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Oct 31, 20237 min read
Solar Eclipse Activities
Solar eclipse activities were presented by members of the Great Lakes Planetarium Association (GLPA) at a 2023 state meeting hosted by...
Oct 30, 20234 min read
Seizing a Sungazing Syzygy
Use the hook of sungazing to update Hoosiers on solar energy opportunities and convey how the sun is integral to Earth’s well-being....
Oct 21, 20231 min read
National Debt 2023 Oct at $33 Trillion
The US national debt exceeds 33 trillion dollars. That's $33 with twelve zeroes after it. When last I wrote words paralleling that, was...
Oct 20, 20232 min read
New Environment Emerges Under Solar Array
A new, valuable crop is emerging at the Honeysuckle Solar project in New Carlisle, IN, through deliberate management of vegetation. The...
Oct 14, 20231 min read
AstroCamp Website Goes Dormant
AstroCamp.us is now dormant. Some content remains archived at https://www.nightwise.org/astrocamp, with PDFs of excerpts listed in its...
Oct 12, 20234 min read
How Much Solar Is Needed?
With challenges to solar farms, some people ask, how many solar farms do we need to build? Since I was recently asked, I suggest some...
Oct 11, 20231 min read
Honeysuckle Solar Farm Update
The Honeysuckle solar farm near New Carlisle, IN, which will generate enough renewable energy to power 27,000 homes, is on track for...
Oct 9, 20232 min read
Climate Change Stinks
The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) has descended on the shores of Lake Michigan. After a sustained high wind out of the northwest, a...