Jun 3, 20192 min readYou notice the stars before anything else...I mean really notice them – like there are millions up there and you can’t believe that they’ve been there all this time. Welcome to Austral
May 9, 20192 min readIn the beginningAs a dark-sky savvy audience, you probably expect me to say: There was light. But no, there wasn’t. Rather, it began because of a shadow. A
May 2, 20191 min readEggs and Aurora - the linkMy chicken laid an egg. That’s what chickens do… right? The man in the feedlot said they often start to lay in Autumn, and he was right.
Apr 14, 20192 min readSilverswords - A trip up memory mountain!In 2014, Fred and I led an astronomy and volcanology tour of Hawaii. We were fortunate to get an up close and personal visit of the
Apr 7, 20191 min readInternational Dark Sky Week 2019 1 week 4 days 18 people 100,000,000 stars – maybe more Together with 18 people, I celebrated the last night of International Dark Sky Week
Apr 3, 20191 min read#Connect2EarthI can't help but reflect on the privilege of spending just over 2 hours with 250 people in the dark. Not something that you do all the time!