Highlights of the January Sky 2019
鈥� JAN 2 Earth is at perihelion, its closest distance to the Sun at 91.4 million miles. Prolific science fiction author and polymath, Isaac Asimov was born this day … Highlights of the January Sky 2019
December 2018 Feature – Cosmic Lights for Holiday Nights
What would December鈥檚 holiday season be without festive light displays? Well, with the exception of a few Scrooges and Grinches, most of us would say not very festive at all. … December 2018 Feature – Cosmic Lights for Holiday Nights
November 2018 Feature – The Double Cluster, NGC 869 and NGC 884
I鈥檓 just as human as anyone else, so if I see a good two-for-one deal, I鈥檓 going to take advantage of it. The universe occasionally makes these kinds of offers … November 2018 Feature – The Double Cluster, NGC 869 and NGC 884
October 2018 Feature – International Observe the Moon Night
In 2009, NASA鈥檚 Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), successfully entered into orbit around the moon in order to carry out its primary mission of mapping and imaging the lunar surface … October 2018 Feature – International Observe the Moon Night
September 2018 Feature – Comet 21/P Giacobini-Zinner
To best appreciate this month鈥檚 feature object, we must go back in time 4.6 billion years ago to when our solar system was born. Prior to this, the solar system … September 2018 Feature – Comet 21/P Giacobini-Zinner
August 2018 Feature – Albireo
Every backyard stargazer has their favorite object to showcase in a telescope, objects that are guaranteed to elicit a few 鈥渙ohs鈥� and 鈥渁hs鈥� from among the uninitiated. Things like … August 2018 Feature – Albireo
July 2018 Feature – Mars
Mars tugs at the human imagination like no other planet. With a force mightier than gravity, it attracts the eye to the shimmering red presence in the clear night sky … July 2018 Feature – Mars
June 2018 Feature – The Summer Triangle
Astronomy is perhaps the oldest of the sciences. Ever since our distant ancestors were capable of looking up at the night sky and wondering what those points of … June 2018 Feature – The Summer Triangle
May 2018 Feature – Arc to Arcturus and Speed on to Spica
Mnemonic devices are useful memory tools and astronomy is certainly no stranger to them. In elementary school many of us of a certain age learned the order of … May 2018 Feature – Arc to Arcturus and Speed on to Spica
April 2018 Feature – The Lyrids – An April Shower
There is always something magical about seeing the bright flash of a meteor as it streaks across a dark, star-filled sky. One moment you are gazing upwards, admiring … April 2018 Feature – The Lyrids – An April Shower