Search
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
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
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
Planets Align, Perseus Rising
As the peak of the Perseid meteor shower approaches on August 11/12, five planets and the moon are becoming visible just after sunset. ...
Aug 5, 20164 min read
Night Values
On a clear and moonless night in June, I assessed the quality of the night sky at Rum Village Park and at Elbel Park at the request of...
Jun 15, 20167 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
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 31, 20164 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 22, 20162 min read
New Planet Landscape
Finally. Images beamed back from some bizarre landscape. The surface of Pluto? No, New Horizons did a Pluto flyby in 2015, but it did...
Feb 21, 20161 min read
