The Urban Astronomer

22 March 2016

KFOG Broadcast: March 21, 2016.

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The Morning Show at KFOG wanted the lowdown on the comet fly-bys, so we had a call and talked about the close approach, whether this was an ...
21 March 2016

A Comet Fly-By on March 22 is going to be a close one

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Finding comet P/2016 BA14 Comet P/2016 BA14 will pass Earth at a near record-setting close distance on March 22. It will pass within 2.2...
19 March 2016

The Moon and Jupiter

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Full Moon and Jupiter Jupiter recently reached opposition , appearing at its brightest and traversing the night sky from sunset to sunri...
23 January 2016

KFOG Broadcast - January 20, 2016

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I spent a few minutes with Irish Greg and No Name on the KFOG Morning Show talking about the view of all 5 'naked eye' planets in th...
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20 January 2016

See 5 Planets in the Morning Sky

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Five Planets in the Morning The five naked-eye planets are all visible to us in the pre-dawn sky. Four of them are easy targets, with br...
12 December 2015

Geminid Meteor Shower 2015

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  The Geminid Meteor Shower is one of the year's finest displays of meteors but you have to brave the cold to see it. The peak is Sun...
26 November 2015

Full Moon Setting and Other Morning Sky Wonders

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Planetary Lineup The Full Moon is a delight to see rising in the evening, but as we have long nights in November and December, I find th...
28 October 2015

KFOG Broadcast - October 28, 2015

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Today's conversation started out 'auf Deutsch' as Renee and I chatted a bit together in German language. But then we turned our ...
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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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