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The Moon Meets Uranus Oct. 04, 2022
Week of October 9-15, 2022 Go ahead. Get all the jokes out. You know you want to. I've done it too,... Read More
The Moon and the Gas Giants Sep. 27, 2022
Week of October 2-8, 2022 The most prominent "star" on the celestial stage this week will be the mo... Read More
The Return of Jupiter! Sep. 20, 2022
The Return of Jupiter! Autumn and winter this year should offer an exciting time for skywatchers si... Read More
Ring World: Saturn Aug. 02, 2022
Week of August 7-13, 2022 It's often been said that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, so if I... Read More
Too Much Information Jul. 15, 2022
"World without end. Amen." So goes a part of the old prayer, though our part of the world, our green... Read More
The Celestial River Jan. 27, 2022
The Celestial River Week of January 30 — February 5, 2022 You can stand outside every night o... Read More
An Exciting New Year of Celestial Wonder Dec. 30, 2021
Week of January 2-8, 2022 Like many people, I enjoy the beginning of a new year. It's always brimm... Read More
Seeing Double in Perseus Nov. 04, 2021
Week of November 7-13, 2021 One autumn night in 1971 while I was a junior in college, I hosted a sma... Read More
Finding the Seventh Planet Oct. 28, 2021
Week of October 31 — November 6, 2021 Many years ago, I was interviewed by a couple of morning... Read More
The Changing Phases of Venus Oct. 14, 2021
Week of October 17-23, 2021 It was during the early years of the 17th century that the Italian astro... Read More
How Many Stars Are There? Sep. 23, 2021
Week of Sept. 26 — Oct. 2, 2021 How many stars are there in the universe? No one knows, of cou... Read More
The Return of Jupiter Aug. 12, 2021
Week of August 15-21, 2021 Anyone stepping outdoors at dusk this week will have a hard time missing ... Read More
The Ringed Planet at its Finest! Jul. 29, 2021
Week of August 1-7, 2021 The man who flew a kite in a lightning storm so that we might one day have ... Read More
Spotting Mercury at Dawn Jul. 01, 2021
Week of July 4-10, 2021 It's amazing how things from our childhood can stick with us throughout our ... 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
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
By Jove, Jupiter Is Back! Jun. 06, 2019
Week of June 9-15, 2019 I've missed Jupiter. That may seem like a corny thing to say, but when one e... Read More
My Longtime Celestial Friend May. 30, 2019
Week of June 2-8, 2019 Summer is on its way to Earth's Northern Hemisphere, and with it comes a chan... Read More
La Superba After Dark May. 02, 2019
Week of May 5-11, 2019 Beginning stargazers are often disappointed because they cannot see the glori... Read More
Buying Your First Telescope Nov. 22, 2018
Week of Nov. 25-Dec. 1, 2018 During many of my public stargazing programs, I'm frequently asked, "Wh... Read More
