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Auspicious Attention Grab Aug. 16, 2023
The new moon in theatrical Leo is like the ideal wingman, shining the light on you that lets everyon... Read More
Solar Spoilers Aug. 15, 2023
Spoiler: The sun's square to Uranus suggests a surprise expense, a strange financial turn, or a sudd... Read More
Saturn's Changing Rings Aug. 15, 2023
Week of Aug. 20-26, 2023 Just about everyone's favorite planet is back in our evening sky once agai... Read More
Countdown to the New Moon Aug. 14, 2023
The moon changes from Cancer to Leo and continues the journey toward Wednesday's visit with the sun.... Read More
The Greatest Love of All Aug. 13, 2023
The sun and Venus in Leo embrace. The conjunction of our solar center to the love planet is reminisc... Read More
Heads Up for Two Coming Solar Eclipses! Aug. 08, 2023
Week of Aug. 13-19, 2023 A few years have passed since we in North America enjoyed a good eclipse o... Read More
Chicken Little Right: The August Sky Is Falling! Aug. 01, 2023
Week of Aug. 6-12, 2023 Few sights are as thrilling as the fiery spectacle known as a falling star,... Read More
The Celestial Dragon Jul. 25, 2023
Week of July 30 — Aug. 5, 2023 As August arrives, the full moon will overwhelm our night sky ... Read More
A Celestial Time Machine Jul. 18, 2023
Week of July 23-29, 2023 If you've ever wished you could travel back in time like Marty McFly in "B... 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
The Summer Solstice Jun. 13, 2023
Week of June 18-24, 2023 Long ago, when I was in grade school, I counted the days until the start o... Read More
Mira, the Wonderful Jun. 06, 2023
Week of June 11-17, 2023 Early morning sky watchers may notice a new star in their sky. OK, it's no... Read More
The Changing Phases of Venus May. 30, 2023
Week of June 4-10, 2023 Ask your friends and neighbors, and most will probably tell you that it was... Read More
Mars Visits the Beehive May. 23, 2023
Week of May 28 — June 3, 2023 At the beginning of June, the planet Mars will make a beautiful... Read More
Arcturus: The Star of the Show May. 16, 2023
Week of May 21-27, 2023 What a beautiful Chicago evening it was on May 27, 1933. Crowds had begun g... Read More
A Galactic Treasure Trove May. 09, 2023
Week of May 14-20, 2023 Peer into a dark rural sky on a moonless night and you'll see more stars th... Read More
Berenice's Stellar Hair May. 02, 2023
Week of May 7-13, 2023 Just about every indigenous culture on Earth developed a set of constellatio... Read More
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
