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The Great Summer Triangle Jul. 18, 2019
Week of July 21-27, 2019 Now that we in the Northern Hemisphere are firmly rooted in summertime, we ... Read More
Man on the Moon Jul. 11, 2019
Week of July 14-20, 2019 It occurred 50 years ago this week. Nearly everyone alive at the time remem... Read More
Saturn: Lord of the Rings Jul. 04, 2019
Week of July 7-13, 2019 It is often said that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, so if I were t... Read More
Earth at Aphelion Jun. 27, 2019
Week of June 30-July 6, 2019 While you're enjoying the pool and soaking up some rays this summer, tr... Read More
Short Takes on the Netflix Show That Wasn't, and the Petition Drive it Provoked Jun. 24, 2019
Return to Disorder Devout Christians from the group Return to Order are so upset over an online show... Read More
Catching the Elusive Planet Mercury Jun. 20, 2019
Week of June 23-29, 2019 Mercury is one of those planets we rarely see. Unlike Venus, which can domi... Read More
Spring Turns to Summer Jun. 13, 2019
Week of June 16-22, 2019 A change of seasons is coming in just a few days. Officially, the summer s... Read More
By Jove, Jupiter Is Back! Jun. 06, 2019
Week of June 9-15, 2019 I've missed Jupiter. That may seem like a corny thing to say, but when one e... Read More
See the Dwarf Planet Ceres May. 23, 2019
Week of May 26-June 1, 2019 It was on the first day of the 19th century that the Italian priest, mat... Read More
Make Friends with Vega May. 16, 2019
Week of May 19-25, 2019 Over my 40-year-plus career, I've read a lot of astronomy books. You may be ... 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
Seeing Halley's Comet (Well, Sort of) Apr. 25, 2019
Week of April 28-May 4, 2019 Do you remember seeing Halley's Comet — the most famous of all ce... Read More
Queen Berenice's Hair Apr. 18, 2019
Week of April 21-27, 2019 Modern astronomers recognize 88 constellations in the heavens. These cover... Read More
Does the Moon Rotate or Doesn't It? Apr. 11, 2019
Week of April 14-20, 2019 Another month has passed, and another full moon shines in our sky this wee... Read More
Watching Earth-Orbiting Satellites Apr. 04, 2019
Week of April 7-13, 2019 One of my favorite springtime activities is to watch satellites pass across... Read More
A Rivalry of Cosmic Proportions Mar. 07, 2019
A Rivalry of Cosmic Proportions Gazing into the dark, starry heavens of a cool springtime evening i... Read More
Get Ready for Yet Another 'Supermoon' Feb. 14, 2019
Week of Feb. 17-23, 2019 If the full moon appears especially large when it rises over the horizon ar... Read More
Measure Heights With Shadows Feb. 07, 2019
Week of Feb. 10-16, 2019 Though much of the Northern Hemisphere remains quite cold and snowy, spring... Read More
Find the Celestial Beehive Jan. 31, 2019
Week of Feb. 3-9, 2019 Every year around this time, when it seems that wintertime will just never en... Read More
