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Feb 16, 20163 min read
"Light Fast" Encourages Awe and Wonder
Featuring a list of action items, Light Fast combines secular and sacred endeavors to conserve light at night. Light Fast entreats you...
Dec 17, 20152 min read
Star Wars in Real World Astronomy
In describing and naming astronomical discoveries, scientists reveal the force of fiction. Two NASA missions reflect how Star Wars has...
Dec 9, 20151 min read
One Year Until Indiana's First Night
On Friday, December 11, 2015, the one-year countdown begins until the 200th anniversary of Indiana's becoming a state in 1816--and its...
Dec 7, 20153 min read
Anticipating the Moon and Venus
I had been looking forward to seeing Venus astride the crescent moon. Instead, the moon occulted Venus and clouds occulted both. Here...
Dec 3, 20152 min read
Celestial Trifecta on Monday, Dec. 7
Monday, December 7, has three celestial highlights for observers in the South Bend, IN, region--a comet, an occultation, and satellite...
Dec 1, 20152 min read
Occult Skygazing at Fiddler's Hearth
Fiddler's Hearth will host a skygazing event to watch Venus get mooned Dec. 7, 2015. You can observe the moon passing in front of the...
Nov 25, 20152 min read
Comet Catalina in Morning Sky
A new comet is emerging in the morning sky. Though it is faint, Comet Catalina (C/2013 US10) will pass near a few distinct celestial...
Nov 21, 20152 min read
Venus Gets Mooned
The moon occults Venus midday on December 7 when the illuminated edge of the crescent moon glides in front of the planet. The obscured...
Oct 24, 20152 min read
Moon Occults Venus Midday Dec. 7
On Monday, December 7, 2015, you can observe a waning crescent moon occult Venus during the day. As the sliver of moon apparently moves...
Oct 23, 20151 min read
PlutoTime Mosaic in Gigapan
NASA released gigapans of its PlutoTime mosaic, which depicts Pluto and its moon Charon as a compilation of images sent in by the public....