The Urban Astronomer

August 2017 Eclipse Path I am a fan of total solar eclipses, and although it is a long time in the future, I want to provide some resour...

Old Moon and Venus The Moon travels its 29.5 day path around the Earth each month, presenting us with its changing phases and sweeping a...

The Exploratorium is one of the finest science museums anywhere, a place I've found exciting and fun to visit for years. They bring sci...

Have you ever been stopped by a person on a city street who is standing next to a telescope inviting you to look up at Jupiter or the Moon o...

Moon visits the Winter Circle The March evening sky features the bold constellations and bright stars of Orion, Gemini, Taurus, Canis Ma...

Today's show with Greg and the Morning Show team at KFOG included a recap of Comet ISON 's ill-fated flyby, discussion about the wi...

Jupiter and Winter Circlet I've been enjoying Jupiter this winter. Jupiter is the most obvious and brilliant object in the night sky...

Over the past few years since the new Morrison Planetarium has opened, the California Academy of Sciences has used the state-of-the-art pro...