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Mar 31, 20164 min read
Mayor's One-Stop Shopping
Thanks go to the mayor and city departments of South Bend, IN, who gathered in a gym with the public at the "Mayor's Night Out" on March...
Mar 22, 20162 min read
Improved Park Management Includes Night Sky
After hearing public objections over the proposed sale of Elbel Park, the City of South Bend has responded with a plan to inventory and...
Mar 9, 20162 min read
Finally, a Better LED Streetlight
A major lighting company has announced a street light that uses LED technology with less output in the blue wavelengths. While...
Feb 17, 20165 min read
Time for 2016 Star Party
I encourage you to get out under the stars--literally, a vast canopy of stars--May 6-8 at the 2016 Michiana Star Party. Dozens of amateur...
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...
Feb 2, 20164 min read
Quantifying the Night at Elbel
While the Presidential caucus was playing out in Iowa, a more ingenuous slice of Americana was underway in the community room of a South...
Feb 1, 20163 min read
At Risk At Elbel Park
Thank you for receiving comments about Richard Elbel Park. I'm not advocating for any specific use of this great resource; rather, I'm...
Oct 7, 20152 min read
App to Prevent Breast Cancer?
While much of the nation supports breast cancer awareness in October with a show of pink, I encourage you also to reduce your cancer risk...
Aug 27, 20155 min read
Trifles Among A Celestial Masterpiece
"Trifles make perfection, and perfection is no trifle." -Michelangelo In astronomy there are lots of big, bold, badass concepts--from the...
Aug 19, 20152 min read
Lessening the Blues
Blue light negatively affects your body at night more than redder wavelengths. Your circadian system detects the blue and senses a false...