When the last rays of the summer sun fade from the evening sky, the misty star clouds of the Milky Way come into view, arching high overhead like a colorless rainbow. Follow this milky path down.
Once the lingering twilight of late spring fades away, you can see the misty star clouds of the Milky Way arching across the sky, from the northeast, all the way to the south.
Where were you on Aug. 21, 2017? That was the date of the Great American Eclipse, the first total eclipse of the sun visible from the contiguous 48 states since Feb. 26, 1979.
In spite of the cold December nights, the annual Geminid meteor shower is my favorite of the year. Their numbers equal or even surpass the August Perseids, plus the bright stars of Orion and company…