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Star Names Nov. 08, 2018
Week of Nov. 11-17, 2018 With the holiday season barreling toward us like an out-of-control sleigh, ... Read More
What Time Is It? Nov. 01, 2018
Week of Nov. 4-10, 2018 Here we are at that magical time of year when I encounter a surprising numbe... Read More
Watching Night Rise Sep. 27, 2018
Week of Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2018 I've always felt that we learn best when something intrigues us enough... Read More
A Change of Seasons Sep. 13, 2018
Week of Sept. 16-22, 2018 Around this time of year, I've had just about enough of summertime. Grant... Read More
Encounter With the Red Planet Jul. 19, 2018
Week of July 22-28, 2018 While in college during the early 1970s, I worked one summer as a counselor... Read More
A Beautiful Sight at Dusk Jun. 07, 2018
Week of June 10-16, 2018 Have you been watching the remarkable jewel sparkling in the western sky af... Read More
Reading a Star Map May. 31, 2018
Week of June 3-9, 2018 I still recall how challenging it was to find my way around the sky for the f... Read More
Why Is the Night Sky Dark? May. 10, 2018
Week of May 13-19, 2018 If you're out looking for the moon early this week, you'll have a tough time... Read More
The Return of Jupiter May. 03, 2018
Week of May 6-12, 2018 An exciting spring and summer of stargazing — or should I say planet ga... Read More
Just Mooning Around Apr. 19, 2018
Week of April 22-28, 2018 The moon shines beautifully in our evening sky this week, just as it does ... Read More
Create Your Own Star Patterns Mar. 29, 2018
Week of April 1-7, 2018 I recall standing under the stars as a child trying to understand why the co... Read More
Sneak Peek at the Summer Sky Mar. 22, 2018
Week of March 25-31, 2018 Despite living in the Anza-Borrego Desert of Southern California — o... Read More
New Moon in the Old Moon's Arms Mar. 15, 2018
Week of March 18-24, 2018 It's amazing how the sky can be such a great memory trigger. I remember r... Read More
Here Come the Geminids! Dec. 07, 2017
Week of December 10-16, 2017 Ask beginning stargazers which is the most spectacular meteor shower o... Read More
The Falling Stars of November Nov. 10, 2017
Week of November 12-18, 2017 Anyone who has ever gazed into a dark night sky for longer than just a... Read More
A Cosmic Soap Opera Oct. 19, 2017
Week of October 22-28, 2017 Did you ever wonder what folks did for entertainment before they had TV... Read More
Are We Alone? Oct. 05, 2017
Week of October 8-14, 2017 Who among us has never gazed into a starry night sky and wondered, "Are ... Read More
Planetary 'Alignment' at Dawn Sep. 07, 2017
Week of September 10-16, 2017 One of the many interesting sights in the sky is one that's completel... Read More
Finding the Farthest Planet From the Sun Aug. 24, 2017
Week of August 27-Sept. 2, 2017 Scientists are in the business of classifying things. They classify... Read More
Capture the Cosmos! Jul. 14, 2017
Week of July 16-22, 2017 If you can see it, you can photograph it. This is Mammana's First Law of N... Read More
