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- Feb 1, 2016
- 3 min
At Risk At Elbel Park
Thank you for receiving comments about Richard Elbel Park. I'm not advocating for any specific use of this great resource; rather, I'm...
- Jan 20, 2016
- 3 min
At The Eyepiece When A Star Disappears
Lunar occultations make me giddy. They're so simple, yet so visually engaging. Tonight I had a telescope set up at Fiddler's Hearth on...
- Jan 19, 2016
- 1 min
Occultation at Fiddler's Hearth-Jan. 19
Did you see the moon and Aldebaran tonight? Some people may have dismissed it as being cloudy outside--and even snowing--but there they...
- Jan 18, 2016
- 1 min
String of Planets at Sunrise
The planets appear strung out in a line in the morning sky in January and February. As twilight yields to sunrise, the fainter planets...
- Jan 18, 2016
- 2 min
Black Drop Effect Coffee
With the 2016 transit of Mercury occurring on May 9, it's time to revisit the black drop effect. The following is adapted from 2012...
- Jan 17, 2016
- 2 min
Shipwrecked With Just a Pea Coat
Imagine you're on a ship that is laboring in heavy seas on a November night, when you're roused from your bunk by a foreboding noise at...
- Jan 12, 2016
- 2 min
Constellation Quest at ScienceAlive
Go! Families will discover wonders of the night sky hidden within winter and summer constellations at the 2016 ScienceAlive. Find...