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Listen to the Moon Mar. 18, 2021
Week of March 21-27, 2021 There's an old joke that I just love to tell. An elementary school teache... Read More
Seeing the Sun at Night (Well, Sort Of) Feb. 11, 2021
Week of Feb. 14-20, 2021 Stars are not all alike. If they were, we could determine their relative di... Read More
A Change of Seasons Dec. 17, 2020
Week of Dec. 20-26, 2020 Nights have been growing longer; snow is blanketing much of the land; and f... Read More
Sun Issues a Dare to the Eyes Nov. 10, 2020
We sometimes see without being aware of what we are seeing because our brain tells our eyes that the... Read More
Thank You for Forgiving Me! Oct. 05, 2020
DR. WALLACE: I read in your column that a dermatologist told you that no suntan is good for the reci... Read More
Last Thoughts of the Leo Sun Aug. 16, 2020
There's a gift in everything. Are you an emotional person who experiences a wide range of feelings? ... Read More
Sun Opposes Jupiter Jul. 14, 2020
There was a time when commuting to work seemed like a demand of the modern workaday world and an inc... Read More
The Solstice and the Analemma Jun. 11, 2020
Week of June 14-20, 2020 Look on any globe or map, and you're bound to find a mysterious figure-eigh... Read More
When Darkness Falls May. 28, 2020
Week of May 31 - June 6, 2020 Sometimes, we astronomers toss around terms that we consider to be "ob... Read More
Seeing the Inner Planets at Dusk May. 14, 2020
Week of May 17-23, 2020 Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, yet it's not the hottest of our so... Read More
Cosmic Conjunction Makes Deals May. 04, 2020
The sun and Mercury connect to encourage clean, smooth deals. In the exchange of goods and services,... Read More
Merger Mercury with the Sun May. 03, 2020
As the Taurus sun merges with Mercury, we'll think twice before we speak words that might come acros... Read More
Planetary Dance at Dawn Apr. 09, 2020
Week of April 12-18, 2020 A wonderful assortment of solar system bodies converges high in the southe... Read More
Wind Down on Lunar Lunacy Feb. 20, 2020
There's a rawness that plays into our emotional landscape as we try to get our bearings in these ear... Read More
Well, That's a Star of a Different Color! Jan. 30, 2020
Week of Feb. 2-8, 2020 One thing I've learned from helping stargazers lo these many years is that be... Read More
Aquarius Sunburst Jan. 20, 2020
The sun breaks into the realm of Aquarius, and the fiery Sagittarius moon reflects its light. Ideas ... Read More
Passion Sky Dec. 16, 2019
The playful Leo moon is set aflame by the passionate Sagittarian sun. Good feelings move us, and we ... Read More
Swan Song of the Sagittarius Sun Dec. 15, 2019
Venus enters Aquarius, opening minds and hearts this last week of the Sagittarius sun. Don't be surp... Read More
A Rare Transit of Mercury Oct. 31, 2019
Week of Nov. 3-9, 2019 On Monday, Nov. 11, skywatchers throughout the U.S. and much of the Western H... Read More
Oppositional Opportunity Oct. 28, 2019
What causes despair is not the problem itself, but the sense that it is persistent, perhaps even rel... Read More
