Over the years I've written many articles about astronomy. Most were published in Stellar Sentinel the newsletter of the I've also included a letter to the editor, which was never published.
Halley's Comet and the Orionids, October 2007
A Hairy Constellation or a Tale of Two Clusters, May 2007
The Celestial River, (The constellation Eridanus) January 2007
Beginning of the Search for the Star of Bethlehem, December 2005
September Song, September 2005
Josephus and the Timing of the Star of Bethlehem, December 2003
Ladies of the Night II, November 2003
Ghosts of Oppositions Past, June 2003 Mars at past oppositions
The Price of Space Exploration, March 2003
Computing the Heavens, February 2003
The Leonids Return, November 2002
The Great Star Story of Autumn, October 2002
East of the Sun, West of the Moon, September 2002
The Scorpion Crawls Over the Horizon, July 2002
The Spring Cat - Leo March 2002
Saturn the Incredible Planet. July 1988 (Updated and placed on the Web February 2002)
Celestial Alignments, February 2002
Observing with Binoculars, March 1985 (Placed on the Web January 2002)
O'Ryan the Irish Constellation, December 1987 (Placed on the web January 2002)
Light Time, Heavy Math - Distance measurement in astronomy September 2001
Birds of a Feather August 2001
Hercules and the Harp July 2001
Looking Out May 2001
South Spring Skies April 2001
Astronomical Peek-a-Boo, March 2001
The Dog Nights of Winter, February 2001
Auriga the Charioteer, January 2001
Foundations of Modern Cosmology, December, 2000
Ladies of the Night: The Plieades and Hyades star clusters, November 2000
The Harvest Moon Effect, September 2000
The Globulars of Summer, August 2000
Just the Right Seasoning: An alternate look at the cause of the seasons, June 2000
Tidal Tug of War, May 2000
Astronomical Coincidences, April 2000
First Impressions, March 2000
Winter Circle, February 2000
Taurus: Bullish on Winter, December 1999
Northern Dawn: The Aurora Borealis, October 1999
Y2K: A Perspective From an Amateur Astronomer Who's a Computer Programmer, September 1999
Exploring Mars With a Telescope April 1999
Gemini: The Twins? The constellation, mythology, and telescopic sights. February 1999
M Minus 2 Why the next millennium won't start until 2001. January 1999
VIN: Very Important Nebulae The winter sky contains two very important nebulae that involve both the birth and death of stars. December 1998
The Meteoric Gales of November The Expected Leonid Meteor Storm. November 1998
Autumn Telescopic Wonders October 1998
Heaven and Earth September 1998
Sightseeing Around the Summer Triangle July 1998
Beginner's Guide to the Moon June 1998
Close Call The short, intense saga of asteroid 1997 XF11. April 1998
The Vernal Equinox Some neat information about the vernal equinox and Michigan. March 1998
Now What Can I See? Hints on what other wonders in the heavens are visible for the new telescope owner beyond the moon and bright planets. January 1998
Now What Can I See? II Here is a list of bright Messier objects plus another for the new telescope owner. February 1998
Thoughts About the Second Solution to the Star of Bethlehem Problem December 1997
A letter to the editor about inaccurate reporting I was rather angry about a reporter's confusion of astrology and astronomy. September 1997
The Milky Way Galaxy September 1997
Psuedoscience A look at what passes as science to the masses, and the sad state of science reporting by the media August 1997
Exploring Spring Deep Sky Objects May 1997
Comets: Bad Boys of the Solar System April 1997
The Years of our Lives: (Calendars) January 1997
Biblical Cosmology: December 1996
Constellations Near the Summer Milky Way (Sagittarius, Lyra, Cygnus, and Aquila) August 1996
Spherical Astronomy without Trig: June/July 1996
The Skies of Spring (Spring constellations): May 1996
Telescope Basics (What you should know before you buy): November 1995
Constellations (The origin and usefulness of constellations): October 1995
Low Power Vistas (September 1989)
A Hairy Constellation or a Tale of Two Clusters, May 2007
The Spring Cat - Leo March 2002
Looking Out May 2001
South Spring Skies April 2001
Exploring Spring Deep Sky Objects May 1997
The Skies of Spring (Spring constellations): May 1996
