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The Herdsman and the Crown Apr. 01, 2021
Week of April 4-10, 2021 I always know that springtime has arrived by the stars I see during the ear... Read More
The Celestial Water Snake Mar. 25, 2021
Week of March 28 - April 3, 2021 Springtime in the Southern California deserts is when the snakes be... Read More
Listen to the Moon Mar. 18, 2021
Week of March 21-27, 2021 There's an old joke that I just love to tell. An elementary school teache... Read More
Star Patterns Made Easy Mar. 11, 2021
Week of March 14-20, 2021 I recall many years ago standing under the stars trying to figure out why ... Read More
Seeking the Zodiacal Light Mar. 04, 2021
Week of March 7-13, 2021 Stargazers who spend time in rural locations get to experience celestial si... Read More
Sneak Peek at the Summer Sky Feb. 25, 2021
Week of Feb. 28 - March 6, 2021 If you're like I am, you long for summertime, not only for its warm ... Read More
Seeing the Sun at Night (Well, Sort Of) Feb. 11, 2021
Week of Feb. 14-20, 2021 Stars are not all alike. If they were, we could determine their relative di... Read More
Our Cosmic Ancestors Jan. 14, 2021
Week of Jan. 17-23, 2021 We are made of star stuff. How often, over the years, have we encountered ... Read More
Mooning Around on Winter Nights Dec. 24, 2020
Week of Dec. 27, 2020 - Jan. 2, 2021 The final full moon of 2020 arrives on Tuesday, Dec. 29, when i... Read More
When Celestial Giants Meet Dec. 10, 2020
Week of Dec. 13-19, 2020 If you've got a small backyard telescope, this is the time to set it up, be... Read More
Which Astronomy Books Are Best? Dec. 03, 2020
Week of Dec. 6-12, 2020 One of the most common questions I hear around the holiday gift-giving seaso... Read More
Geminids Meteor Shower Nov. 26, 2020
Week of Nov. 29-Dec. 5, 2020 I was well into adulthood before I ever considered spending an entire n... Read More
A Celestial Soap Opera Nov. 12, 2020
Week of Nov. 15-21, 2020 Did you ever wonder what folks did for entertainment before we had televisi... Read More
Seeing the Inner Planets at Dawn Nov. 05, 2020
Week of Nov. 8-14, 2020 In Roman times, it was known as the god of commerce, travel and thievery. Th... Read More
The Winter Stars are Coming! Oct. 29, 2020
Week of Nov. 1-7, 2020 Whenever I spot the constellation Taurus, the bull, rising in the east after ... Read More
A Halloween Blue Minimoon Oct. 22, 2020
Week of Oct. 25-31, 2020 Once every blue moon, weird things will happen. Who could possibly expect a... Read More
Encounter with the Red Planet Oct. 01, 2020
Week of Oct. 4-10, 2020 It was Halloween eve 1938. Millions of war-jittery Americans listened as spe... Read More
The Celestial Dragon Sep. 10, 2020
Week of Sept. 13-19, 2020 While leading one of my popular Night Sky Tours recently, our discussion s... Read More
Finding Neptune After Dark Sep. 03, 2020
Week of Sept. 6-12, 2020 Scientists are in the business of classifying everything from butterflies t... Read More
Little Big Mars ... Redux Aug. 20, 2020
Week of Aug. 23-29, 2020 They say nothing can live forever, but I strongly disagree. Post something ... Read More
