moon

• October 22, 2011

  The Night Sky: Planets & Moons

  This summer, I was not as diligent about getting out to view the night sky with my telescope as I was last year.  I realized that something was missing, that there was a reason the sky didn’t have the same allure as before: Jupiter was not out when I could view it this summer.  Last…

• March 22, 2011

  The Rise of the Super Moon (and other adventures in astronomy)

  I was excited to see all of the hype created by the so-called “super moon” – even if there wasn’t anything drastically different to see.  I like it when the general population gets engaged in astronomy, as well as any opportunities to learn new things myself.  This past Friday was one of the best clear…