5+ hour, 11+ min ago  (437+ words) Spring is coming, and new constellations are afoot. While the winter groups still dominate, we see signs of spring with the appearance of Leo in the eastern sky, the Big Dipper rising ever higher, and the flashing light of the…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (283+ words) The umbral shadow is much more obvious. It takes a bigger and bigger "bite" of the bright moon as the eclipse progresses through the partial phases. Look for the first dark nibble at 3:50 a.m. As the moon moves deeper and deeper…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (463+ words) Astro Bob: Mercury and moon get tight on Feb. 18Duluth News Tribune Astro Bob: Mercury and moon get tight on Feb. 18 See a rare, close pairing of the slender moon and smallest planet. If you find the sight of a thin…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago  (508+ words) Astro Bob: Take a trip to somewhere grand and far away, the Andromeda Galaxy'Duluth News Tribune Astro Bob: Take a trip to somewhere grand and far away, the Andromeda Galaxy See the Andromeda Galaxy, the farthest thing visible with the…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (700+ words) Are you making it through winter? Is there any choice? At least day length has increased. In Duluth, we've gained 67 minutes since the winter solstice. There's still no better season for bright stars, which now congregate with brilliant Jupiter in…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (579+ words) "Astro" Bob King is a freelance writer and retired photographer for the Duluth News Tribune. You can reach him at [email protected]. Astro Bob: Follow the moon to Copernicus This week, look for Copernicus crater as the waxing moon passes the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (135+ words) Barrett Chase has been web editor for the News Tribune since 2015. You can email him at [email protected] or call him at 218-723-5310. News-Tribune, Jan. 16, 1926The Darling Observatory, 910 W. Third St., will be open to visitors next week, according to J.H. Darling, Duluth astronomer. Darling…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (307+ words) Astro Bob: Catch Jupiter at its biggest, brightest and most prodigious'Duluth News Tribune Astro Bob: Catch Jupiter at its biggest, brightest and most prodigious As Earth aligns with the solar system's largest planet, the views are dazzling. Every clear evening…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (448+ words) Astro Bob: Mira the Wonderful awakens'Duluth News Tribune Astro Bob: Mira the Wonderful awakens The most famous pulsating variable star has returned to view. One night last week, I looked up toward the constellation Cetus the Sea Monster and saw…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (442+ words) It's January, the month that many of us do not look forward to. Historically, January is the coldest month in the Northland with an average temperature of 11 degrees. Early in the month, we can expect a daily high of 21 with…...