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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
How Far Are the Stars? Aug. 01, 2019
Week of Aug. 4-10, 2019 Guests on my popular Borrego Night Sky Tours quickly become accustomed to he... Read More
Counting Stars Jul. 25, 2019
Week of July 28-Aug. 3, 2019 Whenever I'm out presenting a sky tour on a clear dark night, I often a... Read More
The Great Summer Triangle Jul. 18, 2019
Week of July 21-27, 2019 Now that we in the Northern Hemisphere are firmly rooted in summertime, we ... Read More
Man on the Moon Jul. 11, 2019
Week of July 14-20, 2019 It occurred 50 years ago this week. Nearly everyone alive at the time remem... Read More
Saturn: Lord of the Rings Jul. 04, 2019
Week of July 7-13, 2019 It is often said that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, so if I were t... Read More
Earth at Aphelion Jun. 27, 2019
Week of June 30-July 6, 2019 While you're enjoying the pool and soaking up some rays this summer, tr... Read More
Catching the Elusive Planet Mercury Jun. 20, 2019
Week of June 23-29, 2019 Mercury is one of those planets we rarely see. Unlike Venus, which can domi... Read More
