The dog days of summer are here. It’s hot, sometimes miserably so. Humans are hot. Dogs are hot. All creatures great and small are hot. Heat is not the reason for the […]
Will Comet ISON Survive Its Thanksgiving Sun Encounter
We might be in store for a spectacular sky show in December, that is, if Comet ISON survives its trip around the Sun on Thanksgiving. This comet has been called “the comet […]
Comet Pan-STARRS In The Evening Sky
UPDATE: Here are some images from people in Alabama of the comet! You have the first of several opportunities in 2013 to see a comet in the sky! Comet Pan-STARRS (C/2011 L4) will be […]
The Perseid Meteor Shower
One of the things I like to do is to go out into the countryside and stare into the sky. And this weekend the Perseid Meteor Shower was at its peak!. […]