Gateway to the Stars July 2015: Prodigious Planets
In the month of July, the planets have a lot in store for us, and in this month’s Gateway to the Stars show we’ll bring it all to life under our high-resolution digital dome theater! If you’ve been...
View ArticleGateway to the Stars August 2015: Prime-time for the Milky Way
In this month’s Gateway to the Stars, we bring the Milky Way into its much-deserved limelight. Personally, the summertime appearance of the Milky Way’s central core is the most breathtaking thing I’ve...
View ArticleGateway to the Stars September 2015: Bad Moon Rising
It is the very error of the moon: She comes more nearer earth than she was wont, And makes men mad. William Shakespeare, Othello (c. 1603) The Moon has fascinated men for ages, but has been enjoying a...
View ArticleGateway to the Stars October
In this month’s Gateway to the Stars, we will explore what’s coming up in the night sky. We know it will be hard to beat that awesome Total Lunar Eclipse that closed out the month of September, but...
View ArticleGateway to the Stars November 2015: Marvelous Meteors
When you’re stargazing throughout the year, your experience will differ depending on the season. From our place in the Northern Hemisphere, Summer gives us lovely warm nights and a spectacular view...
View ArticleGateway to the Stars December 2015: Solstice, Meteors, and more
December is upon us! It’s dark, the Sun set before you even left work, your breath steams out of your nose while the frosty ground crunches under your feet, and the overnight low temperature will be...
View ArticleGateway to the Stars January 2016
Season’s greetings! I hope everyone’s found some joy and fulfillment at the solstice, and the myriad celebrations associated with it. As we mentioned last month, winter is particularly special because...
View ArticleGateway to the Stars February 2016
One of the central purposes of Gateway to the Stars is to dispense practical advice for those interested in using telescopes and/or binoculars to study the night sky (and sometimes the daytime sky,...
View ArticleGateway to the Stars April 2016
This month in Gateway to the Stars, we give a fond farewell to the bright constellations of Winter. As Orion, Gemini, and Taurus begin to drift out of view, we can turn our attention to the emerging...
View ArticleGateway to the Stars May 2016
Gateway to the Stars is our recurring, monthly live show in which we point out the best sights in the sky over the course of the year. Of course, this month, we’re excitedly awaiting Mercury’s rare...
View ArticleGateway to the Stars: June 2016
Let’s talk about summer, baby. Summertime is prime-time for outdoor activities, so you’ll probably have lots of opportunities to look at the sky. When the weather is nice and the nights are warm, it’s...
View ArticleGateway to the Stars August 2016: Dance planets, dance!
The sky has some lovely treats for us in August! We’re eagerly anticipating the return of the yearly Perseid meteor shower, which regularly occurs in mid-August. The Perseids is one of the best meteor...
View ArticleNight Vision: Jupiter
It’s been known since antiquity, by cultures all over the world, as the mightiest of the planets. At a thousand times the mass of Earth, with an entourage of sixty-seven moons, Jupiter is our grandest...
View ArticleGateway to the Stars: March 2017
Gateway to the Stars is our monthly exploration of the sights in the nighttime sky, as well as the news and hot topics in the field of astronomy, from the latest findings from the JUNO probe at...
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