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The Mystical Northern Lights Nov. 15, 2022
Week of November 20-26, 2022 Stand just once beneath the shimmering curtains of the northern lights... Read More
The Winter Stars are Coming! Nov. 08, 2022
Week of November 13-19, 2022 Whenever I spot the constellation Taurus, the bull, rising in the east... Read More
Total Lunar Eclipse Nov. 01, 2022
Week of November 6-12, 2022 Night owls and insomniacs will be the only people to see a remarkable s... Read More
A Cosmic Soap Opera Oct. 25, 2022
Week of October 30 — November 5, 2022 Did you ever wonder what folks did for entertainment be... Read More
A True 'All-Star' Baseball Game Oct. 18, 2022
Week of October 23-29, 2022 I remember as a kid sitting in our front room next to our small black-a... Read More
Journey from Andromeda Oct. 11, 2022
Journey from Andromeda A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, a beam of light began its journe... Read More
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
Are We Alone? Sep. 13, 2022
Week of September 18-24, 2022 Who among us has never gazed into a starry night sky and wondered, "A... Read More
Seeing a Cosmic Yardstick Aug. 30, 2022
Week of September 4-10, 2022 One of the most common questions I hear regards how we determine dista... Read More
Dog Days of Summer Aug. 23, 2022
Week of Aug. 28 — Sept. 3, 2022 As summers go, this one hasn't been unusually hot here in the... Read More
Finding the Asteroid Vesta Aug. 16, 2022
Week of August 7-13, 2022 I remember well those wonderful days of elementary school when the very m... Read More
Three Decades of Stargazing! Aug. 09, 2022
Week of August 14-20, 2022 It's hard to believe, but it will be 30 years on Aug. 19 since I publish... 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
A Stellar Chinese Valentine's Day Jul. 26, 2022
Week of July 31—August 6, 2022 There's a wonderful ancient Chinese story that tells of two lo... Read More
Ophiuchus, the Serpent-Bearer Jul. 19, 2022
Week of July 24-30, 2022 Even beginning skywatchers can go outdoors on a clear night and easily fin... Read More
Desperately Seeing Pluto Jul. 12, 2022
Week of July 17-23, 2022 "My very energetic mother just served us nine pizzas." Anyone who's ever ... Read More
Check Out the "Not So Super" Moon Jul. 05, 2022
Week of July 10-16, 2022 Here we go again. Another month, and yet another "super moon"! What's so ... Read More
Well, That's a Star of a Different Color! Jun. 28, 2022
Week of July 3-10, 2022 I've been gazing skyward now for nearly six decades, and I'm still amazed a... Read More
