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Finding the Elusive Planet Mercury Nov. 16, 2017
Week of November 19-25, 2017 It was back in the year 1530 that the science of astronomy was turned ... Read More
Finding the Sixth Planet Oct. 12, 2017
Week of October 15-21, 2017 From the beginning of time till the year 1781, only five planets were k... Read More
Saturn: Lord of the Rings Jun. 08, 2017
Week of June 11-17, 2017 If I were to ask which you think is our solar system's most beautiful plan... Read More
Mercury Invites Interstellar Technology Sharing Apr. 01, 2017
How will we ever get to TRAPPIST-1? The recently discovered habitable exoplanets are 40 light-years ... Read More
A Binocular Treat Jan. 19, 2017
Week of January 22-28, 2017 If you're like me, you've been marveling at the brilliant star now appe... Read More
Finding Uranus after Dark Oct. 06, 2016
Week of October 9-15, 2016 If there's one thing I've learned during my decades of living on this pla... Read More
Seeing a Double Planet -- and More! Aug. 18, 2016
Week of August 21-27, 2016 Have you noticed those three bright stars appearing low in the western sk... Read More
Six Planets and the Moon Aug. 11, 2016
Week of August 14-20, 2016 One of the coolest sights of the nighttime sky is one that's completely i... Read More
A Solar System Show at Dusk Jul. 28, 2016
Week of July 21-August 6, 2016 It's been quite a while since we've seen the planet Venus glistening ... Read More
Saturn: Lord of the Rings May. 19, 2016
Week of May 22-28, 2016 It is often said that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. So, if I were ... Read More
La Superba After Dark May. 05, 2016
Week of May 8-14, 2016 Beginning stargazers are often disappointed because they cannot see the glori... Read More
Celestial Grouping in Scorpius Apr. 14, 2016
Week of April 17-23, 2016 What a wonderful assortment of celestial bodies we'll be able to see this... Read More
Spotting Elusive Mercury Apr. 07, 2016
Week of April 10-16, 2016 I remember many years ago sitting in Ms. Schnitzer's fourth-grade classro... Read More
By Jove, Jupiter is Back! Mar. 03, 2016
Week of March 6 — 12, 2016 I've missed Jupiter. That may seem like a corny thing to say, but... Read More
A Planetary String of Pearls Jan. 21, 2016
Week of Jan. 24-30, 2016 A beautiful string of planetary pearls shines at dawn right now, but one o... Read More
The First Extrasolar Planet Nov. 12, 2015
Week of Nov. 15-21, 2015 Who among us has never gazed into a starry night sky and wondered "are we ... Read More
Free Range
Jul. 01, 2014
Find the Ecliptic This Week May. 08, 2014
Week of May 11-17, 2014 One of the coolest sights of the nighttime sky is one that's completely invi... Read More
Nest Heads
Apr. 25, 2014
Nest Heads
Apr. 24, 2014
