The Urban Astronomer

31 December 2013

Quadrantid Meteor Shower 2014

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Quadrantid Meteor The annual Quadrantid meteor shower is underway, bringing its lovely blips of light streaking across the sky. This sh...
28 December 2013

Super New Moon and Perigean Spring Tides

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Charlie at Ocean Beach I live on the west side of San Francisco near Ocean Beach and enjoy seeing the impact of the Sun and Moon firstha...
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15 December 2013

Comet Lovejoy in the morning

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Comet Lovejoy Despite the fizzle of Comet ISON, another comet is nearing its closest approach to the Sun and is assuredly *not* going to...
28 November 2013

Comet ISON at Perihelion on Thanksgiving Day 2013

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Today is the big day when ISON flies by the Sun ("perihelion"), and all eyes are on NASA's SOHO spacecraft that is watching th...
26 November 2013

KGO TV 7 News Feature - Nov 26, 2013

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I did a feature story on Channel 7 Evening News today with Wayne Freedman on Comet ISON. Click here to view.

KFOG Broadcast - Nov 26, 2013

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Much discussion about Comet ISON and related 'cosmic' topics with Greg and Mudd on the KFOG Morning Show. Click here to listen. 
24 November 2013

KGO Broadcast - November 24, 2013

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Today's show on KGO featured a lengthly discussion about Comet ISON, asteroids, space travel and the search for extraterrestrial intelli...
23 November 2013

Planets and Comet ISON

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Lately while trying to view Comet ISON, I have been up early looking at the sky and enjoying the view to the east as stars and planets emerg...
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The Urban Astronomer
Munich, Germany
In 2005 I began writing a column for the San Francisco Waldorf School newsletter called "The Urban Astronomer." I started this blog in 2007 as a place to archive my articles and to offer additional insights on the night sky - even if you live in a big city. In 2008 I became an occasional guest on the KFOG Morning Show, and subsequently on KALW and KGO. Archived shows are posted on the blog. I now work and write in Munich, Germany, where I conduct lectures and record podcasts for the Munich Public Observatory.
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