Mike Lynch
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Skywatch: The world-famous Orion’s belt – Twin Cities
If you’ve been kind enough to have read my column for some time, you know how much I love the constellation Orion the Hunter. It’s the absolute king of the winter skies and one of my best non-human… → Read More
Skywatch: Perfect stellar geometry
The night sky is such a collection of wonderful pictures, patterns and great stories. Ancient cultures used individual constellations as visual aids to spin tales of mythology and legends from gene… → Read More
Skywatch: Cosmic birth and chaos
There are surefire objects in the night sky that will get anyone turned on to the hobby of stargazing, like the moon, Saturn and Jupiter. One of the best is the great Orion Nebula, an immense stell… → Read More
Skywatch: Love is in the stars
Love is in the air in February, even in the stars, even if city lights mar your starry sky. No matter what shape your night sky is in, take that special someone for a stroll under the celestial sea… → Read More
Skywatch: A hero is hanging in there
In the early evening skies of February, it’s possible to see a sideways stick man, with your imagination turned up a bit. It’s the constellation Perseus the Hero. Perseus is not in the upper echelo… → Read More
Skywatch: Fantastic February skies
February stargazing is fantastic for many reasons. Sure, it’s not as comfortable for stargazers living in the winter cold, but the extra special celestial jewels make it worth bundling up for! If y… → Read More
February arrives with a comet and some great constellations
Comet ZTF is closest to Earth in early February. → Read More
Skywatch: A celestial tango and a long-awaited comet
Stargazing is always a great adventure any night of the year, but there are special shows I like to call “celestial happenings.” We have two of them this week in our night skies. The first one is h… → Read More
A long-awaited comet swings by the Sun
Also, make sure to look for the planets Venus and Saturn in the early evenings this coming week. → Read More
Skywatch: Orion, the big guy of the night sky
Although we’re officially past the holiday, it’s still the most wonderful time of the year for stargazing, even in the cold of January. Even if you live where light pollution is a probl… → Read More
Orion: The big guy in the night sky
A well-known constellation and a rare comet are among this month's highlights. → Read More
Skywatch: Become friends with your new telescope
Did Santa bring you a new telescope for Christmas? Or did you beat Kris Krinkle to the punch? However you came up with a telescope, I want you to get as much out of it as possible and fall in love … → Read More
Becoming friends with your new telescope
If a new instrument found its way under your tree, here are the best sights in the skies. → Read More
Skywatch: Super-chilled but super cool starry nights
Welcome to stargazing in 2023! January nights are full of starry delights but are not so great for comfort. Some nights can be downright frigid. But if you bundle up, you can treat yourself to a fa… → Read More
Super chilled but super cool starry nights
Four planets, a well-known constellation and that constellation's famous nebula are great viewing targets with the eye or a telescope. → Read More
Skywatch: The tiny Christmas tree challenge
After 8:30 p.m., the cluster will be high enough above the eastern horizon to start your search. → Read More
The tiny Christmas tree challenge in the sky
While we don’t have any Christmas constellations in the night sky, there are two celestial signs of the most wonderful time of the year among the stars. One is small and challenging to locate, and the other is large and very easy to spot. → Read More
Skywatch: The superhighway of the heavens
We’re getting a great gift in our skies this holiday season. Three bright planets decorate our evening skies; Saturn, Jupiter and Mars. We also have some nice celestial conjunctions or what I call … → Read More
The ecliptic: Super highway of the heavens
Watching the planets dance together will be a common treat this winter. → Read More
Skywatch: Holiday Mars madness
It’s been building since this past summer and culminates this month – the great Mars show of 2022. Even before evening twilight ends, Mars will be on the rise in the low eastern sky. It will certai… → Read More