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Celestial Phenomena and a Total Solar Eclipse Still Thrill Earthlings Mar. 03, 2024
By Victor Block People in ancient China believed that an eclipse occurred because a dragon ate the s... Read More
'The Iron Claw': The Family That Fights Together Dec. 22, 2023
Everybody has their own opinion about professional wrestling. Actually, most people probably have th... 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
Find the Celestial Dolphin Aug. 29, 2023
Week of Sept. 3-9, 2023 One of the tiniest constellations in all the heavens now appears high in th... 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
The Naysayers are Wrong: Fusion Will Change the World. Dec. 23, 2022
A government laboratory, after decades of tireless effort and many a disappointment, announces that ... Read More
Our Wobbly Earth May. 27, 2021
Week of May 30 - June 5, 2021 Of all the stars in the heavens, one appears to stand firmly in place.... Read More
Seeing Halley's Meteors Apr. 29, 2021
Week of May 2-8, 2021 Halley's Comet hasn't appeared in our sky for a quarter-century, but during th... Read More
Seeing History ... in Real Time Feb. 18, 2021
Week of Feb. 21-27, 2021 It's been said that most of our knowledge of the universe comes to us in th... Read More
2021: A Year of Celestial Wonder Dec. 31, 2020
Week of Jan. 3-9, 2021 The beginning of each new year is filled with hope and optimism. This year wi... Read More
Dog Days of Summer Aug. 06, 2020
Week of Aug. 9-15, 2020 As much of the Earth's Northern Hemisphere swelters under the oppressive hea... 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
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
Brilliant Stars of the Winter Hexagon Feb. 27, 2020
Week of March 1-7, 2020 Spring is about to spring here in the Earth's Northern Hemisphere. First, we... Read More
Opportune Moon Feb. 12, 2020
When you're gracious enough to work around a difficult person — to tolerate quirks, skip over ... Read More
Well, That's a Star of a Different Color! Jan. 30, 2020
Week of Feb. 2-8, 2020 One thing I've learned from helping stargazers lo these many years is that be... Read More
A Faded Star Jan. 23, 2020
Week of Jan. 26 - Feb. 1, 2020 If you've been stargazing at all recently, you may have noticed the g... Read More
Star Trine Closes the Year Dec. 29, 2019
Mercury and Uranus form the last trine of the year, a lucky earth sign blessing. Uranus favors surpr... Read More
Moon of Time and Teachers Nov. 02, 2019
One guru suggests that everything is manifesting in record time. Another says that time is an illusi... Read More
