
- Jan 9
Sundial Solargraph
Sundials are exquisite. Quietly and with no moving parts, a shadow and a line give excellent time. Solargraphs are brute force archives...


- Nov 9, 2022
Election Day Observing Results
A total lunar eclipse graced the morning sky on Election Day 2022. At the Lake Michigan shoreline I had an unobstructed horizon,...

- Oct 31, 2022
Be Election Day Observer...of Total Lunar Eclipse
The corps of Election Day observers working the polls and early voters on November 8 can start their morning with a moment of grandeur. ...

- Oct 17, 2022
Election Day Opens With Total Lunar Eclipse
Start your 2022 Election Day on a positive note by witnessing a total lunar eclipse in the early hours of Tuesday, November 8. In the...


- Sep 22, 2022
My Dad On The Roof
The future of Indiana energy policy is being decided at the Statehouse now, and it needs your voice imminently. The Indiana 21st Century...

- Jul 6, 2022
Solargraphs Match the Scene
A pair of solargraphs mounted on a house downspout capture both the solar arc over six months and landscape highlights. Each image below...


- Jul 3, 2022
Unwanted Message About Fun Balloons
Can we please stop buying helium-filled balloons? The seemingly benign escape of an occasional party balloon is not without consequences....


- Jul 3, 2022
Dark Skies: State of the Science 2022
The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) released Artificial Light at Night: State of the Science 2022, which includes six key...


- Jun 12, 2022
Friday at a Star Party
Even the approach to the 2022 Michiana Star Party was sublime, as a dirt road dappled in sunlight set the stage. And then you arrive at...


- Jun 9, 2022
Numb Fingers Damage Can
Better to start a solargraph at summer solstice than at winter solstice, at least from the perspective of the fingers securing it in...