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Jun 21, 20152 min read
"Scope Out South Bend" Launches
As announced on WNIT’s Experience Michiana on Friday, June 19, the Scope Out South Bend challenge is underway. Scope Out South Bend...
Jun 4, 20151 min read
Moon Shadowed Sept. 27
On Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, a total lunar eclipse occurs when the moon glides through two shadows cast by the earth--a faint penumbral...
May 31, 20152 min read
Scopes on The SB150 Green
South Bend, IN, celebrated its sesquicentennail Birthday Weekend on May 22-24, 2015, beginning with the dedication of its new River...
May 25, 20152 min read
Scope Out South Bend
Seek some sites in a sesquicentennial city this summer and you may find yourself $150 richer. Eight libraries in South Bend, IN, are...
May 22, 20153 min read
Look Under Moon
The timing of this double-header in the sky couldn't be better. On Friday, May 22, as the 150th anniversary of South Bend's First...
May 20, 20151 min read
Walt Whitman 150 Years Ago
What happened 150 years ago? 1. The City of South Bend, IN, was incorporated May 22, 1865, for which it is having a year-long...
May 20, 20152 min read
Star Party Recap
The 2015 Michiana Star Party brought together a friendly group of amateur astronomers, experienced and newbies alike. Though the...
May 6, 20154 min read
The Other Half of History
At the Wednesday, May 6, 2015, gathering of the Rotary Club of South Bend, I was the guest speaker, at which I addressed local...
Apr 13, 20152 min read
Earth and Stars at Park
The Michiana Star Party on May 15-17, 2015, will partner with Dr. TK Lawless Park for its Earth Day celebration that Saturday the 16th. ...
Apr 2, 20152 min read
Space Station Buzzes by Planets
April 6 The ISS rises in the the southwest around 8:46 p.m. EDT. It peaks in brightness (mag.= -3.4) around 8:49:20 p.m., right when...