
- Feb 16, 2016
- 3 min
"Light Fast" Encourages Awe and Wonder
Featuring a list of action items, Light Fast combines secular and sacred endeavors to conserve light at night. Light Fast entreats you...

- Dec 18, 2015
- 2 min
Star Wars in Real World Astronomy
In describing and naming astronomical discoveries, scientists reveal the force of fiction. Two NASA missions reflect how Star Wars has...

- Dec 9, 2015
- 1 min
One Year Until Indiana's First Night
On Friday, December 11, 2015, the one-year countdown begins until the 200th anniversary of Indiana's becoming a state in 1816--and its...


- Dec 8, 2015
- 3 min
Anticipating the Moon and Venus
I had been looking forward to seeing Venus astride the crescent moon. Instead, the moon occulted Venus and clouds occulted both. Here...

- Dec 3, 2015
- 2 min
Celestial Trifecta on Monday, Dec. 7
Monday, December 7, has three celestial highlights for observers in the South Bend, IN, region--a comet, an occultation, and satellite...


- Dec 2, 2015
- 2 min
Occult Skygazing at Fiddler's Hearth
Fiddler's Hearth will host a skygazing event to watch Venus get mooned Dec. 7, 2015. You can observe the moon passing in front of the...

- Nov 26, 2015
- 2 min
Comet Catalina in Morning Sky
A new comet is emerging in the morning sky. Though it is faint, Comet Catalina (C/2013 US10) will pass near a few distinct celestial...

- Nov 21, 2015
- 2 min
Venus Gets Mooned
The moon occults Venus midday on December 7 when the illuminated edge of the crescent moon glides in front of the planet. The obscured...

- Oct 24, 2015
- 2 min
Moon Occults Venus Midday Dec. 7
On Monday, December 7, 2015, you can observe a waning crescent moon occult Venus during the day. As the sliver of moon apparently moves...

- Oct 23, 2015
- 1 min
PlutoTime Mosaic in Gigapan
NASA released gigapans of its PlutoTime mosaic, which depicts Pluto and its moon Charon as a compilation of images sent in by the public....