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Meet the Stars of New Year's Eve
Using a paper plate you can predict where the stars will be for any date and time. In the Platisphere Activity, you make a simple...
Dec 16, 20232 min read


Centennial Star of the Cleveland Astronomical Society
Consider the star Ruchbah to be the "Centennial Star" of the Cleveland Astronomical Society (CAS), which celebrates its 100th birthday in...
Dec 31, 20213 min read


My Paper Thin Argument To Act
I live outside the city limits, but within the city school corporation. For issues such as climate change, however, boundaries don't...
Nov 23, 20194 min read


Planets Align, Perseus Rising
As the peak of the Perseid meteor shower approaches on August 11/12, five planets and the moon are becoming visible just after sunset. ...
Aug 5, 20164 min read


Check My Math
What Slope For Solar Panels? When told south-facing solar panels should be mounted with a slope of 20-40 degrees (my latitude=42...
May 29, 20162 min read


Paper Plate Star Finder
As you begin a new year of stargazing, a simple paper plate dial can help you discover highlights of the northern sky. For this...
Dec 18, 20152 min read


Find Your Place
The 2015 Perseid meteor shower peaks Wednesday night (August 12) and into Thursday morning (August 13). Look up on either side of the...
Aug 10, 20153 min read


Moon Shadowed Sept. 27
On Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, a total lunar eclipse occurs when the moon glides through two shadows cast by the earth--a faint penumbral...
Jun 4, 20151 min read


Paper Plate "Man on the Moon"
Andy Bowers from Bristol, TN, created the Man in the Moon paper plate activity for his very young students. He describes below how to...
Feb 26, 20152 min read













































































































