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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star ... Jan. 02, 2020
Week of Jan. 5-11, 2020 It began as a five-verse poem called "The Star" that appeared in the 1806 pu... Read More
The First Meteor Shower of 2020 Dec. 26, 2019
Week of Dec. 29, 2019 - Jan. 4, 2020 If you missed the spectacular Geminid meteor shower of mid-Dece... Read More
Moon and Venus at Dusk Dec. 19, 2019
Week of Dec. 22-28, 2019 If you haven't yet checked out Venus glistening low in the southwestern sky... Read More
Passion Sky Dec. 16, 2019
The playful Leo moon is set aflame by the passionate Sagittarian sun. Good feelings move us, and we ... Read More
The Forward March of Mercury Nov. 20, 2019
The Mercury retrograde ends today. A few lingering effects are to be expected — an abandoned o... Read More
The Mysterious Case of Epsilon Aurigae Nov. 14, 2019
Week of Nov. 17-23, 2019 Ever since I was a youngster, I've been fascinated by how crime scene inves... 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
From Minimoon to Supermoon Oct. 10, 2019
Week of Oct. 13-19, 2019 Several times a year, we hear big news about the supermoon — when the... Read More
Rare Opposition Calls for Kindness Oct. 06, 2019
Judging by what children will do if left to their own devices without adult supervision, kindness is... Read More
An 'All-Star' Baseball Game Oct. 03, 2019
Week of Oct. 6-12, 2019 I remember as a kid sitting in the front room next to our small black and wh... Read More
Journey from Andromeda Sep. 26, 2019
Week of Sept. 29 - Oct. 5, 2019 A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, a beam of light began its... Read More
The Smallest Constellations Sep. 19, 2019
Week of Sept. 22-28, 2019 Not all constellations are created equally. Few things illustrate this bet... Read More
The Queen and the Lizard Sep. 12, 2019
Week of Sept. 15-21, 2019 When leading my popular Borrego Night Sky Tours, I frequently encounter st... Read More
As the World Turns Sep. 05, 2019
Week of Sept. 8-14, 2019 We've all had those days where nothing seems to move. No matter where you g... Read More
A Colorful Stellar Pair Aug. 22, 2019
Week of Aug. 25-31, 2019 Summer is a wonderful time for stargazing. Not only is the nighttime weathe... Read More
Planets Augment Power Potentials Aug. 18, 2019
There are types of power that can be siphoned like gas, passed around like a title or inherited like... Read More
How Bright Are the Stars? Aug. 15, 2019
Week of Aug. 18-24, 2019 Open any book or magazine about astronomy and you're likely to encounter th... Read More
Little Big Moon Aug. 08, 2019
Week of Aug. 11-17, 2019 One of the most beautiful sights in nature is a massive, full moon rising o... Read More
Moon Shows Prefrontal Favoritism Aug. 04, 2019
Neuroscientists suggest that the more primal part of the brain called the amygdala gets its work don... Read More
