

- Mar 31, 2016
- 4 min
Mayor's One-Stop Shopping
Thanks go to the mayor and city departments of South Bend, IN, who gathered in a gym with the public at the "Mayor's Night Out" on March...


- Mar 22, 2016
- 2 min
Improved Park Management Includes Night Sky
After hearing public objections over the proposed sale of Elbel Park, the City of South Bend has responded with a plan to inventory and...

- Mar 9, 2016
- 2 min
Finally, a Better LED Streetlight
A major lighting company has announced a street light that uses LED technology with less output in the blue wavelengths. While...


- Feb 17, 2016
- 5 min
Time for 2016 Star Party
I encourage you to get out under the stars--literally, a vast canopy of stars--May 6-8 at the 2016 Michiana Star Party. Dozens of amateur...

- 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...

- Feb 2, 2016
- 4 min
Quantifying the Night at Elbel
While the Presidential caucus was playing out in Iowa, a more ingenuous slice of Americana was underway in the community room of a South...

- 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...

- Oct 7, 2015
- 2 min
App to Prevent Breast Cancer?
While much of the nation supports breast cancer awareness in October with a show of pink, I encourage you also to reduce your cancer risk...


- Aug 27, 2015
- 5 min
Trifles Among A Celestial Masterpiece
"Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle." -Michelangelo In astronomy there are lots of big, bold, badass concepts--from the...

- Aug 19, 2015
- 2 min
Lessening the Blues
Blue light negatively affects your body at night more than redder wavelengths. Your circadian system detects the blue and senses a false...