The planet Saturn is a wonderful sight through even the smallest of telescopes. It has its own special and unique beauty, made up of a gorgeous ring system which spans m...
Here we go again, Valentine's Day is coming.
It's what my mother calls a "Hallmark Card" holiday. Nothing against Hallmark cards but let's face it, Valentine's Day is a ...
Wintertime is a wonderful time for stargazing.
It's the Super Bowl of stargazing as far as I'm concerned! Not only is the air clear and not only do we see the brightest ...
Last week, I attempted to cover all of the astronomical treasures of the constellation Orion.
It's loaded with many celestial jewels such as the red super giant star Bet...
Astronomical gems abound
The constellation Orion the Hunter is the king of the constellations, not only in my celestial book but in the minds and imaginations of many sta...
In the brief history of this column, I've rattled off distances to many stars and galaxies of stars. The distances are so far that the miles are too cumbersome to expres...
The law of winter stargazing clearly states that the beauty of the heavens is inversely proportionate to how many layers you have to put on to go outside. January skies ...
New Year's Eve is upon us and tonight it's party time!
The heavens will really put on quite a light show. If you step out from the party or any other shenanigans you ma...
Christmas tree shape is visible
I don't know about you, but I love hanging holiday lights on my house and in the trees.
In fact, I consider myself the local "Griswold" i...
If there's someone on your holiday gift list who loves the stars — and that someone may be you — there is so much to choose from. There are books, magazines, software an...
