Saturn at its mind-blowing best
One planet never disappoints. Through any telescope with more than 30x, Saturn elicits gasps. Oddly enough, photos of the ringed world do not pack the same punch. You have to see it for yourself.
Columns
Susan Slotnick: Do we know each other?
Because of a promise I made to myself — inspired by the current polarized political climate, as well as Covid causing so much social separation — to reach out to people different than me.
No one escapes gravity
You simply can’t travel far enough to escape Earth’s gravity.
The gift of planets
What’s the most romantic gift for your sweetheart? A book of poetry? A candlelight dinner? Excellent choices — but as a nightcap, what’s better than the Goddess of Love in person?
Night Sky: Solstice facts and fictions
The summer solstice on Sunday night is followed by a unique Full Moon on Thursday the 24th, and all of it affects us.
Susan Slotnick: Both sides now
Why does almost half the U.S. populace still support a person with such heinous character traits? Why did more black people vote for him in 2020 than in 2016 in spite of the rallying cry on the left about police conduct and racism?
The Night Sky: Won’t you be my neighbor?
This weekend, the three nearest celestial bodies bunch up for our observing pleasure. They’re easy to find and require no telescope or charts.
The two universes
The Andromeda galaxy, just 2 1/2 million light-years away, is so nearby that the expansion of space isn’t powerful enough to make it recede from us. We’ll keep each other company forever.
Hot issues in a Tucson hot tub
Because mingling our sweat, half naked, in a small space reeking of warm bleach is societally acceptable, sharing intimacies with a stranger seemed alright. My curiosity, which I often blame on this column, led me to interview the gentleman who was sheltering his child from the sun with his hand as she leaned tenderly on his shoulder.
Seven astonishing astronomical spectacles
Mark your calendars- here’s a list of upcoming celestial phenomena you won’t want to miss.