The Urban Astronomer

Spring skies are dominated by an array of bright stars and distinctive constellations. In April and May, the zodiac constellation Gemini d...

We are entering a period of time in which several planets are going to be in close proximity to each other, creating special alignments call...

The Moon graces the last vestiges of the winter sky this week, as the waxing Moon splits two of the prettiest star clusters, the Pleiades a...

In today's podcast with Irish Greg of the KFOG Morning Show , we discuss the upcoming alignments of the Moon with star clusters in the e...

There is always something to do if you are interested in getting a bit more involved in astronomy. Right now, you can learn at a lecture, at...

I enjoy sharing highlights of the sky with friends and have been blogging for several years now, pointing out events of astronomical interes...

Elusive Mercury makes an appearance for the coming weeks in the evening sky, slowly progressing toward Jupiter as the two planets share the ...

As always, I had a good time at KFOG today talking with Morning Show co-host Irish Greg who has boundless enthusiasm for just about everyth...