December 2020 Feature – The Great Conjunction of 2020
In the context of English grammar, the word 鈥渃onjunction鈥� refers to certain other words, such as 鈥渁nd鈥�, 鈥測et鈥�, or 鈥渂ut鈥�, that are in turn used to link other words, … December 2020 Feature – The Great Conjunction of 2020
November 2020 Feature – KEMBLE’S CASCADE
There is a common misconception that astronomers do nothing but sit at a telescope every night enjoying celestial eye candy. In fact, for newbies in amateur astronomy, that seems to … November 2020 Feature – KEMBLE’S CASCADE
AUGUST 2020 Feature – THE PERSEID METEOR SHOWER
There鈥檚 a common misconception that in order to see the wonders of the cosmos, you must own a telescope. Not true! There are many wonders overhead that you can see … AUGUST 2020 Feature – THE PERSEID METEOR SHOWER
July 2020 Feature – THE RETURN OF THE KING AND THE LORD OF THE RINGS
鈥淭he night sky was still dim and pale. There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw … July 2020 Feature – THE RETURN OF THE KING AND THE LORD OF THE RINGS
May 2020 Feature – A Tale of Two Comets
The last time we had a comet of any note here in the northern hemisphere was 1997鈥檚 Comet Hale-Bopp. I can recall standing in my driveway one April evening in … May 2020 Feature – A Tale of Two Comets
April 2020 Feature – EARTHSHINE
Astronomy is not something that is only accessible to those who own expensive telescopes, it is a pursuit that we can all engage in by using nothing more than our … April 2020 Feature – EARTHSHINE
March 2020 Feature – A Month for Planet Hunters
If you are one of those people who loves seeing the planets with just the unaided eye (and really, who doesn鈥檛?), then this month is going to be鈥ell, out of … March 2020 Feature – A Month for Planet Hunters
February 2020 Feature – Sigma Orionis
Many amateur astronomers take particular joy in observing and showing off double stars in their telescopes. There is just something delightful about looking at a star that, to the naked … February 2020 Feature – Sigma Orionis
January 2020 Feature – Hey Betelgeuse, Are You Okay?
From night to night, the stars march inexorably across the sky just like they鈥檝e done for millennia. Looking up at a star-filled sky, it鈥檚 easy to lull yourself into believing … January 2020 Feature – Hey Betelgeuse, Are You Okay?
December 2019 Feature – Castor and Pollux
MYTHOLOGY It had been a dream wedding day, full of joy, spectacle, and much merrymaking. Exhausted from all of the festivities, Leda, the Queen of Sparta, and her new husband, … December 2019 Feature – Castor and Pollux