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Sundial Solargraph
Sundials are exquisite. Quietly and with no moving parts, a shadow and a line give excellent time. Solargraphs are brute force archives...
Jan 9, 20231 min read


Election Day Observing Results
A total lunar eclipse graced the morning sky on Election Day 2022. At the Lake Michigan shoreline I had an unobstructed horizon,...
Nov 8, 20222 min read

Be Election Day Observer...of Total Lunar Eclipse
The corps of Election Day observers working the polls and early voters on November 8 can start their morning with a moment of grandeur. ...
Oct 31, 20223 min read


Friday at a Star Party
Even the approach to the 2022 Michiana Star Party was sublime, as a dirt road dappled in sunlight set the stage. And then you arrive at...
Jun 12, 20224 min read


First Solargraph From La Casa de Amistad
A rooftop solargraph on La Casa de Amistad captured unimpeded solar arcs, revealing the path of the sun from January to June. ...
Jun 6, 20221 min read

Possible Meteor Spectacle - May 31, 2022
Though I dislike suggesting some celestial event may be spectacular, a May 31, 2022, meteor shower merits looking up in case it truly is...
May 23, 20222 min read

Total Lunar Eclipse- 2022 NOV 8
The next total lunar eclipse visible from the Midwest begins in the morning chill of November 8, 2022. The discernible partial eclipse...
May 23, 20221 min read

Total Lunar Eclipse on Sunday, May 15
Observers in North American can see a total solar eclipse unfold on Sunday, May 15-16, 2022. See an animation and event times at Time...
Apr 13, 20221 min read

Two Highlights at March 28 Sunrise
In the morning twilight of Monday, March 28, 2022, observers can witness two celestial highlights--a multi-planet conjunction and a...
Mar 20, 20222 min read