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- Oct 14, 2023
- 1 min
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...
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- Jul 23, 2018
- 3 min
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....
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- Aug 9, 2017
- 4 min
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...
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- Dec 29, 2016
- 3 min
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...
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- Oct 19, 2016
- 4 min
One Orbit Later
My poster for the 2016 Great Lakes Planetarium Association Annual Conference in Flint, MI, reflects on the past year of astronomy...
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- Jun 25, 2016
- 1 min
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...
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- Apr 26, 2016
- 4 min
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...
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- May 6, 2015
- 4 min
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...