From Arcturus to Capella!

Heatwaves and cold snaps; s’mores and soup; cannonballs and candles, One of Arturus and Capella is with us every night of the year.

Fall Astronomy Day, October 9, 2021!

Fall Astronomy Day is this weekend. If you want to learn more about it, I hope you’ll check out my new article about it at Sky & Telescope!

A New Year’s Eve Video!

Let’s about one of my favorite things to do this time of year: taking time out of New Year’s Eve to track down the 15 brightest stars you can see in the northern hemisphere. They’re all above the horizon at some point between sunset tonight and sunrise tomorrow.

A Month With the Moon (BBC Sky At Night)

Let’s follow the Moon through a whole lunar month and see what we can see along the way. I hope you like my new article from BBC Sky at Night magazine!

Primary Moon Phases – September 2020!

Here’s the Moon’s primary phases for September 2020!
(all times UTC)

September 2: Full Moon
September 10: Last Quarter
September 17: New Moon
September 24: First Quarter

The All-Season Triangle (Sky & Telescope)

Hey, everyone, Happy Friday! You made it! Another week down. Just wanted to let you know that I have a …