
- Oct 19, 2016
- 4 min
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 13, 2016
- 1 min
Candidate, how will you lead on Aug. 21?
I'd like to ask the candidates a question about science, but I expect their answers would devolve into generalities and misinformation. ...


- Oct 10, 2016
- 1 min
Bicentennial Birthday Bash Sungazing
Thanks to all who participated in the Indiana Bicentennial Birthday Bash at Bendix Woods County Park, in New Carlisle, IN. The...


- Sep 8, 2016
- 5 min
2017 Solar Eclipse Workshop
Here comes the sun--but wait, where did it go? On August 21, 2017, an apparition in the daytime sky will likely be, without hyperbole,...

- Aug 21, 2016
- 1 min
Sungazing Eye Safety
The solar eclipse on August 21, 2017, is an opportunity to embrace the predictive nature of science, but eye safety is paramount. At my...

- Aug 17, 2016
- 3 min
The Best Monday Ever
On August 21, 2017, the sun, moon, and earth will most assuredly align. That Monday, all of North America will see a partial solar...

- Aug 17, 2016
- 1 min
Eclipse Tip: Planets by Day
The 2017 solar eclipse is loaded with highlights. Among them, for observers in the narrow swath of totality from Oregon to South...


- Aug 27, 2015
- 5 min
Trifles Among A Celestial Masterpiece
"Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle." -Michelangelo In astronomy there are lots of big, bold, badass concepts--from the...


- May 6, 2015
- 4 min
The Other Half of History
At the Wednesday, May 6, 2015, gathering of the Rotary Club of South Bend, I was the guest speaker, at which I addressed local...

- Feb 23, 2015
- 2 min
The Elevator Pitch
I get 30 seconds to pitch the Sun Funnel as a commercial product at the Live Elevator Pitch Competition at South Bend Brew Werks on...