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Evan Hazard: Few planets, bright winter constellations

Central Daylight Time starts March 10. Set your clocks ahead one hour the night before. The unusual news is Comet PanSTARRS, which will be visible above the western horizon after...

opinion Fri, Feb 22, 2013 - 1:59am

Evan Hazard, Northland Stargazing: Planets, major constellations, and bright stars

Assume February will be cold. Dress warmly; you get cold faster when you are not moving briskly. In the SSW, Mercury reaches greatest brilliancy after sundown Feb. 10 and continues...

columns Fri, Jan 25, 2013 - 1:02am

Dark skies and January planets

Annual reminders: 1. Sky and Telescope’s free weekly website is www.SkyTonight.com . My info comes mostly from the magazine, but you can find more on that site, along with news...

columns Thu, Dec 27, 2012 - 10:49pm

Evan Hazard, Northland Stargazing: Orion, perhaps the star of constellations

Orion is now well up after dusk in the east-sotheast. It is one of the most recognizable constellations, and Messier 42, the “Great Nebula” in Orion’s sword, angling below the...

columns Fri, Nov 23, 2012 - 12:13am

Tonight’s the Blue Moon. According to modern folklore, a blue moon is the second full in a month. Blue moons are uncommon, occuring about once every 2 1/2 years. Bob King | Forum Communication Photo Illustration

Misinterpreting the moon: Blue moon definition came from a mistake

By Bob King, Forum Communications Tonight is the blue moon — which isn’t blue, of course, unless you happen to be near a volcano. It was actually a mistake by...

news / region Fri, Aug 31, 2012 - 2:05am