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- Apr 11
- 2 min
Eclipse Serendipity
Perhaps the most profound moment of serendipity from the 2024 solar eclipse came to me in the silence of a church pew. My mindset was in...
- Feb 21, 2018
- 1 min
Solar Eclipse Starfield Redux
If you want a glimpse of what the background starfield was during the 2017 total solar eclipse, look at the nearly full moon six months...
- Dec 6, 2017
- 2 min
Solar Glory From The Bell Tower
For everyone who made a solargraph at the 2017 Earth Day celebration at St. Pius X Catholic Church (SPX), Father Bill Schooler has a...
- Nov 13, 2017
- 2 min
Solargraphs Revealed at Solstice Party
To celebrate the solstice and the return of longer days, please join me for a solstice party on December 21 when we will publicly reveal...
- Nov 10, 2017
- 3 min
Look Through a Big Scope Nov. 17
EVENT CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER Wanna observe deep sky objects through big telescopes at a dark sky site? Enjoy a special skygazing event...
- Oct 30, 2017
- 1 min
Three Oaks and the 150th Birthday Star
As Three Oaks, MI, celebrates its sesquicentennial, families can enjoy the Open Lands, Open Skies event that features the 150th birthday...
- Sep 28, 2017
- 2 min
Open Lands, Open Sky
Chikaming Open Lands (COL) will host a night with telescopes under the stars on November 17, 2017, at the Chikaming Township Park and...
- Sep 25, 2017
- 1 min
Picture of the Day, 2017 September 22
Many thanks for your comments, enthusiasm, and support after Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) selected Solar Eclipse Solargraph as its...
- Sep 8, 2017
- 1 min
Active Sun Yields Spots and Aurora
Quick, pursue the sunspot option cited in The Second Question After An Eclipse. This past week a bundle of sunspots have been growing...
- Aug 27, 2017
- 3 min
Measuring Darkness During Totality
How dark does the sky get during a total solar eclipse? During the 2017 event, I and others used Sky Quality Meters (SQMs) to quantify...