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2012 May
- 14: May 20th Solar Eclipse
- 07: Q&A: Why Stars Twinkle
2012 April
- 30: Iridescent Clouds
- 23: Light & Shadow: Sunrise on the Moon
- 16: Pink Snow?
- 09: Q&A: How They Steer Hot Air Balloons
- 02: Q&A: Venus at Greatest Elongation
2012 March
- 26: Circumpolar Constellations
- 19: Q&A: Balancing an Egg on the Spring Equinox
- 12: Electronic Billboards
- 05: Double Rainbows
2012 February
- 27: My Worst Astrophotograph (So Far)
- 20: Q&A: The Aurora
- 13: The Hunters and the Hunted
- 06: Q&A: Lenticular Clouds
2012 January
- 30: Earth at Perihelion
- 23: My Brightest Ever Sun Dog
- 16: Q&A: Smog and Inversions
- 09: Q&A: Holiday Decorations and Light Pollution
- 01: Q&A: Why the Year Starts on January 1st
2011 December
- 26: Q&A: Leap Year in 2012
- 19: Q&A: Santa’s Sleigh Spotted?
- 12: What Earth Looks Like from the Moon
- 05: The Seven Sisters
2011 November
- 28: Q&A: Full Moon with Corona
- 21: Q&A: The Evening Star
- 14: Light Pollution of a New Kind
- 07: Eye – Brain – Hand
2011 October
- 31: Spooky Things in the Sky
- 24: How Dark Is Your Sky?
- 17: Q&A: Why There Are No Green Stars
- 10: Q&A: Sun Dogs Again
- 03: Q&A: Apollo 18
2011 September
- 26: Q&A: Highway Mirages
- 19: The Autumnal Equinox
- 12: Wind Curl & Divergence
- 05: Q&A: The Face on Mars
2011 August
- 29: Dust Storms
- 22: Planet vs. Star
- 15: Q&A: Meteors Seen from Space
- 08: The Perseid Meteor Shower
- 01: Rain is a Local Phenomenon
2011 July
- 15: How a Sunset can be Violet or Indigo
- 08: Why Some Sunsets are Not Red
- 01: Why Most Sunsets are Red
2010 August
- 15: Crepuscular Rays + Silver Linings
- 01: Q&A: Silver Linings
2010 July
- 15: The Summer Triangle
- 01: Scorpion on the Meridian
2010 May
- 15: Q&A: Rain that Doesn’t
- 01: Q&A: Polar Satellites
2010 April
- 15: Q&A: The Total Number of Stars
- 01: Q&A: Crepuscular Rays
2010 March
- 15: Q&A: Canines Howling at the Moon
- 01: Q&A: The Distance to Space
2010 February
- 15: How the Size of a Star Relates to Brightness
- 01: Q&A: Dust Devils
2010 January
- 15: Q&A: Weather Balloons Revisited
- 01: Q&A: Strange Trails in the Sky
2008 June
- 15: Q&A: The Meaning of Ceiling
- 01: Q&A: The Analemma
2008 March
- 15: The Vernal Equinox
- 08: Q&A: Weather Balloon Sighting
- 01: Good Dog, Want a Treat?
2008 February
- 15: Triple Planetary Conjunction
- 08: Q&A: The Shape of Lightning Bolts
- 01: Far Out February Fireworks
2008 January
- 15: The Big Fish
- 08: Red Planet Rising
- 01: Q&A: Holiday Lights vs. Astronomy
2007 December
- 28: The Age of Aquarius
- 21: Q&A: Santa’s Sleigh
- 14: The Winter Solstice
2007 November
- 15: Q&A: Silver Linings on Clouds
- 01: Q&A: Desert Dust
2007 October
- 25: The Great Galaxy in Andromeda
- 01: How to find the Nearest Galaxy
2007 September
- 15: Q&A: Virga
- 08: Q&A: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
- 01: Q&A: Why Stars Shine
2007 August
- 15: Three Easy Stars
- 08: Q&A: Pigs Can Fly!
