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Stargazing with Tony Flanders

Twilight

Twilight is a magical time, my favorite part of the whole 24-hour cycle.

Stargazing with Tony Flanders

Microsaccades

An article in Scientific American suggests that training your eye to see faint objects may have a physiological basis.

Stargazing with Tony Flanders

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?

Stargazing with Tony Flanders

Comet Envy

I've seen Comet LINEAR C/2006 VZ13 many times now — but not when it was most spectacularly placed.

Stargazing with Tony Flanders

Anticipating August

Nights are beginning to get longer — at last.

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Pollution and Stargazing

Air pollution can be as much of a problem as light pollution for stargazers.

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Galaxies and Clusters and Comet, Oh My!

A summer night in the Boston exurbs proves surprisingly rewarding.

Astronomy Online with Stuart Goldman

Web Winners

The Astronomical League has announced its webmaster of the year.

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Celebrate the Arbitrary!

Contemplating the numerical excuses in life.

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Strange Encounters Part II

I was intrigued that all the responses to my previous blog entry discussed encounters with wild animals rather than strange humans. (Sorry, I lost all of those comments during the switchover to the new blog technology.) I've met my fair share of wild animals, but somehow that never seems surprising…

Astronomy Online with Stuart Goldman

Friday's Feature Film

Here's how observatories clean their optics.

Station in Orbit

Astronomy Online with Stuart Goldman

Station Watching

You've never seen the International Space Station fly over looking like this.

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The Day the Sun Stands Still

Have you ever wondered what the word "solstice" means?

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Decisions, Decisions

A deep-sky observer's life revolves around the phase of the Moon and the weather forecast.

Astronomy Online with Stuart Goldman

My Brother in Space

Another "star" is born.

Stargazing with Tony Flanders

Desk-Chair Science

Everyday scientific phenomena often go unnoticed.

Astronomy Online with Stuart Goldman

Homes of the Domes

A shortcut to the world's astronomical observatories.

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Fear

A fearful society provides bad soil for stargazing to grow.

Astronomy Online with Stuart Goldman

Trivial Matters

Need the answers to the Astronomy in Popular Culture quiz?

Google Maps

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Watch Where You're Driving

Walk the streets of San Francisco from your computer.