The Urban Astronomer

While giving a tour of the sky, I am often asked how I know which "stars" in the sky are planets and which are real stars. The sho...

I spent last week at the Live Power Farm in Covelo with the 3rd grade. The sky there was clear and beautiful and we had two opportunities to...

Now that the days are getting longer, it is getting more challenging to see the night sky in the morning. This week I was outside at 5:45 am...

The Moon is our nearest celestial neighbor and is, from our vantage point, the fastest moving object in the sky. It circles around the Earth...

The winter sky is dominated by the constellation Orion which fills the southern sky during the evening hours. Orion is a guide to a few othe...

Winter skies are beautiful for the richness of the heavens we see. The king of the winter sky is the bright distinctive constellation Orion ...

Winter officially arrives Thursday December 21st at 4:22 pm. This is the quiet conclusion of six months of change as the Earth moves from th...

Meteor showers are some of the most exciting spectacles to watch in all of astronomy. However, the best views require dark, clear eastern sk...