David Dickinson
Adventures With Starblinker
Observational astronomy is a study in patience. Since the introduction of the telescope over four centuries ago, steely-eyed observers have…
10 Years of Haumea
Remember the neat tidy solar system of the 20th century? As a child of the 1970s, we remember orderly planets,…
A Minor Lunar Standstill for 2015
Think you know the Moon? Whether you love our natural neighbor in space for the lunar and solar eclipses it…
Kicking Off Eclipse Season: Our Guide to the September 13th Partial Solar Eclipse
Eclipse season 2 of 2 for 2015 is nigh this weekend, book-ended by a partial solar eclipse on September 13th,…
A Fiery End for Kosmos 1315 Over Hawaii
A relic of the Cold War surprised beach-goers and Hawaiian islands residents Sunday night, as Kosmos-1315 reentered the Earth’s atmosphere…
Watch the Moon Occult Aldebaran This Weekend
How about that perigee Full Moon this past weekend? Thus begins ‘Supermoon season’ for 2015, as this month’s Full Moon…
Ice Giants at Opposition
It seems as if the planets are fleeing the evening sky, just as the Fall school star party season is…
Astro-Challenge: Splitting 44 Boötis
How good are your optics? Nothing can challenge the resolution of a large light bucket telescope, like attempting to split…
Cassini’s Farewell Look at Dione
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft paid a visit to Saturn’s moon Dione this week, one final time. Cassini passed just 474 kilometers…