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The Celestial Dragon Jul. 25, 2023
Week of July 30 — Aug. 5, 2023 As August arrives, the full moon will overwhelm our night sky ... Read More
How Bright Are the Stars? Jul. 11, 2023
Week of July 16-22, 2023 Much as we measure the intensity of natural phenomena such as earthquakes ... Read More
Seeing the 'Unseeable' May. 19, 2022
Week of May 22-28, 2022 On a recent visit to my orthopedic surgeon's office, I was struck by her re... Read More
Finding the 'Dinky Dipper' Mar. 17, 2022
Week of March 20-26, 2022 Pay attention to your everyday world and you'll soon realize that we're s... Read More
Star-Hopping From the Big Dipper Apr. 15, 2021
Week of April 18-24, 2021 One of the most common questions I hear under the starry night sky is, "Ho... Read More
The Return of the Big Dipper Jan. 28, 2021
Week of Jan. 31 - Feb. 6, 2021 Scientists tell us that our sense of smell is one of the most powerfu... Read More
The Celestial Dragon Sep. 10, 2020
Week of Sept. 13-19, 2020 While leading one of my popular Night Sky Tours recently, our discussion s... Read More
A Cosmic Menagerie May. 07, 2020
Week of May 10-16, 2020 Nearly every indigenous culture on Earth established its own unique set of c... Read More
How Bright Are the Stars? Aug. 15, 2019
Week of Aug. 18-24, 2019 Open any book or magazine about astronomy and you're likely to encounter th... Read More
Finding the 'Dinky Dipper' Jan. 03, 2019
Week of Jan. 6-12, 2019 Pay close attention to your everyday world and you'll soon realize that we'r... Read More
Return of the Dippers Feb. 23, 2017
Week of February 26-March 4, 2017 It's amazing how stargazing often takes me back to my childhood, ... Read More
How Bright Are the Stars? Dec. 22, 2016
Week of December 25-31, 2016 Talk to any astronomer and you're likely to hear the word "magnitude."... Read More
The Celestial Dragon Sep. 01, 2016
Week of September 4-10, 2016 While leading one of my popular Night Sky Tours this past week, our dis... Read More
