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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
Seeing the Earth's Shadow Apr. 30, 2020
Week of May 3-9, 2020 During spring and summer months, it's fun to sit outdoors and gaze at the star... Read More
Planetary Dance at Dawn Apr. 09, 2020
Week of April 12-18, 2020 A wonderful assortment of solar system bodies converges high in the southe... Read More
Planetary Individualism Feb. 28, 2020
The life coach said that resentment is caused by agreeing to do the things that are not "authentical... Read More
Solar System Show at Dawn Feb. 13, 2020
Week of Feb. 16-22, 2020 For this week's sky show, I'm afraid you'll have to set your alarm and get ... Read More
Planetary Dance at Dusk Nov. 21, 2019
Week of Nov. 24-30, 2019 You may have noticed two bright "stars" shining in the southwestern sky at ... Read More
A Rare Transit of Mercury Oct. 31, 2019
Week of Nov. 3-9, 2019 On Monday, Nov. 11, skywatchers throughout the U.S. and much of the Western H... Read More
Find the Seventh Planet Oct. 17, 2019
Week of Oct. 20-26, 2019 Last week, we checked out the brightest object in the nighttime sky —... Read More
Planets Skewer Perspectives Sep. 26, 2019
Human eyesight isn't the best on earth. The dragonfly, for instance, sees colors in other spectrums ... Read More
Asteroid Opposes Mercury Sep. 16, 2019
Nothing gets to the heart of the matter, and makes everyone uncomfortable in the process, like expre... Read More
Warrior Moon Insights Sep. 15, 2019
Fearlessness is nothing to commend, as it's akin to oblivion and ignorance. Courage is the highly co... Read More
As the World Turns Sep. 05, 2019
Week of Sept. 8-14, 2019 We've all had those days where nothing seems to move. No matter where you g... Read More
Planets Favor Practicality Aug. 29, 2019
Mercury enters Virgo and the sun forms an auspicious angle to Uranus — a golden, if practical,... Read More
A Colorful Stellar Pair Aug. 22, 2019
Week of Aug. 25-31, 2019 Summer is a wonderful time for stargazing. Not only is the nighttime weathe... Read More
Planets Augment Power Potentials Aug. 18, 2019
There are types of power that can be siphoned like gas, passed around like a title or inherited like... Read More
How Bright Are the Stars? Aug. 15, 2019
Week of Aug. 18-24, 2019 Open any book or magazine about astronomy and you're likely to encounter th... Read More
Planetary DJ Scratch Aug. 11, 2019
The heavenly harmonies get interrupted with an exciting texture — a satisfying scratch, an arr... Read More
Little Big Moon Aug. 08, 2019
Week of Aug. 11-17, 2019 One of the most beautiful sights in nature is a massive, full moon rising o... Read More
How Far Are the Stars? Aug. 01, 2019
Week of Aug. 4-10, 2019 Guests on my popular Borrego Night Sky Tours quickly become accustomed to he... Read More
Counting Stars Jul. 25, 2019
Week of July 28-Aug. 3, 2019 Whenever I'm out presenting a sky tour on a clear dark night, I often a... Read More
