October – Look East to the Pleiades
by Pat Browne
The Pleiades - a naked eye Open Star Cluster
(also known from Greek...
August 2018 Mars Bright and Large but Low in the Sky
by Pat Browne
Recently, a Night Sky Friend recently wrote me to me...:
Looking at Mars...
Ice Cube – Astrophysics In July
by Pat Browne
Detection of Cosmic Ray Source Galaxy - a chilling discovery
On July 12...
The NightSky of Spring
Spring Observing:
West (late Winter) to South East(Spring)
To see the stars in the...
Astronomy Session Introduction
Mississippi Valley Night Sky Conservation - Astronomy Sessions
Program developed by:
Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority...
Feb 2018 – ‘black’ moon … and Betelgeuse the friendly red (super)giant
by Pat Browne
Now that we're over the media event of the Jan 31st 2018...
Perihelion and Latest Sunrise, Happy Coincidence for us
January 3 2018 marks Perihelion, and by coincidence it happens at nearly the latest...
Oct 2017 Neutron Stars in Collision –...
by Pat Browne
The October 2017 announcement of the detection of a gravitational wave event, GW170817...
Fall 2017 Night Sky Astronomy Course
by Pat Browne
Night Sky Autumn Observing sessions will begin this year on the first...
Moon Events – August 2017
The August 2017 lunar calendar is busy with observational opportunities.
Full Moon - Partial...