You can see all five classical planets this month. A telescope lets you enjoy more of the details. Binoculars help you spot them. But you can see all five with your eyes alone. Mercury makes its best appearance of 2017 in the evening sky of early April. The innermost...
Years ago I went with the Cub Scouts to visit the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. I definitely enjoyed being a blood cell and circulating through the Giant Heart there, but what really wowed me was the Fels Planetarium. The lights went down, the stars came out,...
Editor’s note: I found this blog written by Owen Gibson to be inspiring and hope you do too. Don't Blink Trailer | The Great Wisconsin Adventure Story from Don't Blink on Vimeo. In April of 2014 my best friend, Gregory, lost his Mom to cancer. She was...
On August 21, the sky will darken and the planets and stars will be visible in the middle of the day as our moon covers our sun. This is a relatively rare event. The last time a total solar eclipse was visible in the continental United States was 1979. You won’t...
If you’re like me, spring arrives first as a state of mind rather than a season. With two months still to go on the calendar, my mind wandered into the boating season with a trip to Cabela’s in Prairie du Chien to look at depth finders for my boat. Ice on the...
I saw the new moon late yestreen Wi’ the auld moon in her arm Ballad of Sir Patrick Spens Welcome 2017 with Earthshine! You can easily see how sunshine from our star lights up parts of our moon as it goes through its phases and the dark side wanes and waxes. And...
