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Exceed the NIPSCO Standard
LED streetlights are all the rage because they save money, lessen energy use, last long, and can be aimed judiciously. Yet all LED...
Feb 7, 20183 min read


How a Nobel Laureate Changes a Light Bulb
If you are changing your outdoor light bulbs, it's no longer a matter of swapping out the old incandescent bulb with a new one. Take a...
Nov 15, 20174 min read


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 28, 20172 min read


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...
Aug 27, 20173 min read


Night of the Solar Eclipse
Though the sun gets all the attention August 21, that's only half the story--or at least half the day. Consider the contributions of...
Aug 9, 20174 min read


2017 Star Party
I encourage you to get out under a vast canopy of stars May 19-21 at the 2017 Michiana Star Party. Dozens of amateur astronomers set up...
May 9, 20175 min read


2017 Astronomy Things To Do
Here are my picks for Astronomy Things To Do in 2017. At least, they're astronomy things I look forward to doing. Look Up Any clear...
Dec 29, 20163 min read


One Orbit Later
My poster for the 2016 Great Lakes Planetarium Association Annual Conference in Flint, MI, reflects on the past year of astronomy...
Oct 19, 20164 min read


Vision for Riverfront Parks and Trails
South Bend, IN, is something to watch. Community input may guide how millions of dollars in grant money will be parlayed into quality of...
Sep 8, 20163 min read


Night Over the National Parks
Leave Them Unimpaired On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson deftly lifted his pen to sign the Organic Act. At that same moment,...
Aug 24, 20163 min read













































































































