The Urban Astronomer

In just two months, the western United States will witness a special astronomical event, a "Ring of Fire" solar eclipse , also cal...

The gradual changes that occur in the night sky are generally imperceptible to all but the most thorough observer. So at special times lik...

Tonight Mars is at opposition , a once-every-25-month event in which Earth passes between the Sun and Mars, and we observe Mars at its clo...

As an Urban Astronomer, I am enthusiastic about astronomy even in the light-polluted urban centers of the world, including my own city of Sa...

The Moon, Venus and Jupiter, the three most dominant objects in the night sky, will form a number of beautiful patters to grace the evenin...

High overhead in the winter sky is the distinctive constellation Auriga the Charioteer . This is a bright constellation, visible even with ...

Over the past years in this blog, I have focused on information and news that can be used by city dwellers, guiding them to find interesti...

Venus is growing brighter in the west each evening, a brilliant evening 'star' that commands your attention as you see the sunset sk...