The Urban Astronomer

One of the brightest objects in the nighttime sky each summer is called the Summer Triangle. Rather than being a single constellation, the S...

I like blogging about astronomy because I want to get the public motivated to spend a few minutes out under the stars instead of staying ins...

Today a large part of the eastern hemisphere experienced a solar eclipse, and along a narrow band of Earth viewers were well positioned to e...

The next few mornings provide a great chance to see close alignments of planets, the Moon and the easy-to-spot, beautiful star cluster known...

Every month the San Francisco Amateur Astronomers (SFAA) host a lecture by an expert in the field of astronomy. In June, the guest was Dr. D...

I love my iPhone. There are many reasons for this, not the least of which are the nifty astronomy apps that are available for the iPhone. Th...

When I host a star party or head outdoors in the evening, I like to check the status of satellites such as the Iridium communications satell...