month by astronomer Jimmy Westlake, stargazing eastward over the Rocky Mountains north of Leadville, Colorado, USA. ... Spring Dust Storms at the North Pole of Mars . ... Spring reached the north pole of Mars in May, and brought with it the usual dust storms. ... Stars and Dust Through Baades Window . ... The December solstice brings the beginning of Winter to Earth's Northern Hemisphere and Summer time to the South! ...