I've got a question to ask you at 2018 Science Alive about scale models.  Please visit the lower level of the St. Joseph County Public Library (SJCPL) in downtown South Bend, IN, on Saturday, February 3.  I expect to be around the Malloy and Pokagon Rooms with the sola...

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Wanna observe deep sky objects through big telescopes at a dark sky site?  Enjoy a special skygazing event Open Lands, Open Skies as twilight segues into night on November 17, 2017.  The family-friendly look up--free and open to the public-...

I encourage you to get out under a vast canopy of stars May 19-21 at the 2017 Michiana Star Party.  Dozens of amateur astronomers set up their telescopes, observe through the night, and revel in the majesty of a dark night sky. Whether you bring a scope or not, come ou...

Here are my picks for Astronomy Things To Do in 2017.  At least, they're astronomy things I look forward to doing. 

Look Up

Any clear night

Half of all history occurred between sunset and sunrise.  On a clear night(s), simply look up at a free gift from nature.  Dis...

My poster for the 2016 Great Lakes Planetarium Association Annual Conference in Flint, MI, reflects on the past year of astronomy outreach in the community. 

One Orbit Later refers to the one year since the previous GLPA conference.  Below is the original poster title a...

After the first night of stargazing, the Michiana Star Party 8 features three guest speakers on Saturday, May 7, 2016, during the day.  Dr. Mitchell Wayne, professor of elementary particle physics at University of Notre Dame, will explain the significance of the Higgs...

Register early for the 2016 Michiana Star Party (MSP8) to save money and to pre-order an MSP8 t-shirt.  The shirt design taps into the timely Transit of Mercury, which occurs the Monday immediately after the star party weekend.  The original illustration Durchgang de M...

Night action awaits visitors to Michiana the weekend beginning May 6, 2016.  The eighth Michiana Star Party (MSP8) offers you stillness and darkness with telescopes in Vandalia, MI.   If you seek its antithesis, the Riverlights Music Festival launches with music a...

Matt Bielski's voice of enthusiasm for the night sky suggests what you can anticipate on the observing field at the 2016 Michiana Star Party (MSP8).  After a recent outing under the stars, Matt tallied celestial highlights he and others saw with telescopes on the site...

I encourage you to get out under the stars--literally, a vast canopy of stars--May 6-8 at the 2016 Michiana Star Party. Dozens of amateur astronomers set up their telescopes, observe through the night, and revel in the majesty of a dark night sky. Whether you bring a s...