The Goddess and the Balance, June, 2006
The Scorpion Crawls Over the Horizon, July 2002
Birds of a Feather August 2001
Hercules and the Harp July 2001
The Globulars of Summer, August 2000
Sightseeing Around the Summer Triangle July 1998
September Song, September 2005
The Great Star Story of Autumn, October 2002
Autumn Telescopic Wonders October 1998
Ladies of the Night: The Plieades and Hyades star clusters, November 2000
Ladies of the Night II, November 2003
The Meteoric Gales of November The Expected Leonid Meteor Storm. November 1998
O'Ryan the Irish Constellation, December 1987 (Placed on the web January 2002)
The Dog Nights of Winter, February 2001
Auriga the Charioteer, January 2001
Taurus: Bullish on Winter, December 1999
Winter Circle, February 2000
Gemini: The Twins? The constellation, mythology, and telescopic sights. February 1999
VIN: Very Important Nebulae The winter sky contains two very important nebulae that involve both the birth and death of stars. December 1998
Ghosts of Oppositions Past, June 2003 Mars at past oppositions
Saturn the Incredible Planet. July 1988 (Updated and placed on the Web February 2002)
Exploring Mars With a Telescope April 1999
Beginner's Guide to the Moon June 1998
Observing with Binoculars, March 1985 (Placed on the web January 2002)
Astronomical Peek-a-Boo, March 2001
Northern Dawn: The Aurora Borealis, October 1999
Now What Can I See? Hints on what other wonders in the heavens are visible for the new telescope owner beyond the moon and bright planets. January 1998
Now What Can I See? II Here is a list of bright Messier objects plus another for the new telescope owner. February 1998
Constellations (The origin and usefulness of constellations): October 1995
Low Power Vistas (September 1989)
Observing with Binoculars, March 1985 (Placed on the web January 2002)
Telescope Basics (What you should know before you buy): November 1995
Beginning of the Search for the Star of Bethlehem, December 2005
Josephus and the Timing of the Star of Bethlehem, December 2003
Thoughts About the Second Solution to the Star of Bethlehem Problem December 1997
Biblical Cosmology: December 1996
East of the Sun, West of the Moon, September 2002
Celestial Alignments, February 2002
Light Time, Heavy Math - Distance measurement in astronomy September 2001
The Harvest Moon Effect, September 2000
Just the Right Seasoning: An alternate look at the cause of the seasons, June 2000
Tidal Tug of War, May 2000
Astronomical Coincidences, April 2000
The Vernal Equinox Some neat information about the vernal equinox and Michigan. March 1998
Comets: Bad Boys of the Solar System April 1997
The Milky Way Galaxy September 1997
The Years of our Lives: (Calendars) January 1997
Spherical Astronomy without Trig: June/July 1996
Heaven and Earth September 1998
NASA and the Exploration of the Solar System, January 2006
The Price of Space Exploration, March 2003
Foundations of Modern Cosmology, December, 2000
First Impressions, March 2000
Y2K: A Perspective From an Amateur Astronomer Who's a Computer Programmer, September 1999
M Minus 2 Why the next millennium won't start until 2001. January 1999
Close Call The short, intense saga of asteroid 1997 XF11. April 1998
A letter to the editor about inaccurate reporting I was rather angry about a reporter's confusion of astrology and astronomy. September 1997
PsuedoscienceA look at what passes as science to the masses, and the sad state of science reporting by the media August 1997
There are 2 lions: Leo and Leo Minor.
There are 3 cats of all kinds: Leo, Leo Minor, and Lynx.
There are 5 constellations representing at least 6 members of the dog family: Orion's hunting dogs Canis Major and Canis Minor; Boote's hunting dogs Canes Venitici; Lupus the wolf, and Vulpecula the fox.
There are at least 5. Deneb means tail: Deneb (Alpha Cygni), Tail of the hen; Denebola (Beta Leonis), Tail of the lion; Dhanab al Dulfim (Epsilon Delphini), Tail of the Dolphin; Deneb Algedi (Delta Capricorni), Tail of the goat; and Deneb Kaitos (beta Ceti), Tail of the whale.
First magnitude stars that can be occulted by the moon are 3: Aldebaran, Regulus and Spica.
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