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Misconceptions
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Time/Seasons/Holidays
Eclipses/Occultations/Transits
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Comets
Meteors/Meteorites
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Highlights...
175
Astronomical Highlights for 2000 (1/2/00)
227
Highlights for 2001 (12/31/00)
279
What's In Store for 2002? (12/30/01)
331
Heaven's Best for 2003 (12/29/02)
384
2004: In A Nutshell (1/4/04) photo included
437
Planets On Tap for 2005 (1/2/05)
490
Astronomical Events for 2006 (1/8/06) drawing included
541
Astronomical Treats for 2007 (12/31/06) drawing included
Miscellaneous...
163
The Blob (10/10/99)
191
The Back of Beyond (4/23/00) photo included
193
Astronomy on the Go (5/7/00)
199
Starlight, not Streetlight (6/18/00)
207
www.chacoastronomy.com (8/13/00) photo included
219
Astronomy at the Met (11/5/00) photo included
221
Strange Lights (11/19/00)
260
Thunder in the Canyon (8/19/01)
267
City Lights, Starlight (10/7/01) photo included
271
Light Pollution Initiative (11/4/01) photo included
283
A Sentient Universe (1/27/02)
304
Astronomy Along I-40 (6/23/02)
311
Watch Those Facts! (8/11/02)
314
Starlight Not Streetlight (9/1/02)
315
Sirius: An American K9 Hero (9/8/02) photo included
318
Planet Walk (9/29/02)
336
A Very Bad Day (2/2/03)
337
Less Than a Heartbeat (2/9/03)
344
Kirchhoff's Laws (3/30/03) photo included
346
Spin Doctor (4/13/03)
351
Farmers' Almanac, Stand Down (5/18/03)
352
What's Your Sign? (5/25/03)
353
Astrology: Read but do not Believe (6/1/03)
354
Spock, Where is the Logic? (6/8/03)
370
Astronomy is... (9/28/03) photos included
382
Santa's North Star Navigational System (12/21/03) photo included
386
Music of the Spheres (1/18/04)
389
Spinoffs from Space Exploration (2/8/04)
398
The Planet Quiz Show (4/11/04)
399
StarWatch Observing Dates (4/18/04)
403
It Truly is a Miracle--Part 1 (5/16/04)
404
It Truly is a Miracle--Part 2 (5/23/04)
410
Christmas in July (7/4/04) photo included
423b
Science Fest 2004 to Shine (10/9/04)
453
Misquoted (4/24/05)
478
Go Postal! (10-16-05) photo included
479
Recovering Dyslectic! (10-23-05) drawing included
494
"Doc" (2/5/06) drawing included
500
Celebration (3/19/06)
501
Disappearing Act at Lehigh Elementary (3/26/06)
535
The True Spirit of Giving (11/19/06)
539
Vomit Comet (12/17/06) two sets of photos included
555
Front Yard Safari (4/8/07) photo included
557
"Contact" (4/22/07) photo included
581
Heroes (10/7/07) two photos included
588
Imagine the Infinite (11/25/07) two photos included
605
Robert Brown (3/23/08) photo included
Seasons...
003
Rising/Setting Positions of Sun Changing (9/16/96)
016
Winter Solstice (12/16/96)
044
Reasons for the Seasons (6/29/97)
070
The Downside of the Sun (12/28/97)
094
Summer Solstice (6/14/98)
198
The Analemma (6/11/00) photo included
212
Where is My Sunshine Going? (9/17/00)
244
Astronomical Refraction (4/29/01) photo included
251
It's Summertime (6/17/01)
303
Witnessing Summer (6/16/02)
316
Welcome to Autumn (9/15/02)
342
Happy Springtime! (3/16/03)
434
Low Sun (12/12/04)
439
Winter's Heat (1/16/05) photos included
447
Inequality on the Equinox (3/13/05) photos included
486
Turning the Corner Towards Spring (12/11/05)
496
Spring: It's Just Around the Corner (2/19/06) photo included
498
Temperature Extremes (3/5/06)
513
It's Summertime (6/18/06)
536
Earliest Sunset Nearly Upon Us (11/26/06)
552a
Celestial Potpourri (3/18/07)
552b
Celestial Potpourri (3/20/07) two photos included
563
More to the Solstices Than You Think (6/3/07)
564
Solstice Party: Part One (6/10/07) one map included
565
Solstice Party: Part Two (6/17/07) one map included
591
Plunge to Winter (12/16/07)
603
The Great Leap into Spring (3/9/08)
604
Spring Finally Spring (3/16/08)
Holidays...
