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Land on the Moon 50 Years Later
July 20, 2019, marks the 50th anniversary of astronauts Armstrong and Aldrin landing on the moon. Celebrate the achievement with a group...
Dec 11, 20181 min read


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...
Dec 3, 20181 min read


Solargraphs Capturing 2017
A new round of solargraph cans are capturing light at multiple sites, including Prairie Vista Elementary School, Rocco's Style Shop, St....
Feb 25, 20172 min read


Cause To Look Up At Women's March
If you are attending any Women's March on January 21, 2017, and you have a positive attitude or a willingness to look up, then I...
Jan 17, 20176 min read


Looking Up At The Inauguration
I find value in a parallel between the Presidential Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln in 1865 and the Presidential Inauguration of Donald...
Jan 6, 20176 min read


Bicentennial Star Shines On
With the conclusion of 2016 comes the end of two Indiana Bicentennial Legacy Projects that encouraged people to celebrate the state's...
Dec 28, 20162 min read


Snapshots of Time
The holidays came early for me, and with magnificent gifts. This week I gathered up a dozen small aluminum containers from around the...
Dec 22, 20166 min read


Solstice Is Solargraph Time
Near the solstice is the best time either to mount or to recover a solargraph, which is a long duration image of the sun using a simple...
Dec 20, 20162 min read


Sun Stops for the Cubs
When the Chicago Cubs won the 2016 World Series, even the sun paused in its trek across the sky to take note. Around the June solstice,...
Nov 5, 20162 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













































































































