

- Jun 12, 2022
Friday at a Star Party
Even the approach to the 2022 Michiana Star Party was sublime, as a dirt road dappled in sunlight set the stage. And then you arrive at...

- Nov 25, 2019
Watch Space Station Bisect Moon--Repeatedly
You've seen pictures of the International Space Station (ISS), but have you ever actually seen it? If you can steady on the moon with a...

- Oct 19, 2016
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 20, 2015
Mini Sun Funnel Idea
A sunny day on the heels of the 2015 GLPA Conference in Grand Rapids, MI, was cause to bring out the telescope and test some Sun Funnel...

- May 9, 2015
Transit of Mercury, 9 May 2016
The countdown has begun. On May 9, 2016, start your Monday morning with a transit of Mercury, when the innermost planet is visible...


- May 6, 2015
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
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...

- May 18, 2013
Let's Look at the Sun
Let's Look at the Sun Posted by admin on May 18, 2013 We on earth are vulnerable to the sun's vagaries. While the sun sustains life, a...