069
Happy Saturnalia (12/21/97)
113
Halloween Magic (10/26/98)
127
Star of Wonder (1/31/99)
172
Star of Bethlehem: Part 1 (12/12/99)
173
Star of Bethlehem: Part 2 (12/19/99)
277
Yule Lights (12/16/01)
322
All Hallows Eve (10/27/02)
328
Venus: Star of Bethlehem Look-Alike (12/8/02) photo included
330
Christmas on Mars (12/22/02) photos included
435
Listen to the Music (12/19/04)
441
Here is to Gray on Groundhog Day! (1/30/05) photos included
488
She Was the Sun; I Was the Moon (12/25/05) photo included
592a
Stellar Celebration (12/23/07)
592b
Stellar Celebration (12/25/07)
Lunar...
004
Total Lunar Eclipses (9/23/96)
029
Partial Lunar Eclipse and Hale-Bopp (3/16/97) map included
030a
Partial Lunar Eclipse Tonight (3/23/97)
176
Bright Lunar Eclipse Predicted (1/9/00) diagram included
177
Scope the Lunar Eclipse (1/16/00) map included
200
Long Lunar Eclipse (6/25/00)
278
Saturn Occultation and Lunar Eclipse End Year (12/23/01)
349
Total Lunar Eclipse on Tap (5/4/03) map included
350a
View the Lunar Eclipse at Dieruff (5/11/03)
350b
Clouds Eclipse Total Lunar Eclipse (5/16/03) photo included
372
Hawk Mountain Eclipse (10/12/03) photo about Dieruff StarWatch
373a
See the Lunar Eclipse at Hawk Mountain (10/19/03) diagram included
373b
Total Lunar Eclipses Not So Common (10/22/03)
374a
Dress Warmly for the Hawk Mountain Eclipse (10/26/03) photos and maps included
374b
Predicting a Colorful Eclipse (10/29/03)
375a
Hawk Mountain Lunar Eclipse Update (11/2/03) photos and maps included
375b
Curtain Time for A Great Lunar Eclipse (11/5/03)
375c
Hawk Mountain Lunar Eclipse Day (11/8/03)
377b
Smiling Moon (11/22/03) photo included
424
Valley to be Eclipsed, October 27 (10/10/04) graphics included
425
Observing the October 27 Lunar Eclipse-1 (10/17/04) photo included
426a
Observing the October 27 Lunar Eclipse-2 (10/24/04)
426b
Final Call for Tonight's Total Lunar Eclipse (10/26/04)
428a
Great Eclipse Despite the Clouds (10/31/04) photos included
428b
Bright Eclipse (11/1/04)
548
Umbra to Court Moon (2/18/07) diagram included
549
See Lunar Eclipse at Quakertown Airport (2/25/07) three photos included
573
Inspirational Dawn Eclipse (8/12/07)
574
Running with the Shadows of the Night (8/19/07) one photo included
576
Red Dawn in the West (9/2/07) four photos included
598
Prime Time Lunar Eclipse Set for February 20 (2/3/08) one photo included
599
Total Lunar Eclipse Will Be A Treat (2/10/08) one diagram included
600a
Wednesday Eclipse Set for Quakertown (2/17/08) four photos included
600b
Beautiful Red Eclipse (2/24/08) 10 photos included
Occultations...
063a
Near Occultation of the Moon and Saturn (11/9-11/97)
067b
Moon Occults Aldebaran (12/9-12/97)
079a
Occultation of Aldebaran (3/1-4/98)
142
Moon to Occult Regulus (5/16/99)
262
Moon Hides Saturn (9-2-01) map included
274
Blue Moon Hides Saturn (11/25/01) map included
278
Saturn Occultation and Lunar Eclipse End Year (12/23/01)
286a
Spectacular Saturn Occultation (2/17-20/02) map included
286b
Bad, Bad Weather (2/21-22/02)
431
Moon to Occult Jupiter (11/21/04) photos and map included
457a
Antares Occultation (5/22/05)
489b
Moon to Occult Pleiades (1/2/06) map included
501
Disappearing Act at Lehigh Elementary (3/26/06) map included
Transits...
166
Mercury Transits Sun (10/31/99)
347
Mercury To Transit Sun (4/20/03) map included
348
Mercury Transit Invitation (4/27/03)
405
View the Venus Transit at Cabela's (5/30/04) diagrams included
406a
Venus Positioned for Transit (6/6/04) photos included
406b
The Black Dot on the Red Sun (6/9/04) photos included
406c
The Astronomical Unit and Venus (6/10/04)
527
Mercury to Transit the Sun in November (9/24/06) map included
533a
Mercury Transits the Sun Midweek (11/5/06) map included
Moon...
