MOSIER — Dark Skies Gorge, in partnership with Main Street Mosier and Rose City Astronomers, host Friday Night with the Stars on the grounds of the Mosier Community School Friday, Sept. 12. The event runs from 7-10 p.m.
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August is here. How can it already be the last full month of summer?
Welcome to June, the month of the summer solstice, when summer begins. Darkness comes late, but in the evening sky you can still spot reddish Mars, watch its conjunction with a bright star mid-month, or just marvel at the always-changing pattern of constellations in the night sky. There is always something to see!
Try to imagine what the night sky looked like the day your great-grandmother was born. (Or maybe your great-great-grandmother, if you’re young…
Excessive artificial light at night — “light pollution” — is a growing environmental and public health concern. The wasted energy from poorly …
January’s nights are cold, and usually cloudy. But the winter nights present some excellent stargazing when skies are clear. When you get the chance, bundle up and head outside for a bit!
January’s nights are cold, and usually cloudy. But the winter nights present some excellent stargazing when skies are clear. When you get the …
November is here! For most,it’s not their favorite month. The days grow colder and cloudier, and rains return in force. Usually, we are greeted with our first snow in the month. But when the clouds do part, the night sky greets us earlier.
Welcome to September, when we transition from summer into fall. The autumnal equinox, marking the start of fall, comes on Sept. 22.
June is here, the month of our longest days and shortest nights. The summer solstice occurs on June 20, the start of summer. On that day, at its highest, the Sun will be about 68 degrees above our southern horizon.
