- Apr 12, 2020
The Right Stuff In Coronavirus Era
Here’s my Apollo 13 boot print--the one that never stepped on the moon. Go back 50 years and imagine those five days in isolation,...
- Apr 1, 2020
April 2020 Trifecta: Pleiades, Venus, ISS
In the opening days of April 2020, the planet Venus glides past the Pleiades star cluster. This is a naked-eye celestial delight that...
- Mar 26, 2020
Flattening That Other Curve
Most people have seen the graph exhorting citizens to lessen the spread of coronavirus in order to prevent a surge from overwhelming our...
- Mar 24, 2020
Astronomical Debt
The US national debt exceeds 23 trillion dollars. That's $23 with twelve zeroes after it. What would $23 trillion look like? At US Debt...
- Mar 22, 2020
Time Zone and Saving Time Debate
Every year when people have to change their clocks to accommodate Daylight Saving Time renewed criticism arises calling for abolishment...
- Mar 21, 2020
Biding Time At Night
As the continent goes dormant, people have a lot of time on their hands. We can watch events on the same metronome of life that we...
- Mar 12, 2020
Earth Day Includes Earth Night
As Earth Day celebrates 50 years in 2020, embrace earth night, too, for half of all life occurs from sunset to sunrise. Stargazers will...
- Jan 9, 2020
Solar Panels Power Church Rectory
Solar energy is providing metered electricity to the rectory at Saint Pius X Catholic Church in Granger, IN. The system, consisting of...
- Dec 23, 2019
December Solstice Wetlands Solargraphs
Two solargraph cans were sentinels overlooking Michigan wetlands between the June and December solstices in 2019. One of the cans is...
- Dec 21, 2019
Santa's Favorite Stars
How does Santa Claus find you? By the stars, of course! The stars help people navigate at night, and you can discover the...
