SUNSET: 
0On and off from 2007 through early 2011, I wrote a blog entitled Stargazing for the S&T website.
Many of the Stargazing blogs talk about the relationship between stargazing and other nature activities, notably hiking. Here, Jupiter sets over Sphinx Col in New Hampshire's White Mountains, as viewed from The Bluff.
Tony Flanders
I had a lot of fun doing this, because I got to write about any old topic I wanted, as long as it was in any way connected to astronomy. But when I started working on the SkyWeek TV show, I simply ran out of available hours per week. I also get to talk about anything I want in SkyWeek, but video emphasizes presentation over content. I can reach a broader audience with SkyWeek, but I can't cover nearly as wide a range of subjects, or delve as deeply into them.
I find myself still referring back to those old Stargazing blogs quite frequently; there's a lot of good stuff in there. I may start writing meta-blogs calling attention to old blogs or groups of blogs that I find particularly interesting. Meanwhile, in case anybody's interested, is a complete list of all Stargazing blogs from 2007 through 2011:
2011
| Sept 1, 2011 | Lots Going On in the Sky |
| June 24, 2011 | Is Asteroid 2011 MD Space Junk? |
| Feb 14, 2011 | Measuring Skyglow with Digital Cameras |
| Jan 10, 2011 | SkyScanner 100 vs. 4.5-inch StarBlast |
| Jan 7, 2011 | The Joy of Small Instruments |
2010
2009
| Nov 25, 2009 | More on Scopes and Binoculars |
| Nov 9, 2009 | Paradoxical Messier 33 |
| Nov 4, 2009 | Chainsaw Astronomy |
| Oct 13, 2009 | Doing Deep-Sky Wonders |
| Sept 29, 2009 | Hiking Under the Stars |
| July 10, 2009 | Light Pollution in North America |
| June 25, 2009 | Light Pollution Per Capita |
| June 14, 2009 | Is the U.S. Bright or Dark? |
| June 5, 2009 | Ground Truth for the Light Pollution Atlas |
2007
About Tony Flanders
Contributing editor Tony Flanders has been working with S&T in some capacity since 2003.
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