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The Celestial Dragon Jul. 25, 2023
Week of July 30 — Aug. 5, 2023 As August arrives, the full moon will overwhelm our night sky ... Read More
How Bright Are the Stars? Jul. 11, 2023
Week of July 16-22, 2023 Much as we measure the intensity of natural phenomena such as earthquakes ... 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
Seeing Red in the Night Sky Apr. 28, 2022
Week of May 1-7, 2022 Beginning stargazers are often disappointed when they cannot see the glorious... Read More
A Planetary String of Pearls Apr. 21, 2022
Week of April 24-30, 2022 A beautiful string of planetary pearls shines at dawn right now, but one ... Read More
Finding the Horse and Rider Mar. 24, 2022
Week of March 27 — April 2, 2022 We terrestrial stargazers have it easy. We orbit a single st... Read More
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
Star-Hopping From the Big Dipper Apr. 15, 2021
Week of April 18-24, 2021 One of the most common questions I hear under the starry night sky is, "Ho... Read More
The Return of the Big Dipper Jan. 28, 2021
Week of Jan. 31 - Feb. 6, 2021 Scientists tell us that our sense of smell is one of the most powerfu... 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
A Cosmic Menagerie May. 07, 2020
Week of May 10-16, 2020 Nearly every indigenous culture on Earth established its own unique set of c... Read More
Measure the Sky Apr. 23, 2020
Week of April 26 - May 2, 2020 It was a beautiful sunny day in 1966, and I remember it well. There I... Read More
Finding Arcturus and Spica Apr. 02, 2020
Week of April 5-11, 2020 The brilliant moon dominates our evening sky this week. Expect it to reach ... Read More
Seeing Double in the Dipper Mar. 26, 2020
Week of March 29 - April 4, 2020 It's pretty easy for us terrestrial stargazers, orbiting a single s... Read More
Our Changing Big Dipper May. 09, 2019
Week of May 12-18, 2019 Like you, I've lived and worked on this planet for many years and, in that t... 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
Find the North Star Feb. 28, 2019
Week of March 3-9, 2019 One of the most common questions I hear under the night sky is "How do I fin... Read More
A Celestial Menagerie May. 11, 2017
Week of May 14-20, 2017 Look back into history and you'll find that just about every indigenous cul... Read More
Finding the Celestial Lion Mar. 02, 2017
Week of March 5-11, 2017 I've spent more than three fun decades working in some of the great planet... Read More
