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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
Shine on Harvest Moon Sep. 24, 2020
Week of Sept. 27 - Oct. 3, 2020 If you're looking to score some points with your sweetie, here's a g... Read More
Autumn Is Coming ... Thankfully! Sep. 17, 2020
Week of Sept. 20-26, 2020 Well, I don't know about you, but I've had just about as much of the summe... 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
Watery Moon Aug. 27, 2020
Week of Aug. 30 - Sept. 5, 2020 When the full moon rises in the east around sunset on Tuesday, Sept.... 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
Messier's Celestial Goldmine Aug. 13, 2020
Week of August 16-22, 2020 At this time of year, early-evening stargazers can tour one of the riches... Read More
Dog Days of Summer Aug. 06, 2020
Week of Aug. 9-15, 2020 As much of the Earth's Northern Hemisphere swelters under the oppressive hea... Read More
The Sky Is Falling! Jul. 30, 2020
Week of August 2-8, 2020 Few sights are as thrilling as the fiery spectacle known as a falling star,... Read More
Who Was the First Astronaut? Yes, Indeed! Jul. 23, 2020
Week of July 26 - August 1, 2020 One of my favorite stories about the moon comes from ancient China ... Read More
The Iceball Cometh Jul. 16, 2020
Week of July 19-25, 2020 It's been quite a while since we've seen a bright comet in our skies. Many ... Read More
Saturn: Lord of the Rings Jul. 09, 2020
Week of July 12-18, 2020 If I were to ask which you think is our solar system's most beautiful plane... Read More
The Return of Jupiter Jul. 02, 2020
Week of July 5-11, 2020 Summer skywatchers will soon be enjoying a couple of planetary visitors in o... Read More
Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Jun. 25, 2020
Week of June 28 - July 4, 2020 If you're looking for a celestial challenge this week, you're in luck... Read More
Celestial Second Bananas Jun. 18, 2020
Week of June 21 - 27, 2020 Back in the days of burlesque, there was a skit in which the comic was gi... Read More
The Solstice and the Analemma Jun. 11, 2020
Week of June 14-20, 2020 Look on any globe or map, and you're bound to find a mysterious figure-eigh... Read More
When Darkness Falls May. 28, 2020
Week of May 31 - June 6, 2020 Sometimes, we astronomers toss around terms that we consider to be "ob... Read More
Seeing the Inner Planets at Dusk May. 14, 2020
Week of May 17-23, 2020 Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, yet it's not the hottest of our so... 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