006
Earthshine (10/7/96)
012
Gibbous Moon (11/18/96)
021
Lunar Highlands and Basins (1/19/97)
039
Quarter Moon (5/25/97)
040
Moon Near Sun (6/1/97)
042
Low Moon, High Sun (6/15/97)
046
See Where Eagle Landed (7/13/97)
047
Moon, Stars, Planets Court (7/20/97)
051
Day of the Full Moon (8/17/97)
055
Harvest Moon (9/14/97)
067a
Moon in Conjunction With Saturn (12/7-8/97)
101
Moon Illusion (8/2/98)
109
Moon Phases (9/27/98)
110
Somersaulting Moon (10/4/98)
111
Waning Moon (10/11/98)
126
Blue Moons Abound (1/24/99)
134
Lore of the Blue Moon (3/21/99)
135
Moon Madness (3/28/99)
139
Blue Moon Enigma Solved (4/25/99)
148
Moon Months: Synodic vs. Sidereal (6/27/99)
160
Moon Names (9/19/99)
185
Frog Sisters (3/12/00) drawing included
190
Full Moons of Spring (4/16/00) drawing included
210
When the Moon Does Not Rise or Set (9/3/00)
248
Moon Bright (5/27/01) photo included
253
Lunar Fireworks Frozen in Time (7/1/01) photo included
306
Moon on the Run: Part 1 (7/7/02) map included
307
Moon on the Run: Part 2 (7/14/02) map included
308
Moon on the Run: Part 3 (7/21/02) map included
309
Moon on the Run: Part 4 (7/28/02) map included
313
Moon's Path Similar to Sun's Path (8/25/02)
316
Welcome to Autumn (9/15/02)
340
Water on the Moon (3/2/03)
345
Moon Bright (4/6/03)
380
Merrily Watching the Moon-Go-Round (12/7/03)
408
Rock Star (6/20/04)
411
Goodbye, Mr. Gorsky (7/11/04)
413
Blue, Blue Moon (7/25/04)
454
Young and Old Moons (5/1/05)
455
Traveling Moon: Part 1 (5/8/05) photo included
456
Traveling Moon: Part 2 (5/15/05)
459
Walking in Moonlight (6/5/05) photos included
465
Surf's Up (7/17/05)
503
Does the Moon Rotate? (4/9/06) drawing included
545
A Wild and Untamed Landscape (1/28/07) two photos included
551
Young Moons (3/11/07)
554
The Moon's Many Motions (4/1/07) three diagrams included
570
Gardening on the Moon (7/22/07) one photo included
Meteorites/Asteroids...
149
Meteors, Meteoroids, and Meteorites (7/4/99)
258
PA Fireball was Big (8/5/01)
290a
View Vesta (3/17/02) map included
457b
Catch a Falling Star (5/24/05) map included
523
Don't Buy a Star, Catch a Fallen One (8/27/06) photo included
546
Meteor Crater (2/4/07) three photos included
Stars...
020
Betelgeuse (1/12/97)
103
Cygnus X-1 (8/16/98)
104
Double, Double (8/23/98)
155
Brightness vs. Distance: Part 1 (8/15/99) map included
156
Brightness vs. Distance: Part 2 (8/22/99)
186
Bright Stars of Late Winter (3/19/00) maps included
284
Rigel, the Luminous (2/3/02) photo included
285
Betelgeuse (2/10/02) photo included
287
Are You Sirius? (2/24/02) map included
344
Kirchhoff's Laws (3/30/03) photo included
368b
Lonely Fomalhaut (9/15/03) photo included above article
391b
Star Birth in Orion (2/27/04) photos included
443
Sirius: Brightest Star of the Night (2/13/05) map included
578
Two Eyes (9/16/07) photo included
Clusters...
146
The Beehive (6/13/99)
254
Great Cluster in Hercules (7/8/01) map included
341
The Beehive (3/9/03)
477
Perseus' Double Cluster (10/9/05) map included
531
The Milk Dipper (10/22/06) photo included
547
Orion's Sword (2/11/07) map and photo included
553
Distance Makes a Difference (3/25/07)
567
Scorpius Dominates the South (7/1/07) one map and one photo included
568
Here Comes Sagittarius (7/8/07)
569
Nebular Patches and Star Splotches (7/15/07) two photos included
201
Summer: Looking North (7/2/00) map included
202
Summer: Looking East (7/9/00) map included
203
Summer: Looking South (7/16/00) map included
204
Summer: Looking West (7/23/00) map included
205
Summer: Looking Overhead (7/30/00) map included
515
The Sky in July: Looking North (7/2/06) map included
516
The Sky in July: Looking East (7/9/06) map included
517
The Sky in July: Looking South (7/16/06) map included
518
The Sky in July: Looking West (7/23/06) map included
519
The Sky in July: Looking OVerhead (7/30/06) map included
214
Fall: Looking North (10/1/00) map included
215
Fall: Looking East (10/8/00) map included
216
Fall: Looking South (10/16/00) map included
217
Fall: Looking West (10/22/00) map included
218
Fall: Looking Overhead (10/29/00) map included
228
Winter: Looking North (1/7/01) map included
229
Winter: Looking East (1/14/01) map included
230
Winter: Looking South (1/21/01) map included
231
Winter: Looking West (1/28/01) map included