

- Jan 20, 2016
- 3 min
At The Eyepiece When A Star Disappears
Lunar occultations make me giddy. They're so simple, yet so visually engaging. Tonight I had a telescope set up at Fiddler's Hearth on...

- Jan 12, 2016
- 2 min
No-Brainer Celestial Spectacle
Moon Occults Aldebaran on January 19 Put this in the category of a beautiful sunset or a full moon rising over a lake--an elegant natural...

- Dec 18, 2015
- 2 min
Star Wars in Real World Astronomy
In describing and naming astronomical discoveries, scientists reveal the force of fiction. Two NASA missions reflect how Star Wars has...


- Dec 8, 2015
- 3 min
Anticipating the Moon and Venus
I had been looking forward to seeing Venus astride the crescent moon. Instead, the moon occulted Venus and clouds occulted both. Here...

- Nov 7, 2015
- 4 min
Star of the National Park Service
Consider the star Ruchbah to be the "Centennial Star" of the National Park Service (NPS), which celebrates its 100th birthday in 2016. ...


- Jul 2, 2015
- 3 min
Planets Kiss as Predicted
On the last day of June 2015, the planets Venus and Jupiter nearly kissed in silent conjunction--stunning in the western twilight. That...

- Jun 30, 2015
- 3 min
Pluto Time
The New Horizons spacecraft will zip past Pluto and its moons on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at 7:49 a.m. EDT. For much of the day the...

- Jun 21, 2015
- 2 min
"Scope Out South Bend" Launches
As announced on WNIT’s Experience Michiana on Friday, June 19, the Scope Out South Bend challenge is underway. Scope Out South Bend...

- May 26, 2015
- 2 min
Scope Out South Bend
Seek some sites in a sesquicentennial city this summer and you may find yourself $150 richer. Eight libraries in South Bend, IN, are...


- 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...