Looking Up

This week Hal discusses Dschubba, a star (or 4) located in the head of Scorpius the Scorpion.

This week Hal talks about the Summer Solstice.

This week Hal revisits Saturn.   We’ve talked before about things that make you say wow, when you see them in the night sky.

This week Hal lets us know what that bright red object in the night sky is.   What’s bright and red and pretty darn close right now?

This week Hal overflows with information about Dubhe, a star in the Big Dipper.   The most famous constellation in the sky, for most people, isn’t actually a constellation.

This week Hal tells us about another Messier object – M61.   We talked before about French astronomer Charles Messier and his famous list of astronomical objects.

  This week Hal tells us about a relatively close star – Denebola, which marks the tip of the lion’s tail in the constellation Leo the Lion.   You’ve heard the expression, “catch […]

This week Hal tells us about the not so speedy transit of Mercury.   Did the Sun look a little dimmer to you today? Well, no.