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The Moon, Arcturus and Spica Apr. 25, 2023
Week of April 30 — May 6, 2023 Springtime weather is becoming very pleasant around the Northe... Read More
Just Mooning Around This Week Apr. 18, 2023
Week of April 23-29, 2023 We astronomers know the moon's motions quite well, and we often schedule ... Read More
Watching Nighttime Rise Apr. 11, 2023
Week of April 16-22, 2023 I've always felt that astronomy is best learned when something occurs to ... Read More
Our Dusty Solar System Apr. 04, 2023
Week of April 9-15, 2023 One of my least favorite household chores is dusting. Here in the desert,... Read More
Spotting Elusive Mercury Mar. 28, 2023
Week of April 2-8, 2023 I remember six decades ago sitting in Miss Schnitzer's fourth-grade classro... Read More
Spotting the Celestial Unicorn Mar. 07, 2023
Week of March 12-18, 2023 Have you ever been disappointed to search for a constellation figure in t... Read More
Find the North Star Feb. 28, 2023
Week of March 5-11, 2023 One of the most common questions I hear under the night sky is: "How do I ... Read More
A Bright Planetary Trio at Dusk Feb. 14, 2023
Week of February 19-25, 2023 One of the most frequent questions I've received in recent weeks is ab... Read More
Green Comet Jan. 24, 2023
Week of January 29 — February 4, 2023 Stargazers might remember Comet NEOWISE, which helped u... Read More
Are We Alone? Sep. 13, 2022
Week of September 18-24, 2022 Who among us has never gazed into a starry night sky and wondered, "A... Read More
Seeing the Solar System Jun. 09, 2022
Week of June 12-18, 2022 Many celestial phenomena excite stargazers, but few are as cool as the one... Read More
Measure the Moon's Movement Jun. 02, 2022
Week of June 5-11, 2022 Gertrude Stein had the right idea when she penned the words "a rose is a ro... Read More
The Twilight Zone May. 26, 2022
Week of May 29 — June 4, 2022 If you find yourself occasionally checking around for times of ... Read More
Seeing the 'Unseeable' May. 19, 2022
Week of May 22-28, 2022 On a recent visit to my orthopedic surgeon's office, I was struck by her re... Read More
A Cosmic Coverup! May. 05, 2022
Week of May 8-14, 2022 I just love eclipses. Not only are they fun to watch, but an eclipse is one ... Read More
Seeing Red in the Night Sky Apr. 28, 2022
Week of May 1-7, 2022 Beginning stargazers are often disappointed when they cannot see the glorious... Read More
A Planetary String of Pearls Apr. 21, 2022
Week of April 24-30, 2022 A beautiful string of planetary pearls shines at dawn right now, but one ... Read More
Enjoying This Week's Full Moon Apr. 07, 2022
Week of April 10-16, 2022 Last week the delicate crescent moon appeared in the west at dusk; this w... Read More
Old Moon in the New Moon's Arms Mar. 31, 2022
Week of April 3-9, 2022 It's amazing how the sky can be such a great memory trigger. I remember as... Read More
Finding the Horse and Rider Mar. 24, 2022
Week of March 27 — April 2, 2022 We terrestrial stargazers have it easy. We orbit a single st... Read More
