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2024: A Year of Cosmic Wonder Dec. 19, 2023
Week of Dec. 24-30, 2023 The year begins with brilliant Jupiter dominating the heavens. It will rem... Read More
Follow the Moon Dec. 12, 2023
Week of Dec.17-23, 2023 The moon returns to our evening sky again this week, and you can have some ... Read More
Was Chicken Little Right? Dec. 05, 2023
Week of Dec. 10-16, 2023 View the sky this week and you may think that Chicken Little's declaration... Read More
A Dazzling Sight at Dawn Nov. 28, 2023
Week of Dec. 3-9, 2023 Even as a child, I enjoyed heading outdoors after sunset from time to time t... Read More
Find the Ecliptic After Dark Nov. 21, 2023
Week of Nov. 26-Dec. 2, 2023 This week we can see something that many beginning sky watchers miss. ... Read More
The 'Demon Star' After Dark Nov. 14, 2023
Week of Nov. 19-25, 2023 We call it the Demon Star because it winks ominously at us from the sky ea... Read More
Some Timeless Astronomy Books Nov. 07, 2023
Week of Nov. 12-18, 2023 With holiday gift-giving season right around the corner, one frequent requ... Read More
By Jove, It's Jupiter! Oct. 31, 2023
Week of Nov. 5-11, 2023 What is that bright light glowing low in the east just after dark? An airpl... Read More
Happy Martian Halloween! Oct. 24, 2023
Week of Oct. 29 — Nov. 4, 2023 I've always enjoyed Halloween. I mean, how often can we dress ... Read More
Four Planets and a Moon Oct. 17, 2023
Week of Oct. 22-28, 2023 This week, the moon illuminates our evening sky as it drifts in its monthl... Read More
A Stunning Pre-Dawn Show Oct. 10, 2023
Week of Oct.15-21, 2023 Before dawn this morning, I stepped outside to check out the sky, and wow! ... Read More
View or Photograph the Solar Eclipse Oct. 03, 2023
Week of Oct. 8-14, 2023 Last week, I told you about the upcoming annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14. ... Read More
Shine On, Harvest Moon Sep. 19, 2023
Week of Sept. 24-30, 2023 If I were to ask you what makes the harvest moon so special, would you kn... Read More
Autumn Is Coming ... Finally! Sep. 12, 2023
Week of Sept. 17-23, 2023 Seasons come and seasons go, and over our lives we've all become accustom... Read More
Seeking Messier's Goldmine Sep. 05, 2023
Week of Sept. 10-16, 2023 Back in the late 18th and early 19th centuries — long before anyone... Read More
Find the Celestial Dolphin Aug. 29, 2023
Week of Sept. 3-9, 2023 One of the tiniest constellations in all the heavens now appears high in th... Read More
Big Moon A-Risin' Aug. 22, 2023
Week of Aug. 27 — Sept. 2, 2023 Make sure you're out at sunset on Wednesday, Aug. 30, to watc... Read More
Leo Season's Big Ending Numbers Aug. 19, 2023
These last days of Leo Season are also a countdown to the next Mercury retrograde, making this an id... Read More
Double Doubles Aug. 18, 2023
Two lunar trines triggering Taurus energy suggest luck for financial transactions, especially involv... Read More
Last Breaths of Leo Season Aug. 17, 2023
The wake of the new moon brings a charged pause — the anticipatory silence, like the moment in... Read More
