
- Dec 3, 2018
Illinois Bicentennial Star
As Illinois celebrates its 200th birthday, find the Illinois Bicentennial Star in the winter sky. At 200 light years away, the corner...

- Oct 31, 2017
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
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...


- Mar 2, 2016
Telescopes Available at Libraries
Several Galileoscopes are still available for loan at three branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library (SJCPL). With a library card...


- Oct 14, 2015
2015 GLPA Poster: First Midnight
Celebrating history through starlight. As South Bend, IN, celebrates its sesquicentennial (dubbed SB150) in 2015, the First Midnight...


- May 31, 2015
Scopes on The SB150 Green
South Bend, IN, celebrated its sesquicentennail Birthday Weekend on May 22-24, 2015, beginning with the dedication of its new River...

- May 22, 2015
Look Under Moon
The timing of this double-header in the sky couldn't be better. On Friday, May 22, as the 150th anniversary of South Bend's First...


- May 21, 2015
Walt Whitman 150 Years Ago
What happened 150 years ago? 1. The City of South Bend, IN, was incorporated May 22, 1865, for which it is having a year-long...


- May 6, 2015
The Other Half of History
At the Wednesday, May 6, 2015, gathering of the Rotary Club of South Bend, I was the guest speaker, at which I addressed local...

- Apr 2, 2015
Space Station Buzzes by Planets
​ April 6 The ISS rises in the the southwest around 8:46 p.m. EDT. It peaks in brightness (mag.= -3.4) around 8:49:20 p.m., right when...