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- Apr 1, 2020
- 1 min
April 2020 Trifecta: Pleiades, Venus, ISS
In the opening days of April 2020, the planet Venus glides past the Pleiades star cluster. This is a naked-eye celestial delight that...
- Aug 9, 2017
- 4 min
Night of the Solar Eclipse
Though the sun gets all the attention August 21, that's only half the story--or at least half the day. Consider the contributions of...
- Jan 17, 2017
- 6 min
Cause To Look Up At Women's March
If you are attending any Women's March on January 21, 2017, and you have a positive attitude or a willingness to look up, then I...
- Jan 6, 2017
- 6 min
Looking Up At The Inauguration
I find value in a parallel between the Presidential Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln in 1865 and the Presidential Inauguration of Donald...
- 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...
- Dec 3, 2015
- 2 min
Celestial Trifecta on Monday, Dec. 7
Monday, December 7, has three celestial highlights for observers in the South Bend, IN, region--a comet, an occultation, and satellite...
- Dec 2, 2015
- 2 min
Occult Skygazing at Fiddler's Hearth
Fiddler's Hearth will host a skygazing event to watch Venus get mooned Dec. 7, 2015. You can observe the moon passing in front of the...