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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
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
One Orbit Later
My poster for the 2016 Great Lakes Planetarium Association Annual Conference in Flint, MI, reflects on the past year of astronomy...
Oct 19, 20164 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
Lights for Indiana's Bicentennial Vision
For its 200th birthday, Indiana is "gathering big ideas the state should aspire to in the next fifty years." Ironically, the logo of the...
Jun 2, 20162 min read
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
