The 1833 Leonid meteor storm stunned America. Read the harrowing eyewitness accounts of the night the stars fell like snow and the sky caught fire.
Tag Archives: science
The Curious Symbols of the Planets
Uncover the secrets of planetary symbols from the Sun to Pluto. These ancient glyphs blend astronomy, mythology, and alchemy into a cosmic language.
How a Denver Blizzard Inspired My Stargazing Journey
Discover how a 1982 Denver blizzard and a tattered astronomy book sparked a lifelong passion for the stars and a journey through the cosmos.
From Park Bench to Stardust: Spotting Comet Hale‑Bopp in 1997
Relive the magic of Comet Hale-Bopp. A personal reflection on a lifetime of observing, from a 1997 park bench to a lifelong journey through the stars.
August Nights Under the Perseid Meteor Shower
Childhood memories and ancient starlight meet under the vast Colorado sky.
Lenses of Legacy: Great Telescopes that Opened Our Eyes to the Heavens
Follow a lifetime of stargazing through ten historic telescopes, from Galileo’s first refractor to the Hale, that reshaped our vision of the universe.
NGC 2419: The Intergalactic Wanderer in Lynx
NGC 2419, known as The Intergalactic Wanderer, captivates with its extraordinary isolation, sitting 300,000 light-years from the Milky Way yet still bound to it. This magnificent cluster, containing hundreds of thousands of stars, may even be remnants of a lost dwarf galaxy, a testament to the universe’s boundless beauty and mystery.
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS Graces Autumn Skies
This comet, first discovered by astronomers from the Tsuchinshan Observatory in China and the ATLAS survey in Hawaii, promised to be one of the brightest comets since Neowise. And sure enough, it actually got a little brighter than Neowise.
The Garden Astronomer 