- 01: Jupiter is Looking Good
2007 July
- 22: Q&A: Heat Lightning
- 15: Scorpion on the Meridian
- 08: Q&A: The Sun is a Star
2007 June
- 29: Summer Triangle Rising
- 15: Conjunction of Saturn and Venus
- 01: Why the Year is One Year Long
2007 May
- 23: Q&A: Dust Devils
- 16: Venus as the Evening Star
2007 April
- 22: Q&A: Weird Sky in Cabo
- 15: Winter Setting
- 08: Q&A: False Sun
- 01: Far South on the Sphere
2007 March
- 15: Q&A: Egg Balancing on the Equinox
- 01: Q&A: Sun Pillars Revisited
2007 February
- 15: Q&A: Earthshine
- 01: Q&A: The Great Moon Hoax (Not)
2007 January
- 15: Q&A: Earth at Perihelion
- 01: Q&A: Starting the New Year
2006 November
- 22: Q&A: Stars vs. Planets
- 15: The Invisible Crane
- 08: Q&A: Leonid Meteor Shower
2006 October
- 25: Q&A: Iridium Flare
- 18: Light Pollution Test
- 11: Q&A: Sun Dogs
- 04: Hercules – A Closer Look
2006 September
- 27: Q&A: Pluto Demoted to Dwarf Planet
- 13: Q&A: Sun Pillars
- 06: Harvest Moon
2006 August
- 30: Can You Find the Milky Way?
- 23: Q&A: Lightning Hazard!
- 09: Q&A: Perseid Meteor Shower
- 02: Morning Star Rising
2006 July
- 26: Q&A: Night Lights Problem
- 12: Q&A: Sunset and Twilight
- 05: Jupiter on the Meridian
2006 June
- 14: Double Star in Cygnus
- 07: Q&A: Canines and the Moon
2006 May
- 31: Conjunction of Mars and Saturn
- 24: The Not-So-Mighty Hercules
- 17: Q&A: Why They Call it Space
- 10: Saturn and Mars in Gemini
- 03: Q&A: Desert Foothills Astronomy Club
2006 April
- 19: Q&A: Daylight Saving Time
- 05: Q&A: Problems with a New Telescope
2006 March
- 29: The Perpetual Race
- 08: Q&A: New Astronomy Club in North Phoenix
- 01: Lion on the Prowl
2006 February
- 22: Q&A: Sky Lights Slogan
- 15: Saturn Displays its Rings
- 08: Q&A: New Angle on M31
2006 January
- 11: Q&A: Perihelion Explained
2005 December
- 28: The Ultimate Answer …
2005 November
- 23: Q&A: UFO
- 16: Mouth of the Fish
- 09: Q&A: Mars Close to Earth
- 02: Venus Shines in Sagittarius
2005 October
- 12: Q&A: The Size of the Universe
2005 September
- 28: Q&A: What a Black Hole Looks Like
- 21: Test Your Eyesight on Alcor
- 14: Q&A: Difference Between a Star and a Planet
- 07: The Elusive Little Dipper
2005 August
- 31: Q&A: Sundials vs. Moondials
- 24: Q&A: Seeing the Center of the Milky Way
- 17: The Teapot Simmers
- 03: To Twinkle or Not
2005 July
- 27: Q&A: Polar Satellites
- 13: Q&A: Light Pollution Defined
- 06: Two Inferior Planets Visible
2005 June
- 22: Q&A: Summer Solstice
- 08: Q&A: The Moon Illusion
2005 May
- 18: Q&A: Buying a Star
- 11: Q&A: Retrograde Explained
- 04: Western Double Feature
2005 April
- 27: Q&A: No Telescope? No Problem.
- 20: Jupiter as a Celestial Clock
- 13: Q&A: Jupiter Getting Brighter
- 06: Three Easy Objects
2005 March
- 30: How to Find the North Star
- 23: Q&A: Ring Around the Moon
- 02: The Double Cluster
2005 February
- 23: Q&A: Huygens Probe Dropped on Titan
- 16: The Hunters and the Hunted
- 09: Q&A: Light Year Defined
- 02: Cepheus the King
2005 January
- 26: The Southern Cross
- 19: Triple Feature in the East
- 12: Q&A: Big Dipper Visibility
2004 December
- 29: Orion the Hunter
- 22: Q&A: Origins of Celestial Names
- 01: The Seven Sisters
2004 October
- 27: Q&A: Weird Moon Phase
- 20: Lunar Eclipse
- 13: Q&A: Rare Moonrise Apparition
2004 September
- 08: Q&A: What the Milky Way Really Is
2004 July
- 28: Q&A: The Impact of Smog on Light Pollution
2004 June
- 30: Q&A: Why Some Stars on Our Charts are Not Visible

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