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Cell-estial Photos
A newer cell phone can take excellent images of astronomical targets. As twilight segues to night, set your phone for 3- to 10-second...
May 82 min read


Election Day Observing Results
A total lunar eclipse graced the morning sky on Election Day 2022. At the Lake Michigan shoreline I had an unobstructed horizon,...
Nov 8, 20222 min read


Be Election Day Observer...of Total Lunar Eclipse
The corps of Election Day observers working the polls and early voters on November 8 can start their morning with a moment of grandeur. ...
Oct 31, 20223 min read


Election Day Opens With Total Lunar Eclipse
Start your 2022 Election Day on a positive note by witnessing a total lunar eclipse in the early hours of Tuesday, November 8. In the...
Oct 17, 20223 min read


Total Lunar Eclipse- 2022 NOV 8
The next total lunar eclipse visible from the Midwest begins in the morning chill of November 8, 2022. The discernible partial eclipse...
May 23, 20221 min read


Total Lunar Eclipse on Sunday, May 15
Observers in North American can see a total solar eclipse unfold on Sunday, May 15-16, 2022. See an animation and event times at Time...
Apr 13, 20221 min read


Witness Total Lunar Eclipse January 20-21
Go outside on a Sunday night, January 20, and watch the earth cast a shadow onto the moon through Monday morning. The total lunar eclipse...
Jan 11, 20193 min read


Comet, Planets, and Eclipse in Winter Sky
Closing Out 2018 Comets are notoriously fickle, so predicting the brightness of an approaching celestial interloper can be a risky bet. ...
Dec 11, 20183 min read


Watch the Full Moon Not Happen
There will be no full moon in February 2018. You can watch this non-event unfold over two weeks by following the motion of the moon in...
Feb 15, 20182 min read


Morning Lunar Eclipse on Jan. 31
Want to see the 2018 total lunar eclipse on the morning of Wednesday, January 31? You'll need an unobstructed view toward the western...
Jan 22, 20182 min read