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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
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
How Bright Are the Stars? Jul. 11, 2023
Week of July 16-22, 2023 Much as we measure the intensity of natural phenomena such as earthquakes ... Read More
Measuring the Cosmos Jul. 04, 2023
Week of July 9-15, 2023 My regular readers have surely become accustomed to seeing some pretty big ... Read More
Earth at Aphelion Jun. 27, 2023
Week of July 2-8, 2023 While you're out enjoying the pool this summer and soaking up some rays, try... Read More
My Longtime Celestial Friend Jun. 20, 2023
Week of June 25 - July 1, 2023 Summer is now upon us in the Earth's Northern Hemisphere, and with i... Read More
The Great Winter Hexagon Jan. 17, 2023
Week of January 22-28, 2023 If you've ever quit an evening of stargazing in frustration because you... Read More
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star... Jan. 03, 2023
Week of January 8-14, 2023 It began as a five-verse poem called "The Star" that appeared in the 180... Read More
Return of the Great Celestial Hunter Dec. 27, 2022
Week of January 1-7, 2023 One of my favorite constellations in all the heavens has made its grand r... Read More
Interest in Moon Grows Due to Lack of Interest in Earth Aug. 13, 2022
Sources at the Pentagon, or a Five Guys near the White House, say humans are growing less interested... Read More
Too Much Information Jul. 15, 2022
"World without end. Amen." So goes a part of the old prayer, though our part of the world, our green... Read More
Teapot and the Milky Way Jul. 22, 2021
Week of July 25-31, 2021 Nothing in the heavens says "summer" to Northern Hemisphere sky watchers qu... Read More
The Summer Triangle Jun. 17, 2021
Week of June 20-26, 2021 With the brilliant moon in our sky this week, stargazers must settle for vi... 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
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
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
Message to the Stars Jun. 04, 2020
Week of June 7-13, 2020 A couple of weeks ago, I told you about the constellation Hercules and refer... Read More
Realm of the Galaxies Mar. 19, 2020
Week of March 22-28, 2020 Three or four hours after sunset this week, get away from bright city ligh... Read More
A Backyard Time Machine Nov. 07, 2019
Week of Nov. 10-16, 2019 Nothing in the heavens appears as it is. It really is quite an illusion we ... 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
