Star Struck

Star Struck

by | Apr 6, 2023 | June 2023, Nature and Environment

Persieds photograph by Carl Heilman II Some night this summer when the sky is clear, pick up a pair of binoculars, step away from the fire pit and open your mind to celestial high-drama echoing down to us from the Babylonians, the Greeks, and from the phantasmic...

How Dark is the Park?

by | Feb 26, 2013 | Nature and Environment

One of the most recognizable constellations in the winter sky is Orion, the hunter with a belt of three stars. Even if you don’t know much about astronomy, you can probably find Orion, and if you can do that, you can help track light pollution. Starting Sunday, Globe...