Lost Pleiad Observatory

Time for what is becoming a quarterly tradition...a blog post! In February, I made a trip to the dark skies of Portal, AZ with my good fri...

I just returned from 3 nights attending to my favorite dark-sky astronomy activity...a new moon trip to Portal, AZ hosted by my good friend ...

2065.  That is the number running around in my head this morning...or to be clear, the year 2065.  In 2065, should I still be kicking and sc...

This week saw the Earth swing through the debris trail left by comet Swift-Tuttle, producing the annual Perseid meteor shower.  Prognosticat...

We have lived in our house for over a dozen years and in that time have had all manner of wildlife remind us that we are simply squatters.  ...

Yesterday saw the planet Mercury transit the face of the Sun from our unique perspective here on earth.  Slightly more common than a Venus t...

I have the kind of job where I frequently look around and have to remind myself I am getting paid to do this work.  Serving as Director of t...