
- Jan 9
- 1 min
Sundial Solargraph
Sundials are exquisite. Quietly and with no moving parts, a shadow and a line give excellent time. Solargraphs are brute force archives...


- Nov 9, 2022
- 2 min
Election Day Observing Results
A total lunar eclipse graced the morning sky on Election Day 2022. At the Lake Michigan shoreline I had an unobstructed horizon,...

- Oct 31, 2022
- 3 min
Be Election Day Observer...of Total Lunar Eclipse
The corps of Election Day observers working the polls and early voters on November 8 can start their morning with a moment of grandeur. ...


- Jun 12, 2022
- 4 min
Friday at a Star Party
Even the approach to the 2022 Michiana Star Party was sublime, as a dirt road dappled in sunlight set the stage. And then you arrive at...


- Jun 7, 2022
- 1 min
First Solargraph From La Casa de Amistad
A rooftop solargraph on La Casa de Amistad captured unimpeded solar arcs, revealing the path of the sun from January to June. ...

- May 23, 2022
- 2 min
Possible Meteor Spectacle - May 31, 2022
Though I dislike suggesting some celestial event may be spectacular, a May 31, 2022, meteor shower merits looking up in case it truly is...

- May 23, 2022
- 1 min
Total Lunar Eclipse- 2022 NOV 8
The next total lunar eclipse visible from the Midwest begins in the morning chill of November 8, 2022. The discernible partial eclipse...

- Apr 14, 2022
- 1 min
Total Lunar Eclipse on Sunday, May 15
Observers in North American can see a total solar eclipse unfold on Sunday, May 15-16, 2022. See an animation and event times at Time...

- Mar 20, 2022
- 2 min
Two Highlights at March 28 Sunrise
In the morning twilight of Monday, March 28, 2022, observers can witness two celestial highlights--a multi-planet conjunction and a...