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Sky Matters: Why do stars twinkle? — The Milky Way and night sky over St Cwyfans Church at night on Anglesey. (Photo by: Alan Novelli/Loop Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Mon, 30 Oct, 2023 - 02:00

Niall Smith

November beckons and there’s a chill in the air.

The skies seem darker. The stars seem brighter. And more numerous.

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