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Plant a Tree, Catch Some Sun
The St. Pius X Creation Care Team is hosting a double-header of events around Earth Day to promote care of our common home. Please come...
Apr 12, 20182 min read

Solar Eclipse Starfield Redux
If you want a glimpse of what the background starfield was during the 2017 total solar eclipse, look at the nearly full moon six months...
Feb 21, 20181 min read

Collection: Solargraphs With Photographs
Even when there are gaps in seeing the sun on any given day, you know the sun is consistently out there. The video Solargraph Images...
Jan 16, 20181 min read

Picture of the Day, 2017 September 22
Many thanks for your comments, enthusiasm, and support after Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) selected Solar Eclipse Solargraph as its...
Sep 25, 20171 min read

Active Sun Yields Spots and Aurora
Quick, pursue the sunspot option cited in The Second Question After An Eclipse. This past week a bundle of sunspots have been growing...
Sep 8, 20171 min read

Solar Eclipse Yields Unique Paper Image
A daylong solargraph using photosensitive paper captured the entire solar arc interrupted by the moon passing in front of the sun, as...
Aug 25, 20173 min read

The Second Question After An Eclipse
To get the elephant out of the room, for US observers, the next total solar eclipse is April 8, 2024. Additionally, peruse the map of...
Aug 17, 20173 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

Solar Panels and the Eclipse
How will the 2017 solar eclipse impact solar energy generated in the United States? Large- and small-scale owners of photovoltaic (PV)...
Aug 9, 20172 min read


Teaching the Eclipse at the Last Minute
Let's say you're a teacher just getting wind of this upcoming solar eclipse. You hear it is a great educational hook that everyone will...
Aug 4, 20175 min read