Nature Those bright lights in the sky (Mars, Saturn & Jupiter) by Keith Gleason December 21, 2020 1 Jupiter and Saturn will appear to merge in the sky, with the naked eye ... Of course, it is an... Read more
Features A Halloween Blue Moon by Keith Gleason October 13, 2020 0 Not only will the Moon be full on Halloween, it will also be "blue". And therein lies our story. Read more
Features Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice! (astronomy) by Keith Gleason February 6, 2020 1 According to the 1988 film Beetlejuice, the incantation in this article's headline will summon the unpredictable entity Betelgeuse to explosive... Read more
Features The Hunter In Winter (astronomy) by Keith Gleason January 30, 2020 3 Orion the Hunter is probably the most recognized and easily identified constellation in the entire sky. As a bonus, the... Read more
Features Living on the Edge (astronomy) by Keith Gleason January 17, 2020 0 Folks in and around Lyons are accustomed to living on the edge. We're not quite out on the flats, but... Read more
Features Night skies above Lyons (astronomy) by Keith Gleason January 11, 2020 2 Humanity seems to have an insatiable desire to assign numerical scales to just about anything relating to size, quality, beauty,... Read more