Dark Sky Park

On Wednesday, September 18th at 10:36 A.M. the Moon will rival the Sun for a few dramatic moments at the horizon.

Beaver Island joins the likes of the Pitcairn Islands, New Zealand and Montana’s Medicine Rocks as one of the best places in the world to see the stars.

The Perseid Meteor Shower reaches its peak just after New Moon this weekend, which means that if the weather cooperates, the conditions are ideal for a…

We’re halfway through the Summer, and now the meteor showers begin! In August the daylight noticeably wanes, but as compensation, the starlight gains, and…

The end of July marks the halfway point in the season, known traditionally as “cross quarter day.” But before we get to that point this year, we pass…

The story I really want to tell this week is about the early 20th century American socialite and art collector Isabella Stewart Gardner, so I’m going to…

There’s so much happening in the sky this week, starting with the planet Jupiter, which changes direction after nearly four months of retrograde motion;…

This week the Earth arrives at that place in its orbital path that is furthest away from the Sun. This is called its “aphelion” and it will happen on…