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Reasons for the Seasons Dec. 26, 2023
Week of Dec. 31, 2023 — Jan. 6, 2024 In 1989, filmmaker Matthew H. Schneps released a 20-minu... Read More
2024: A Year of Cosmic Wonder Dec. 19, 2023
Week of Dec. 24-30, 2023 The year begins with brilliant Jupiter dominating the heavens. It will rem... Read More
Follow the Moon Dec. 12, 2023
Week of Dec.17-23, 2023 The moon returns to our evening sky again this week, and you can have some ... Read More
Was Chicken Little Right? Dec. 05, 2023
Week of Dec. 10-16, 2023 View the sky this week and you may think that Chicken Little's declaration... Read More
Shine On, Harvest Moon Sep. 19, 2023
Week of Sept. 24-30, 2023 If I were to ask you what makes the harvest moon so special, would you kn... Read More
Autumn Is Coming ... Finally! Sep. 12, 2023
Week of Sept. 17-23, 2023 Seasons come and seasons go, and over our lives we've all become accustom... Read More
Mars Visits the Beehive May. 23, 2023
Week of May 28 — June 3, 2023 At the beginning of June, the planet Mars will make a beautiful... Read More
Arcturus: The Star of the Show May. 16, 2023
Week of May 21-27, 2023 What a beautiful Chicago evening it was on May 27, 1933. Crowds had begun g... Read More
Berenice's Stellar Hair May. 02, 2023
Week of May 7-13, 2023 Just about every indigenous culture on Earth developed a set of constellatio... Read More
The Moon, Arcturus and Spica Apr. 25, 2023
Week of April 30 — May 6, 2023 Springtime weather is becoming very pleasant around the Northe... Read More
Just Mooning Around This Week Apr. 18, 2023
Week of April 23-29, 2023 We astronomers know the moon's motions quite well, and we often schedule ... Read More
Watching Nighttime Rise Apr. 11, 2023
Week of April 16-22, 2023 I've always felt that astronomy is best learned when something occurs to ... Read More
Our Dusty Solar System Apr. 04, 2023
Week of April 9-15, 2023 One of my least favorite household chores is dusting. Here in the desert,... Read More
Spotting Elusive Mercury Mar. 28, 2023
Week of April 2-8, 2023 I remember six decades ago sitting in Miss Schnitzer's fourth-grade classro... Read More
Spotting the Celestial Unicorn Mar. 07, 2023
Week of March 12-18, 2023 Have you ever been disappointed to search for a constellation figure in t... Read More
Find the North Star Feb. 28, 2023
Week of March 5-11, 2023 One of the most common questions I hear under the night sky is: "How do I ... Read More
A Bright Planetary Trio at Dusk Feb. 14, 2023
Week of February 19-25, 2023 One of the most frequent questions I've received in recent weeks is ab... Read More
Green Comet Jan. 24, 2023
Week of January 29 — February 4, 2023 Stargazers might remember Comet NEOWISE, which helped u... Read More
Difficult Houses Dec. 17, 2022
Our homes sometimes fight us — or rather, we fight our houses — in our quest to find the... Read More
Stylish First Space Oct. 15, 2022
Celebrating a milestone occasion may also bring with it a new home. Perhaps it is your first dwellin... Read More
