Early June - June 21st is the Summer Solstice - the first day of Summer. Also...find out what planets are out and about...

Early May - Looking for planets....Saturn, Mercury & Venus. Also a meteor shower is coming up on May 6th. Check it out!

Through Mid April - Be sure to look for Saturn! Saturn's largest moon, Titan has two transits this month (its shadow seen on Saturn's surface). Find out when.

Late March 2009 - Information about Venus and its phases. Also...time to start looking for Saturn and its rings?!

Early March 2009 - Saturn is rising in the east! Join us on Friday Starry Nights to see this planet through the Daniel Observatory telescope. The Vernal Equinox (first day of Spring) occurs on March 20th.

February 2009 - The Moon, and Venus and Saturn! Oh my!!! The Moon is "waxing" on its way to becoming New on the 24th. Venus is in the West...Saturn is in the East.

January 2009 - Check out Venus and learn new astronomical terms. Also, the ISS is pretty bright now...find out how to view the flybys.

Optimized for Mid - Late December: Geminid Meteor Shower on the 13th...hard to see because of Full Moon. Winter Solstice is on December 21st. And another conjunction of 2 planets with the moon the end of December!

November Celestial Events: It's planet time! You can see Venus and Jupiter after sunset. There will be a conjunction of the two later in the month. Also, Saturn can be seen before sunrise in the constellation of Leo the Lion.

Optimized for Late October: Fall is upon us. The Orionid Meteor Shower and the Planets Mercury, Jupiter and Venus are calling to us during these chilly evenings.