The stargazing dilemma we face around here is that the very best skies for stargazing are found either in the cold of winter or the late nights and mosquitoes of summer....
Celestial event will be April 1
The moon has places to go and celestial bodies to see this coming week, culminating with its breathtaking eclipse of Subaru on April 1. I ...
Why is it that we can't get rid of famous myths, everything from the Loch Ness monster to aliens landing in Arizona, from bad luck on Friday the 13th to only being able ...
Even if you've had just occasional contact with the world of astronomy and stargazing, you've heard or read of some of the names of the stars. There are even companies o...
The only dog constellations of the night sky, Canis Major — the big dog — and Canis Minor — the little dog — have been taking their nightly jaunts across the southern sk...
March stargazing is fantastic because you still have Orion and all of the great constellations of winter. On most nights the chill of winter has eased a bit. In fact, sp...
Milky Way at its brightest
I don't know about you, but by this time of February I get really itchy for springtime. Winter has dragged on long enough. But there are signs ...
Take your date outside on Valentine's
Valentine's Day is coming up and once again you'll be trying to woo your beloved with something new and exciting.
This especially go...
Without a doubt, one of the strangest constellations in the winter heavens is Auriga, the chariot driver with goats on his shoulder. I would have liked to been at the pa...
OK, this is it, the best stargazing of the year in Pennsylvania. Oh sure it's still cold, but the evening viewing is just fantastic.
Bundle up with that thermos of somet...
