Greetings all! I know, I know, I’m a day late again. Once again, the internets refused to let me in to my blog if I’m not at work. I’m not sure what’s broken, but I think I’m going to stop trying to fix it. Things…
I came to the shocking realization the other day that I’ve been writing this blog for over a year now. It certainly hasn’t seemed that long to me. One of the things I was hoping would happen as I began this blog hasn’t really materialized…
Quick, my young ward, run outside and view the planets! No seriously! Get outside, soon! There are three planets currently gracing the early evening skies, and you do not want to miss this. I’ve been waiting to post this because we’ve had a serious stretch…
Greetings, astronomy fans! Ah, the summer star party. Sounds like a contradiction, doesn’t it? Actually, we’re really excited about our summer star parties. We’ll have time in the early part of the evening to view the Sun, which is pretty awesome right about now. We’re…
Okay, perhaps not as eloquent or well known as the similar saying about doors…but more relevant to the sky right about now. I do hope you’ve had the chance to look at Jupiter during this Winter/Spring season. For some time now, Jupiter has been the…
Well, hello. It’s been an eventful time in the astronomy business, thanks to a chunk of rock that decided to scare the living daylights out of a whole lot of people living in Siberia. Amazingly, they seem to like air-bursting asteroids…once again, just like in…
Hooray! The election is over! Okay, sorry, I couldn’t help myself. Whether your favored candidate won or lost, I think we can all agree it’s been a long and rough election season. I confess I am happy to be done with political ads, phone calls,…
Red alert! Red alert! All hands to battle stations! Hee hee, I’ve always wanted to say that. Okay, seriously…I’m posting a special update to make sure all of you out there in internet land are aware of the incredible astronomical event taking place next Tuesday. …
Hey everyone! So I am already excited for this Saturday’s Star Party and Laser Light Night here at the Virginia Living Museum. It’s going to be awesome, for two reasons. Number one is that we’ll be enjoying a Titanic theme! This Saturday, April 14, 2012,…
Holy cow, if you haven’t been outside lately, get out there tonight. It’s amazing. I should have updated yesterday, but circumstances beyond my control kept me away from my computer most of the day. But no matter, one day late doesn’t really make a big…