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Find the Celestial Dolphin Aug. 29, 2023
Week of Sept. 3-9, 2023 One of the tiniest constellations in all the heavens now appears high in th... 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
Measuring the Cosmos Jul. 04, 2023
Week of July 9-15, 2023 My regular readers have surely become accustomed to seeing some pretty big ... Read More
A Stellar Chinese Valentine's Day Jul. 26, 2022
Week of July 31—August 6, 2022 There's a wonderful ancient Chinese story that tells of two lo... Read More
The Smallest Constellations (Asterisms) Sep. 30, 2021
Week of October 3-9, 2021 Unlike people, who the U.S. Constitution declares as "being created equal,... Read More
The Celestial Queen and the Lizard Aug. 26, 2021
Week of Aug. 29 - Sept. 4, 2021 Stare at the stars long enough and you're bound to find some that tr... Read More
Finding the Stellar Coat Hanger Jun. 24, 2021
Week of June 27 - July 3, 2021 With the hottest time of year now approaching us in the Earth's North... Read More
A Backyard Time Machine Nov. 07, 2019
Week of Nov. 10-16, 2019 Nothing in the heavens appears as it is. It really is quite an illusion we ... Read More
As the World Turns Sep. 05, 2019
Week of Sept. 8-14, 2019 We've all had those days where nothing seems to move. No matter where you g... Read More
How Far Are the Stars? Aug. 01, 2019
Week of Aug. 4-10, 2019 Guests on my popular Borrego Night Sky Tours quickly become accustomed to he... Read More
The Great Summer Triangle Jul. 18, 2019
Week of July 21-27, 2019 Now that we in the Northern Hemisphere are firmly rooted in summertime, we ... Read More
Make Friends with Vega May. 16, 2019
Week of May 19-25, 2019 Over my 40-year-plus career, I've read a lot of astronomy books. You may be ... Read More
Seeing the Sun at Night (Well, Sort of) Oct. 11, 2018
Week of Oct. 14-20, 2018 The stars we see at night are like the sun, astronomers tell us. But just h... Read More
A Stellar Chinese Valentine's Day Aug. 09, 2018
Week of Aug. 12-18, 2018 There's a wonderful Chinese story that tells of two lovers, a poor, orphane... Read More
The Stellar Dolphin Jul. 12, 2018
Week of July 15-21, 2018 One of the tiniest constellations in all the heavens now appears. As small ... Read More
Sneak Peek at the Summer Sky Mar. 22, 2018
Week of March 25-31, 2018 Despite living in the Anza-Borrego Desert of Southern California — o... Read More
A Backyard Time Machine Sep. 28, 2017
Week of October 1-7, 2017 Nothing in the heavens appears as it is. It really is quite an illusion we... Read More
As the World Turns Nov. 17, 2016
Week of November 20-26, 2016 We've all had those days when nothing seems to move. No matter where w... Read More
