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Feb 25, 20175 min read
Solar Power Grab
Indiana legislators may single-handedly (correction: with the help of electric utilities) wipe out a fast growing industry in the state. ...
Feb 7, 20172 min read
Free Eclipse Shades at Library Event
Midday on August 21 the moon passes in front of the sun, causing a partial solar eclipse visible across all of North America. In...
Jan 12, 20172 min read
Solar Eclipse Activities At ScienceAlive
Prepare for the exciting 2017 total solar eclipse at ScienceAlive! on Saturday, February 4, 2017. If you can't join us in person at St....
Dec 29, 20163 min read
2017 Astronomy Things To Do
Here are my picks for Astronomy Things To Do in 2017. At least, they're astronomy things I look forward to doing. Look Up Any clear...
Nov 9, 20163 min read
Think Bigger Than A Supermoon
It's time to get back to the serious practice of science. The so-called "supermoon" of Monday, November 14, may be a darling of...
Nov 6, 20161 min read
Experimenting With SunPrint Solargraphs
Feel free to ride along with me for an experiment. I want to know if I can use SunPrint or a comparable product to make a day-long...
Oct 19, 20164 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 13, 20161 min read
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, 20161 min read
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, 20165 min read
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,...