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Astronomy in November 2025
Wednesday, November 5, 2025 by Richard Harris
This month offers a bit of everything: a once-in-a-lifetime interstellar visitor passing through, a brilliant supermoon lighting up the sky, two bright comets fading out after their October glory, planets dancing in interesting ways, and even a couple of meteor showers ...
August 2025 skywatching tips
Friday, August 8, 2025 by Richard Harris
Jupiter and Venus shine brightly in the mornings as they appear to graze each other in the sky on the 11th and 12th. The Perseids are washed out by the Moon. August 2025 skywatching tips from NASA: All month planet visibility Mercury: Pops up above the horizon during the second half of Augu...
2025 Bootleg Star Party
Saturday, July 26, 2025 by Richard Harris
Each year, under the sweeping canopy of the cosmos, astronomers, astrophotographers, and skywatchers gather to celebrate one of the Midwest’s most anticipated amateur astronomy gatherings, The Bootleg Star Party. Known for its pirate-themed bravado and serious devotion to stargazing, the 2025 ...
Is astronomy becoming a winter sport
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 by Richard Harris
Remember those clear summer nights when you’d haul out the telescope in July wearing just shorts and a T-shirt, to gaze up at the Milky Way arching overhead? Lately, however, those idyllic summer stargazing nights have become as rare as a snowflake in June. Across much of the country, frustrat...