The warm nights ahead are a great time to get to explore our dark skies. There are plenty of opportunities this summer in the Driftless Area to have a look through a telescope. If you have been meaning to explore our starry skies, this is your summer. Kickapoo Valley...
Editors Note: This column is republished from the December 2004 issue of Tapestry Magazine Whoever said the shortest distance between two points is a straight line never lived in the Driftless area. Steep-faced bluffs and winding river valleys simply do not permit...
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...
