SUNSET: 
Traveling Without a Scope
While traveling in India, the author missed having a telescope for completely unexpected reasons.
Big Binocular Messier Survey
Big binoculars may not show much detail, but they certain make it easy to find deep-sky objects.
Calendars Throughout History
Some thoughts about the social significance of the Sun, the Moon, and regularity.
Ridiculously Small Optics
What's the smallest instrument you've ever used to view the night sky?
Moonset Eclipse
Missing totality makes an eclipse's partial phase all the more rewarding.
Astronomical Twilight
Here are some interesting facts about that time of night when it's too light for deep-sky astronomy but too dark to do anything else.
Discussions Restored
When we switched to new blog technology, all the existing discussions were lost. Now they're back!
Some Suburban Messiers
Celestial showpieces look strikingly different in the suburbs than they do under dark skies.
Astronomy Online with Stuart Goldman
Scope Calculator Applet Added
Try out a new addition to our suite of interactive observing tools.
Twilight
Twilight is a magical time, my favorite part of the whole 24-hour cycle.
Microsaccades
An article in Scientific American suggests that training your eye to see faint objects may have a physiological basis.
Two Views of the North America Nebula
The North America Nebula in Cygnus is famously visible to the unaided eye under dark skies. But are we really seeing the nebulosity?
Comet Envy
I've seen Comet LINEAR C/2006 VZ13 many times now — but not when it was most spectacularly placed.
Pollution and Stargazing
Air pollution can be as much of a problem as light pollution for stargazers.
Galaxies and Clusters and Comet, Oh My!
A summer night in the Boston exurbs proves surprisingly rewarding.
Astronomy Online with Stuart Goldman
Celebrate the Arbitrary!
Contemplating the numerical excuses in life.
