<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/community/planetarium/bakersfield-night-sky/2026/0117.html" dsn="news"><featured/><title>Bakersfield Night Sky — January 17, 2026</title><item_date>01/13/2026 11:12:10 AM</item_date><author>Nick Strobel</author><description/><image><img src="/_resources/assets/img/news/bakersfield-night-sky/january-17-2026-BNS-h.jpg" alt="Late January at 9 PM facing southwest"/></image><tags><tag>2026</tag><tag>bns</tag></tags><content_summary>Bakersfield College’s spring semester begins this week. The spring schedule of regular evening shows at the William M Thomas Planetarium begins with our newest show “Moon Base” on February 19 followed by the ever-popular “Black Holes” on March 5....</content_summary></item>