

- Sep 8, 2016
Solargraphs Along the Torch Route
Two new Anniversary Solargraphs are in place along the route of the Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay. After torch bearers wend their way...

- Aug 24, 2016
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 5, 2016
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. ...


- Jun 15, 2016
Night Values
On a clear and moonless night in June, I assessed the quality of the night sky at Rum Village Park and at Elbel Park at the request of...


- Apr 26, 2016
What Carter Said
One way to advocate for the night sky is to encourage municipalities to adopt better lighting practices. At a recent city council...


- Mar 31, 2016
Mayor's One-Stop Shopping
Thanks go to the mayor and city departments of South Bend, IN, who gathered in a gym with the public at the "Mayor's Night Out" on March...


- Mar 22, 2016
Improved Park Management Includes Night Sky
After hearing public objections over the proposed sale of Elbel Park, the City of South Bend has responded with a plan to inventory and...


- Feb 21, 2016
New Planet Landscape
Finally. Images beamed back from some bizarre landscape. The surface of Pluto? No, New Horizons did a Pluto flyby in 2015, but it did...

- Feb 2, 2016
Quantifying the Night at Elbel
While the Presidential caucus was playing out in Iowa, a more ingenuous slice of Americana was underway in the community room of a South...

- Feb 1, 2016
At Risk At Elbel Park
Thank you for receiving comments about Richard Elbel Park. I'm not advocating for any specific use of this great resource; rather, I'm...