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Finding the Celestial Lion Feb. 24, 2022
Week of February 27 — March 5, 2022 I've been fortunate to spend more than three decades work... Read More
Big Dipper Through the Millennia Feb. 17, 2022
Week of February 20-26, 2022 Decades of living and working on this planet have taught me many lesso... Read More
Measuring Heights with Shadows Feb. 10, 2022
Week of February 13-19, 2022 Sharp-eyed observers may have noticed that, since the first day of win... Read More
Find the Celestial Beehive Feb. 03, 2022
Week of February 6-12, 2022 Every year around this time, when it seems that wintertime will just ne... 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
Sneak a Peek at the Springtime Sky Jan. 20, 2022
Sneak a Peek at the Springtime Sky Week of January 23-29, 2022 I know it's still quite cold and sno... Read More
Check Out Monday's Mini-Moon! Jan. 13, 2022
Check Out Monday's Mini-Moon! Week of January 16-22, 2022 At least once a year we hear about the s... Read More
A Stunning Celestial Sparkler Jan. 06, 2022
Week of January 9-16, 2022 Don't be surprised if you find yourself picking up the phone this week ... 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
Brightest Stars of the Year Dec. 23, 2021
Week of December 26, 2021-January 1, 2022 If you haven't been stargazing for a while, you might be ... Read More
Big Moon A-Risin' Dec. 09, 2021
Week of December 12-18, 2021 Few things in nature are more stunning to watch than an immense and or... Read More
Falling Stars of December Dec. 02, 2021
Week of December 5-11, 2021 Ask any beginning stargazer which they think is the most spectacular me... Read More
Buying a First Telescope Nov. 25, 2021
Week of November 28 - December 4, 2021 During my many public stargazing programs guests frequently ... Read More
Star Names Nov. 18, 2021
Week of November 21-27, 2021 With the holiday gift-giving season barreling toward us like an out-of-... Read More
Shadow on the Moon! Nov. 11, 2021
Week of November 14-20, 2021 Night owls and insomniacs will be the only ones to witness a rare cosmi... 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
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
Watching Earth-Orbiting Satellites Oct. 07, 2021
Week of October 10-16, 2021 Baby boomers may recall the first days of spaceflight. It was an excitin... Read More
The Smallest Constellations (Asterisms) Sep. 30, 2021
Week of October 3-9, 2021 Unlike people, who the U.S. Constitution declares as "being created equal,... 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
