Star watch

Astronomers tell us that the planet Saturn will be at “opposition” on Sept. 8, 2024. So why is this significant to myself and other stargazers?

The genus “Cygnus” in the wildlife world includes two species of native birds found in the United States. Most of us are familiar with tundra and trumpeter swans, but did you know that another “Cygnus”

The total solar eclipse that occurred on April 8 was a tough act to follow, but a summer meteor shower can still bring excitement to a star-gazer like me!
According to the American Meteor

The dazzling variety of new and improved camera equipment available to amateur astronomers is making astrophotography one of America’s fastest-growing hobbies. With just a digital camera or a small telescope with a smart phone attachment,

If you have a good imagination and are willing to stay up late some nights during July or August until the skies get good and dark, you may find a “teapot” above the southeastern horizon.

Here’s a trivia question to consider: What is the brightest star in our Milky Way galaxy? Scientists say that the glowing ball of hydrogen and helium at the center of our solar system is technically

It’s almost summer, and you’ll have to stay up later now for skies to darken enough to see these celestial features, but trust me, it’ll be worth it!
If you follow the arc from

Aristotle (384-322 BC) and other early Greek astronomers thought that the Earth was stationary and at the center of the universe with the Sun and other planets rotating around it. Historians tell us that this