Skywatching
Astronomers Are People, Too…
Do you know this face? If you don't, then you surely know the name - Brother Guy Consolmagno, Vatican Astronomer.…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast – April 3-5, 2009
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! "100 Hours of Astronomy" is now underway - and doesn't it just figure that most of us…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast – March 6-8, 2009
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Ah, yes... the Moon is back in force and that will make for a rather quiet astronomy…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast – February 20-22, 2009
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready for one awesome weekend? Then let's enjoy the dark skies as we take on…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast – February 6-8, 2009
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! For some parts of the world, baby? It's cold outside... But those -23C temperatures haven't kept some…
Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast: January 30 – February 1, 2009
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! The Moon is back again, but what a terrific target for winter studies. Why not get out…
Moon, Venus and Jupiter Dazzle on December 1
[/caption] Are you ready for some spectacular sky scenery tonight? Then keep your fingers crossed for clear weather as the…
See Doomed Spacecraft Before Its Fiery Demise
[/caption] The Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) has done its duty – it even went above and beyond its…
WeekEnd SkyWatcher’s Forecast: July 4 – 6, 2008
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! If you're enjoying a holiday weekend where you live, then start the fireworks off as we begin…
Binocular Astronomy: Get Sirius!
For urban and suburban dwellers, practicing binocular astronomy can sometimes be discouraging because of the lack of faint marker stars…