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The moon moving into the sign of appetite is a reminder of how the end-of-year stresses have a way o... Read More

Mars and Mercury at the Punchbowl Dec. 13, 2021

Mars joins the party in expansive Sagittarius, and Mercury slides into Capricorn, the sign of design... Read More

Sun Square Neptune Dec. 12, 2021

The future is bound by certain rules, one of them being it cannot bring more of the same. Change is ... 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

Buying a First Telescope Nov. 25, 2021

Week of November 28 - December 4, 2021 During my many public stargazing programs guests frequently ... Read More

Scorpio Solar Journey Check-in Nov. 14, 2021

Things wind to a close at this point of the Scorpio solar journey, and we consider what's next. The ... Read More

Finding the Seventh Planet Oct. 28, 2021

Week of October 31 — November 6, 2021 Many years ago, I was interviewed by a couple of morning... Read More

The Love Warrior's Renewable Resource Oct. 17, 2021

The nature of love — a renewable resource that never depletes — is a theme of the last d... 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

No-Drama Moon Sep. 05, 2021

It is said that comedy is pain plus distance, and most other amusements follow the same rule. For in... Read More

Home Team Advantage Aug. 15, 2021

Each luminary is associated with a certain part of the sky and considered to be most in its element ... Read More

As Saturn Opposes the Sun and Mercury... Aug. 01, 2021

The solar conjunction to Mercury in opposition to Saturn welcomes you to a once-in-a-lifetime experi... Read More

Reading a Simple Star Map Jul. 15, 2021

Week of July 18-24, 2021 Beginner stargazers may think it's tough to find our way around the night s... Read More

Spotting Mercury at Dawn Jul. 01, 2021

Week of July 4-10, 2021 It's amazing how things from our childhood can stick with us throughout our ... Read More

Venus Advises the Open Mar. 22, 2021

Many find themselves in the planning phase of projects on this first full day of Venus in Aries. A g... Read More

Sneak Peek at the Summer Sky Feb. 25, 2021

Week of Feb. 28 - March 6, 2021 If you're like I am, you long for summertime, not only for its warm ... Read More

When Celestial Giants Meet Dec. 10, 2020

Week of Dec. 13-19, 2020 If you've got a small backyard telescope, this is the time to set it up, be... Read More

Seeing the Inner Planets at Dawn Nov. 05, 2020

Week of Nov. 8-14, 2020 In Roman times, it was known as the god of commerce, travel and thievery. Th... 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

When Darkness Falls May. 28, 2020