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Stargazing with Tony Flanders

Anticipating August

Nights are beginning to get longer — at last.

Stargazing with Tony Flanders

Pollution and Stargazing

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

Stargazing with Tony Flanders

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.

Astronomy Online with Stuart Goldman

Celebrate the Arbitrary!

Contemplating the numerical excuses in life.

Stargazing with Tony Flanders

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.

Stargazing with Tony Flanders

The Day the Sun Stands Still

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

Stargazing with Tony Flanders

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.

Stargazing with Tony Flanders

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

Astronomy Online with Stuart Goldman

Watch Where You're Driving

Walk the streets of San Francisco from your computer.

Astronomy Online with Stuart Goldman

TV Alert

Space science will be featured on the History Channel tonight.

Stargazing with Tony Flanders

Unexpected Connections

What do digital voice recorders have in common with an 18th-century woman?

Astronomy Online with Stuart Goldman

Clear Skies Observing Guides: Digital Help for Targeting Deep-Sky Objects

A dutch amateur astronomer may have just the observing guidance you need.

Stargazing with Tony Flanders

Big Sky

Night or day, it's wonderful to see the entire sky all at once.