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Bicentennial Birthday Bash Sungazing
Thanks to all who participated in the Indiana Bicentennial Birthday Bash at Bendix Woods County Park, in New Carlisle, IN. The...
Oct 10, 20161 min read


One-Month Capture of the Sun
Ruth Craft captured a one-month exposure of the sun at Bendix Woods County Park using a simple pinhole camera called a solargraph. The...
Oct 8, 20161 min read


Vision for Riverfront Parks and Trails
South Bend, IN, is something to watch. Community input may guide how millions of dollars in grant money will be parlayed into quality of...
Sep 9, 20163 min read


Solargraphs Along the Torch Route
Two new Anniversary Solargraphs are in place along the route of the Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay. After torch bearers wend their way...
Sep 8, 20162 min read


2017 Solar Eclipse Workshop
Here comes the sun--but wait, where did it go? On August 21, 2017, an apparition in the daytime sky will likely be, without hyperbole,...
Sep 8, 20165 min read

Indiana Moon is "Heaven's Lantern"
Have you been looking skyward lately? Over the next "moonth" look for the crescent moon near the planets Venus, Saturn, and Mars in the...
Sep 5, 20163 min read


Solargraphs Awry
Not all Anniversary Solargraphs have been or will be successful. A few pinhole cameras have yielded discouraging results. A can atop...
Aug 30, 20161 min read

Night Over the National Parks
Leave Them Unimpaired On August 25, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson deftly lifted his pen to sign the Organic Act. At that same moment,...
Aug 24, 20163 min read

Sungazing Eye Safety
The solar eclipse on August 21, 2017, is an opportunity to embrace the predictive nature of science, but eye safety is paramount. At my...
Aug 21, 20161 min read

The Best Monday Ever
On August 21, 2017, the sun, moon, and earth will most assuredly align. That Monday, all of North America will see a partial solar...
Aug 17, 20163 min read