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Viewing the Moonlit Geminid Meteors Dec. 05, 2019
Week of Dec. 8-14, 2019 It's December, and with it comes colder temperatures throughout much of the ... Read More
What's Your Sign? Nov. 28, 2019
Week of Dec.1-7, 2019 Anyone frequenting singles bars back in the 1970s or '80s has surely heard the... Read More
Planetary Dance at Dusk Nov. 21, 2019
Week of Nov. 24-30, 2019 You may have noticed two bright "stars" shining in the southwestern sky at ... Read More
The Forward March of Mercury Nov. 20, 2019
The Mercury retrograde ends today. A few lingering effects are to be expected — an abandoned o... Read More
The Mysterious Case of Epsilon Aurigae Nov. 14, 2019
Week of Nov. 17-23, 2019 Ever since I was a youngster, I've been fascinated by how crime scene inves... 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
A Rare Transit of Mercury Oct. 31, 2019
Week of Nov. 3-9, 2019 On Monday, Nov. 11, skywatchers throughout the U.S. and much of the Western H... Read More
Stargazing in Chile's Atacama Desert Oct. 27, 2019
By Patricia Woeber When next you wish upon a star, the place to be is in Chile's Atacama Desert. You... Read More
A Celestial Halloween Oct. 24, 2019
Week of Oct. 27 - Nov. 2, 2019 "Trick or treat!" Soon, we'll be hearing this phrase coming from a v... Read More
Find the Seventh Planet Oct. 17, 2019
Week of Oct. 20-26, 2019 Last week, we checked out the brightest object in the nighttime sky —... Read More
From Minimoon to Supermoon Oct. 10, 2019
Week of Oct. 13-19, 2019 Several times a year, we hear big news about the supermoon — when the... Read More
The Smallest Constellations Sep. 19, 2019
Week of Sept. 22-28, 2019 Not all constellations are created equally. Few things illustrate this bet... Read More
The Queen and the Lizard Sep. 12, 2019
Week of Sept. 15-21, 2019 When leading my popular Borrego Night Sky Tours, I frequently encounter st... 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
A Colorful Stellar Pair Aug. 22, 2019
Week of Aug. 25-31, 2019 Summer is a wonderful time for stargazing. Not only is the nighttime weathe... 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
Theme Park Sun Aug. 10, 2019
No one would have to set the record straight if the record were experienced in a linear fashion by a... Read More
Little Big Moon Aug. 08, 2019
Week of Aug. 11-17, 2019 One of the most beautiful sights in nature is a massive, full moon rising o... 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
Counting Stars Jul. 25, 2019
Week of July 28-Aug. 3, 2019 Whenever I'm out presenting a sky tour on a clear dark night, I often a... Read More
