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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 14, 20231 min read

Summer Skygazing 2018
Seize the night by getting out under the stars. Here are some skygazing opportunities and related activities to enjoy in summer 2018....
Jul 23, 20183 min read


Night of the Solar Eclipse
Though the sun gets all the attention August 21, that's only half the story--or at least half the day. Consider the contributions of...
Aug 9, 20174 min read

2017 Astronomy Things To Do
Here are my picks for Astronomy Things To Do in 2017. At least, they're astronomy things I look forward to doing. Look Up Any clear...
Dec 29, 20163 min read

One Orbit Later
My poster for the 2016 Great Lakes Planetarium Association Annual Conference in Flint, MI, reflects on the past year of astronomy...
Oct 19, 20164 min read


Big Scope Added at AstroCamp
AstroCamp has added a very big telescope to its array of equipment used by youths to observe deep space objects. The Obsession...
Jun 25, 20161 min read


What Carter Said
One way to advocate for the night sky is to encourage municipalities to adopt better lighting practices. At a recent city council...
Apr 26, 20164 min read


The Other Half of History
At the Wednesday, May 6, 2015, gathering of the Rotary Club of South Bend, I was the guest speaker, at which I addressed local...
May 6, 20154 min read


Discover...Science for Non-Scientists
Each month during South Bend's 150th birthday, a theme draws attention to different aspects of the city's past, present, and future. In...
Feb 11, 20151 min read


Light: Bend It, Break It
Members of Michiana Astronomical Society Inc. and friends of the Kennedy Planetarium invited kids at 2015 Science Alive to bend, break,...
Feb 11, 20151 min read