Less moonlight means more galaxy gazing
Summer stargazing has many enemies, or should I say challenges, including city lights, moonlight and mosquitoes.
You can fight ci...
Constellations in close proximity
It starts happening as late summer merges into early fall. Bootes the hunting farmer is in close pursuit of Ursa Major, the Big Bear. T...
Watching the stars on a warm August night is very relaxing and great way to unwind after a long day. And speaking of unwinding, one of the great summer constellations ha...
Bright moon will ruin view
Just like clockwork, it's time once again for the Perseid meteor shower, usually one of the best meteor showers of the year. The Earth, in its ...
I have a love/hate relationship with this time of year. I hate the fact that summer is starting to wind down and vacation season is coming to an end.
However, as an ama...
Among the 88 constellations seen from Earth, there are heroes, hunters, musical instruments, royalty and all kinds of critters, including eight birds. The biggest and br...
Chinese tale is a favorite
The constellation Lyra is faint but it contains one of the brightest stars in the sky, Vega.
As soon as it gets dark enough, around 10 p.m., l...
Two giant stars make 'Cat's Eyes'
One of my favorite constellations is Scorpius the Scorpion because it's one of the few constellations that actually looks like what it's...
You need to get your rest if you want to seriously stargaze this time of year. It's not truly dark enough until after 11 p.m. but a summer night under the stars is well ...
The distance between the stars in our Milky Way Galaxy and beyond are seldom expressed in miles. The numbers would become too astronomical (pun intended).
Light years a...
