Our monthly lunar intruder, the full moon, once again does a white-washing job in the night skies early this week.
Hang in there, though, because as the week goes on the...
It's really autumn now, and it's a really wonderful time to get out and enjoy the absolute beauty of the night sky.
We're entering the prime time of stargazing season. T...
Web sites help you star gaze
While doing my research for this week's column, I have to admit that my head was spinning!
There are so many Web sites for astronomy and sta...
Sky is full of optic illusions
What you see in the sky is not always reality.
There are many illusions up there. Whenever you gaze upon the starry sky, you're not seeing ...
I know this dates me, but every time I see a harvest moon around this time of the year the old song "Shine on Harvest Moon" plays in my head. I know there are more hip s...
Aquila one of best bird constellations
Constellations, otherwise known as groups of stars that allegedly make pictures in the sky, have been dreamed up by humankind throu...
I have to be honest with you. I'm not a big fan of summer stargazing. For one thing, it's not really dark enough until well after 10 p.m. most of the summer, making it t...
Last week in my Starwatch column, I urged you to look in the low southern skies for one of my favorite constellations, Sagittarius the Archer, which actually looks more ...
Sagittarius can't live up to name
This week and next in my column, I want to take you to the low southern skies for two of the best constellations of summer, Sagittarius ...
Sorry about using the tabloid type headline to get you to read my column, but I couldn't resist.
Actually the Earth, in orbit around the sun and traveling at well over 6...
