The Urban Astronomer

This week the waxing moon journeys across Taurus and Gemini. As it does, it encounters the Pleiades, the small but distinctive cluster of st...

The web is filled with excellent astronomy resources. Here are some of the sites I frequent for different kinds of information. Visit daily:...

The deepening darkness of winter has arrived and with it the beautiful winter skies. The earliest sunset has already passed, but the longest...

Over the last three weeks a minor and otherwise dim comet has suddenly flared and become bright. Comet Holmes has been sighted many times si...

Last weekend I was at Ocean Beach as the sun set. Minutes after sunset I spotted a thin crescent moon hovering low on the western horizon. I...

As the days grow shorter and the nights longer and the Fall weather brings clearer skies to San Francisco, I find myself with more opportuni...

Welcome back to another year of astronomy tips and news from the Urban Astronomer . I enjoy the opportunity to share astronomy with the Wal...