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Timelines of History and Starlight
An exhibit made by Ruth Craft connects 200 years of Indiana history to the distance starlight has traveled from Indiana's Bicentennial...
Feb 14, 20162 min read


Bicentennial Star Banner
An unofficial banner for the Indiana Bicentennial Star, adapted from the Indiana state flag, shows the constellation Pegasus around the...
Jan 14, 20161 min read


One Year Until Indiana's First Night
On Friday, December 11, 2015, the one-year countdown begins until the 200th anniversary of Indiana's becoming a state in 1816--and its...
Dec 9, 20151 min read


First Pilots
In Murun, Mongolia, residents tell about Khainzan Gelenkhuu, dubbed Mongolia' first pilot. He purportly jumped from 200 meters with an...
Oct 23, 20151 min read


2015 GLPA Poster: First Midnight
Celebrating history through starlight. As South Bend, IN, celebrates its sesquicentennial (dubbed SB150) in 2015, the First Midnight...
Oct 13, 20153 min read


#PlutoTime Images
New Buffalo, MI #PlutoTime New Buffalo, MI 2015 July 7, 9:29 p.m. EDT Venus is visible, with Jupiter nearby. South Bend, IN #PlutoTime...
Jul 7, 20151 min read


Timestamp: New Horizons at Pluto
Let’s photo bomb Pluto and leave no trace. Take pictures all week during Pluto Time. Image courtesy of NASA. Anywhere in South Bend, take...
Jul 7, 20151 min read


Pluto Time
The New Horizons spacecraft will zip past Pluto and its moons on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at 7:49 a.m. EDT. For much of the day the...
Jun 30, 20153 min read


Art Klinger Retires
I thank Art Klinger for all of his support, astronomy outreach, and service to the planetarium community. I wish him and his family well...
May 31, 20152 min read


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 20, 20151 min read













































































































