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Saturn: Lord of the Rings Jun. 08, 2017
Week of June 11-17, 2017 If I were to ask which you think is our solar system's most beautiful plan... Read More
Mercury Invites Interstellar Technology Sharing Apr. 01, 2017
How will we ever get to TRAPPIST-1? The recently discovered habitable exoplanets are 40 light-years ... Read More
A Binocular Treat Jan. 19, 2017
Week of January 22-28, 2017 If you're like me, you've been marveling at the brilliant star now appe... Read More
Finding Uranus after Dark Oct. 06, 2016
Week of October 9-15, 2016 If there's one thing I've learned during my decades of living on this pla... Read More
Seeing a Double Planet -- and More! Aug. 18, 2016
Week of August 21-27, 2016 Have you noticed those three bright stars appearing low in the western sk... Read More
Six Planets and the Moon Aug. 11, 2016
Week of August 14-20, 2016 One of the coolest sights of the nighttime sky is one that's completely i... Read More
A Solar System Show at Dusk Jul. 28, 2016
Week of July 21-August 6, 2016 It's been quite a while since we've seen the planet Venus glistening ... Read More
Saturn: Lord of the Rings May. 19, 2016
Week of May 22-28, 2016 It is often said that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. So, if I were ... Read More
La Superba After Dark May. 05, 2016
Week of May 8-14, 2016 Beginning stargazers are often disappointed because they cannot see the glori... Read More
Celestial Grouping in Scorpius Apr. 14, 2016
Week of April 17-23, 2016 What a wonderful assortment of celestial bodies we'll be able to see this... Read More
Spotting Elusive Mercury Apr. 07, 2016
Week of April 10-16, 2016 I remember many years ago sitting in Ms. Schnitzer's fourth-grade classro... Read More
By Jove, Jupiter is Back! Mar. 03, 2016
Week of March 6 — 12, 2016 I've missed Jupiter. That may seem like a corny thing to say, but... Read More
A Planetary String of Pearls Jan. 21, 2016
Week of Jan. 24-30, 2016 A beautiful string of planetary pearls shines at dawn right now, but one o... Read More
The First Extrasolar Planet Nov. 12, 2015
Week of Nov. 15-21, 2015 Who among us has never gazed into a starry night sky and wondered "are we ... Read More
Free Range
Jul. 01, 2014
Find the Ecliptic This Week May. 08, 2014
Week of May 11-17, 2014 One of the coolest sights of the nighttime sky is one that's completely invi... Read More
Nest Heads
Apr. 25, 2014
Nest Heads
Apr. 24, 2014
Strange Brew
Mar. 03, 2014
